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July 07, 2009

Yahoo, NFLPA settle their differences

Yahoo Inc. will be allowed to use NFL players' statistics, likenesses and other data in its fantasy football leagues after reaching an agreement Monday to drop a lawsuit against the NFL Players Association.

Yahoo had sued the NFLPA last month in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, claiming it shouldn't have to pay royalties for data that is already publicly available.

That stance makes sense when you consider the NFLPA doesn't charge media outlets a fee for publishing or broadcasting the information.

Officials from both sides declined to offer specifics on the settlement.

This should be viewed as good news for fantasy football participants like myself who use Yahoo for their leagues. If the NLFPA was successful in charging fees to fantasy providers like Yahoo, it would be only a matter of time until those costs were passed along to participants. 


---Jay Skurski

Posted at 11:35 PM in Fantasy, NFL, Sports |

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