Comments on: More on whether the NFL is a “single-entity” for anti-trust purposes

By: Julius Langholz

Julius Langholz — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 18:05:19 +0000

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By: Florence Clagon

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By: Lee Pyotr

Lee Pyotr — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:20:14 +0000

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By: Homyrrh

Homyrrh — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 21:09:07 +0000

Yes! I am the first:

Brees on the case: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/07/AR2010010702947.html

By: MD2B

MD2B — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 18:34:07 +0000

If American Needle wins the case, does that mean anything for other licensing agreements, such as Madden licensure? I always thought it was a major blow to quality football videogaming when EA purchased exclusive NFL licensing rights. A fella can dream, can’t he?

By: Webskinner

Webskinner — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:37:22 +0000

My probably unsupportable position is the the American Needle vs the NFL is exempt from the Sherman anti-trust act by way of the sports broadcasting act.

By: Webskinner

Webskinner — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 22:35:07 +0000

My probably unsupportable position is that American Needle vs NFL is covered by the Sports act exemption from the Sherman anti trust act.

By: Andrew

Andrew — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:39:57 +0000

Chris-

What then is your personal position on the NFL? Is it engaged in the restraint of trade or commerce? Or did competitors such as the USFL, XFL, whatever the league this year is called, fail because they were inefficient firms and the NFL was the efficient firm?
Was the NFL created as an entity to restrain trade? And does the Sherman Act section I apply? So more United States v. Yellow Cab Co., 332 U. S. 218, or Copperweld v. Independence Tube, 467 U.S. 752 (1984)
Anyway I agree with your analysis of the positives and negatives for the NFL, that is lots of upside and virtually no downside (What you would call in the card game Omaha “freerolling”).

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