Drake and LeBron James are being sued for 10m (£8.6m) over the “intellectual property rights” for Hockey documentary Black Ice.
It has been reported that former NBA executive director Billy Hunter has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan state Supreme Court against Drake, James, and their business partners.
“While the defendants LeBron James, Drake and Maverick Carter [LeBron’s business partner] are internationally known and renowned in their respective fields of basketball and music, it does not afford them the right to steal another’s intellectual property,” the lawsuit states.
The documentary, which is set to debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September, is based on George and Darril Fosty’s book Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895 to 1925.
According to the legal documents, Hunter holds “the exclusive legal rights to produce any film about the Coloured Hockey League that existed from 1895 to the 1930s.”
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It has been reported that former NBA executive director Billy Hunter has filed a lawsuit in Manhattan state Supreme Court against Drake, James, and their business partners.
“While the defendants LeBron James, Drake and Maverick Carter [LeBron’s business partner] are internationally known and renowned in their respective fields of basketball and music, it does not afford them the right to steal another’s intellectual property,” the lawsuit states.
The documentary, which is set to debut at the Toronto International Film Festival on 10 September, is based on George and Darril Fosty’s book Black Ice: The Lost History of the Colored Hockey League of the Maritimes, 1895 to 1925.
According to the legal documents, Hunter holds “the exclusive legal rights to produce any film about the Coloured Hockey League that existed from 1895 to the 1930s.”
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- 9/6/2022
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Film
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- 5/5/2017
- by Christine Pelisek
- PEOPLE.com
On the afternoon of March 13, 2008, Dr. William Hunter, a Residency Program Director for the Department of Pathology at Creighton University, discovered the bodies of his 11-year-old son and housekeeper, Shirlee Sherman, in their Omaha home. Both victims were brutally stabbed in the right side of the neck.
Five years later, tragedy struck again at Creighton University’s pathology program: Police discovered the bodies of Roger and Mary Brumback, both 65, in their West Omaha home on May 14, 2013. Roger, the former chair of Creighton’s Department of Pathology, was discovered in the entranceway, shot three times and stabbed six times in the neck.
Five years later, tragedy struck again at Creighton University’s pathology program: Police discovered the bodies of Roger and Mary Brumback, both 65, in their West Omaha home on May 14, 2013. Roger, the former chair of Creighton’s Department of Pathology, was discovered in the entranceway, shot three times and stabbed six times in the neck.
- 12/2/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
It has been more than eight years since the killing of 11-year-old Thomas Hunter, but his older brother feels the pain like it was yesterday — despite the fact that the killer is behind bars.
“I guess it provides some closure but I’m not sure if it gives me much in the way of satisfaction,” Tim Hunter tells People.
Tim was 25-years-old when his father, Dr. William Hunter, a prominent doctor and director for the Department of Pathology at Creighton University, discovered the bodies of 11-year-old Thomas and the family’s 57-year-old housekeeper, Shirlee Sherman, in the Hunters’ Omaha home...
“I guess it provides some closure but I’m not sure if it gives me much in the way of satisfaction,” Tim Hunter tells People.
Tim was 25-years-old when his father, Dr. William Hunter, a prominent doctor and director for the Department of Pathology at Creighton University, discovered the bodies of 11-year-old Thomas and the family’s 57-year-old housekeeper, Shirlee Sherman, in the Hunters’ Omaha home...
- 12/1/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
The March 13, 2008 double murder was so shocking it made national headlines.
Eleven-year-old Thomas Hunter was found stabbed to death in his family’s Omaha, Nebraska, home, his body discovered near that of the family’s house cleaner, Shirlee Sherman. The boy’s father, Dr. William Hunter, a prominent doctor and director for the Department of Pathology at Creighton University, made the initial discovery.
The killer left the same grisly signature on both of the bodies: A knife stuck in the right side of their necks.
The case went cold for five years until police discovered the bodies of Roger and Mary Brumback,...
Eleven-year-old Thomas Hunter was found stabbed to death in his family’s Omaha, Nebraska, home, his body discovered near that of the family’s house cleaner, Shirlee Sherman. The boy’s father, Dr. William Hunter, a prominent doctor and director for the Department of Pathology at Creighton University, made the initial discovery.
The killer left the same grisly signature on both of the bodies: A knife stuck in the right side of their necks.
The case went cold for five years until police discovered the bodies of Roger and Mary Brumback,...
- 11/30/2016
- by cpelisektimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Anthony Garcia, a former medical resident, became a convicted serial killer Wednesday afternoon as jurors returned guilty verdicts on his four first-degree murder counts, People confirms.
