LeBron James sued for $150,000 after using copyright content without permission: Report

Lakers star LeBron James is being sued for posting his photo on Facebook without photographer's permission. As per reports, James and his company both are being sued for using photo. photo used was an old photo of him while with Miami Heat. 

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LeBron James sued: Why is LeBron James sued by photographer Steven Mithcell?

According to reports, LeBron James is being sued for $150,000 by Steven Mitchell, who is a professional photographer. LeBron James Facebook post had a photo of James as a member of Miami Heat. As James used photo without his permission, Mitchell has sued both James and his companies – Uninterrupted Digital Ventures and LRMR Ventures, LLC.  

LeBron James sued: LeBron James facebook post gets him sued for using a photo without permission

lawsuit takes action for 'copyright infringement' under Section 501 of Copyright Act. James has reproduced and publically displayed photo without authorization. case was filed under Copyright Act as Mitchell has copyrighted James photo, which was used without any credit or permission. 

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LeBron James sued: Mitchell declared that James had authority over his photo

Mitchell's lawsuit furr adds that James did t licence photograph, and hence holds authority over it. Mitchell did t grant any permission to James to do so eir. Furrmore, Mitchell is reportedly asking for $150,000 for dams. 

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NBA coronavirus: Lakers got tested for COVID-19 after Nets players tested positive for virus

Earlier this week, Kevin Durant and three or Nets players tested positive for COVID-19. James and Lakers, who were last team to play Nets, were asked to get tested. After tests, players were asked to self-isolate for 14 days as a preventive measure. James, who is in contention for his next NBA MVP award, has been updating his fans about his quarantine experience via Instagram. NBA season was suspended after Utah Jazz's Rudy Gobert tested positive for virus. A day later, Dovan Mitchell and Christian Wood also tested positive. Though official anuncement has been made, NBA could return mid-June. 

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