Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Fantasy Leagues Win Ruling Over Rights to Major League Baseball Statistics

Companies that operate fantasy sports leagues have a First Amendment right to use players' names and statistics for free, a court ruled in a case filed against Major League Baseball. The federal appeals court in St. Louis ruled today in favor of C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing Inc., a closely held operator of fantasy sports leagues. The ruling is a victory for the fantasy sports business, which started with statistics-rich baseball in 1980 and spread to include other sports. Today it is a $1.5 billion industry, according to the Fantasy Sports Trade Association
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601079&sid=avpy9LcN5Zu8&refer=amsports

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