Garcia, 42, faces either life imprisonment or the death penalty, court officials tell People.
His sentence will depend on the outcome of a Nov. 8 ballot question being put before the Nebraska voters that could abolish the state’s death penalty.
It’s the ending to what prosecutors have described a years-long series of revenge killings that started with Garcia’s firing from a residency program at Nebraska’s Creighton University School of Medicine.
In 2008, Garcia fatally stabbed 11-year-old Thomas Hunter,...
Garcia, 42, faces either life imprisonment or the death penalty, court officials tell People.
His sentence will depend on the outcome of a Nov. 8 ballot question being put before the Nebraska voters that could abolish the state’s death penalty.
It’s the ending to what prosecutors have described a years-long series of revenge killings that started with Garcia’s firing from a residency program at Nebraska’s Creighton University School of Medicine.
In 2008, Garcia fatally stabbed 11-year-old Thomas Hunter,...
- 10/27/2016
- by chrisharristimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
NBA lockout to finally end with new season starting on Christmas day. According to TMZ, the current NBA lockout is possibly ready to finally come to an end as a tentative agreement was reached earlier this morning. They say,this agreement could very well end all of this lockout madness,and give us a new season,starting on Christmas day if both the players and owners ratify the agreement. If the deal goes through,the training camps and free agency would start on December 9th,and the league would be able to pull off a 66-game season. NBA players' union executive director Billy Hunter and commissioner David Stern announced the deal after a long,15-hour, negotiating session.
- 11/26/2011
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
After nearly two years of bickering, NBA players and owners are back on the same side.
“We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David Stern said.
Come Christmas Day, they should be.
The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with the marquee tripleheader on Dec. 25 originally scheduled to air on ABC and Espn. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal.
Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks,...
“We want to play basketball,” Commissioner David Stern said.
Come Christmas Day, they should be.
The sides reached a tentative agreement early Saturday to end the 149-day lockout and hope to begin the delayed season with the marquee tripleheader on Dec. 25 originally scheduled to air on ABC and Espn. Most of a season that seemed in jeopardy of being lost entirely will be salvaged if both sides approve the handshake deal.
Barring a change in scheduling, the 2011-12 season will open with the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks,...
- 11/26/2011
- by Associated Press
- EW - Inside TV
Has the NBA lockout come to an end? It is looking that way. NBA commissioner David Stern (above, right) held a brief press conference in New York Saturday (Nov. 26) with Players Association executive director Billy Hunter (above, middle) and president Derek Fisher (above, left) to announce that a tentative settlement agreement has been reached.
"We've reached a tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we're optimistic that that will all come to pass and that the NBA season will begin on Dec. 25, Christmas Day, with a triple-header," says Stern.
"We're very pleased that we've come this far. There's still a lot of work to be done," he adds.
The season will be shortened to 66 games and the triple-header kicking things off will feature the Boston Celtics at the New York Knicks; the Miami Heat at the Dallas Mavericks; and the Chicago Bulls at the Los Angeles Lakers.
"We've reached a tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations, but we're optimistic that that will all come to pass and that the NBA season will begin on Dec. 25, Christmas Day, with a triple-header," says Stern.
"We're very pleased that we've come this far. There's still a lot of work to be done," he adds.
The season will be shortened to 66 games and the triple-header kicking things off will feature the Boston Celtics at the New York Knicks; the Miami Heat at the Dallas Mavericks; and the Chicago Bulls at the Los Angeles Lakers.
- 11/26/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
NBA owners and players reached a tentative agreement early Saturday morning which would end the lockout and allow for the season to start on Christmas Day, if both sides ratify the agreement. Once the deal is agreed to, training camps and free agency would start on December 9 and a 66-game season would be played. NBA players' union executive director Billy Hunter (left) and commissioner David Stern (right) announced the deal after a 15-hour marathon negotiating session.
- 11/26/2011
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The TV sports industry will be relieved that, around 12:30 Am today, The AP is quoting NBA Commissioner David Stern as saying, “We’re optimistic that will all come to pass and that the NBA season will begin December 25th. He confirmed the two sides reached a “tentative understanding that is subject to a variety of approvals and very complex machinations”. Already, the league had cut 10 games from the normal season in a revised schedule which would mean a big hit on ad revenue for ABC/Espn, TNT/Turner and regional sports networks that hold lucrative TV rights to games. The tentative end to the 148-day lockout was reached after a secret meeting earlier this week when the sides met for more than 15 hours Friday, working to try to save the season. Now this handshake deal still must be ratified by both owners and players. A majority on each side is needed.
