Fantasies Fullfilled

The federal courts have back fantasy sports players. Major League Baseball had attempted to limit the number of companies that could use game statistics for running fantasy games. Yesterday, a federal judge ruled that sports statistics are public domain and not subject to copywrite laws.

Good thing the judge ruled this way. Why would any sports league want to chill the abilities for its fans to make a tighter association with the game? For a few extra bucks in fees?

Don't they realize that the league probably stands to make more money from having MORE fantasy players? That those players will watch more games? Buy more tickets?

Nah. In Bud Selig's world, hold out for 9% of the gross fees charged by fantasy web sites and not worry about the bigger picture and the bad publicity that would follow.