Netflix has been sued for copyright infringement by a producer, who alleges that his script for a project he’s producing was ripped off to make Rez Ball.
Rob Grabow, in a lawsuit filed on Thursday in California federal court, says the movie copied elements of his script for The Gift of the Game. Like Rez Ball, it follows a high school basketball team on a Native American reservation with state championship aspirations while exploring issues of community, race relations and poverty.
In 2024, Grabow says he reached out to Brit Hensel, who worked in the camera department on Reservation Dogs, to introduce himself and gauge her interest in directing his screenplay. She was sent a copy of his copyrighted script, along with a nondisclosure agreement.
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