- 11/26/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Reuters Executive Director of the NBA player’s association Billy Hunter speaks as President of the NBA Players Association Derek Fisher of the Los Angeles Lakers looks down during a news conference announcing the players’ rejection of the league’s latest offer on Monday and the process to begin disbanding the union.
Is the NBA lockout headed for court? What does Adele’s doctor have to say about vocal cord surgery? And can rising income really buy happiness? A look...
Is the NBA lockout headed for court? What does Adele’s doctor have to say about vocal cord surgery? And can rising income really buy happiness? A look...
- 11/14/2011
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Unsportsmanlike conduct? On the 137th day of their lockout, the NBA Players Association has officially disbanded.
According to a report in the New York Times, after being deadlocked in labor negotiations, the National Basketball Players Association decided to disband on Monday, leaving the fate of 2011-2012 up to an entirely different kind of court.
“The players just felt that they had given enough, that the NBA was not willing or prepared to continue to negotiate,” Billy Hunter, the executive director of the Nbpa, said at Monday’s press conference alongside NBA players, adding, “Things were not going to get better.
According to a report in the New York Times, after being deadlocked in labor negotiations, the National Basketball Players Association decided to disband on Monday, leaving the fate of 2011-2012 up to an entirely different kind of court.
“The players just felt that they had given enough, that the NBA was not willing or prepared to continue to negotiate,” Billy Hunter, the executive director of the Nbpa, said at Monday’s press conference alongside NBA players, adding, “Things were not going to get better.
- 11/14/2011
- by Aly Semigran
- EW - Inside TV
The NBA’s locked-out players rejected the league’s latest offer for a new collective bargaining agreement today, with union executive director Billy Hunter calling the proposed deal “extremely unfair.” He said the players’ association is beginning the process of disbanding the union — the first step in filing an antitrust action against the league and sending the whole mess to the courts. It’s the same tactic the NFL’s players used during their lockout over the summer, but this time the move could jeopardize the entire NBA season; already, the league had cut 10 games from the normal season in a revised schedule as the two sides remain far apart in contract talks. It would mean a big hit on ad revenue for ABC/Espn, TNT/Turner and regional sports networks that hold lucrative TV rights to games. Commissioner David Stern had called the latest labor offer the league’s best,...
- 11/14/2011
- by PATRICK HIPES, Managing Editor
- Deadline TV
After NBA team owners and players failed to come to a labor agreement, commissioner David Stern announced Monday (Oct. 10) he is canceling the first two weeks of the season while negotiations continue.
"We think that we made very fair proposals," Stern says. "I'm sure the players think the same thing...But the gap is so significant that we just can't bridge it at this time."
This marks the first time since the 1998-99 season that regular season NBA games have been canceled due to a labor dispute. That season, the NBA shortened each team's schedule by an average of 32 games.
The executive director of the player's association, Billy Hunter, believes the players are in it for the long haul. He says, "I think everybody's waiting for the players to cave...They figure that once a player misses a check or two, it's all over...That would be a horrible mistake...
"We think that we made very fair proposals," Stern says. "I'm sure the players think the same thing...But the gap is so significant that we just can't bridge it at this time."
This marks the first time since the 1998-99 season that regular season NBA games have been canceled due to a labor dispute. That season, the NBA shortened each team's schedule by an average of 32 games.
The executive director of the player's association, Billy Hunter, believes the players are in it for the long haul. He says, "I think everybody's waiting for the players to cave...They figure that once a player misses a check or two, it's all over...That would be a horrible mistake...
- 10/11/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Getty Rapper Young Buck poses for a photo backstage during a taping of MTV’s Sucker Free at the MTV studios in Times Square on February 27, 2007 in New York City.
Which once-hot rapper is now facing liquidation? Will Occupy Wall Street protesters stay through the winter? And are your in-laws helpful–or not? A look at the most interesting posts on the Wall Street Journal blogs.
Young Buck Faces Liquidation: What rhymes with liquidation? That’s something Young Buck, a former protégé of 50 Cent,...
Which once-hot rapper is now facing liquidation? Will Occupy Wall Street protesters stay through the winter? And are your in-laws helpful–or not? A look at the most interesting posts on the Wall Street Journal blogs.
Young Buck Faces Liquidation: What rhymes with liquidation? That’s something Young Buck, a former protégé of 50 Cent,...
- 10/11/2011
- by Christopher John Farley
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
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