Comments on: Yahoo! and NFLPA Settle Fantasy Football Lawsuit http://www.zoneblitz.com/2009/07/08/yahoo-and-nflpa-settle-fantasy-football-lawsuit/ Two Linemen, Dropping Into Coverage Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:00:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Tony http://www.zoneblitz.com/2009/07/08/yahoo-and-nflpa-settle-fantasy-football-lawsuit/#comment-1821 Tony Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:13:28 +0000 http://www.zoneblitz.com/?p=994#comment-1821 I agree 100%. I also wonder what will happen if/when the appeal of the CBS Interactive lawsuit is denied--will the Yahoo! agreement still be in effect, meaning Yahoo continues (for the time being) to pay for information that is free? I do also wonder if using player pictures and additional profile information might throw a bit of a wrench into a case like this--but in the end, if my choices are use the stats for free without profiles/pictures, or pay for those, the decision is an easy one...and one that, given their track record, Yahoo would probably fail on... I agree 100%. I also wonder what will happen if/when the appeal of the CBS Interactive lawsuit is denied–will the Yahoo! agreement still be in effect, meaning Yahoo continues (for the time being) to pay for information that is free?

I do also wonder if using player pictures and additional profile information might throw a bit of a wrench into a case like this–but in the end, if my choices are use the stats for free without profiles/pictures, or pay for those, the decision is an easy one…and one that, given their track record, Yahoo would probably fail on…

]]> By: SirWhoopass http://www.zoneblitz.com/2009/07/08/yahoo-and-nflpa-settle-fantasy-football-lawsuit/#comment-1818 SirWhoopass Wed, 08 Jul 2009 14:38:54 +0000 http://www.zoneblitz.com/?p=994#comment-1818 The NFLPA settled because they know their argument is BS. If they let it go to court they would lose, and there would be a public knowledge that statistics (even for NFL players) are not proprietary. This way they have a confidential agreement so nobody will know the terms and they can keep trying to strong arm others (who the NFLPA hopes do not have deep pockets for legal fees). The NFLPA settled because they know their argument is BS. If they let it go to court they would lose, and there would be a public knowledge that statistics (even for NFL players) are not proprietary.

This way they have a confidential agreement so nobody will know the terms and they can keep trying to strong arm others (who the NFLPA hopes do not have deep pockets for legal fees).

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