Court rules baseball stats belong to the public
Steve Safran August 9th, 2006
A federal court has ruled it’s OK for an online fantasy baseball business to use the names and stats of Major League Baseball players and clubs without a paid license. As you can imagine, the MLB is going to appeal the case. If it’s upheld, the case could have a big impact on sports licensing. Online companies pay millions for fantasy league rights. The ruling held that sports stats are public information, even though the leagues are private entities. Most interestingly, the court found a First Amendment right in this.
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1. Vinny | August 9th, 2006 at 4:38 pm
Truth is, this judge was smart enough to make the ruling very narrow and very specific. He dismissed all the arguments made by MLB, but then put the hammer down when he asserted that facts are not copyrightable.
Very well done on his part, because baseball stats, at their heart, are merely facts presented in numerical form.
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