Do Fantasy Stats Violate Copyright?

Posted January 17, 2006 07:42 PM

CNN - Baseball statistics: history or property?, January 15, 2006: "Major League Baseball has claimed that intellectual property law makes it illegal for fantasy league operators to "commercially exploit the identities and statistical profiles" of big league players."

"One problem MLB will face is that facts are not copyrightable." from Tech Law Advisor - Does Fantasy Baseball Violate Copyright? March 9, 2005.

A copy of the complaint can be found here.

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