Do people have the right to comment or live blog professional sports in the United States?
Do private persons have the freedom to live blog or comment on games on progress in professional sports?
For example, can a web caster watch the game on TV and then give his running commentary and graphics showing the score on his web site or on Twitch TV?
(Note I am not asking about rebroadcasting video, just about a person making their own commentary and graphics for the game. By a "graphic", I mean, for example, a box score in baseball.)
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Do private persons have the freedom to live blog or comment on games on progress in professional sports?
For example, can a web caster watch the game on TV and then give his running commentary and graphics showing the score on his web site or on Twitch TV?
(Note I am not asking about rebroadcasting video, just about a person making their own commentary and graphics for the game. By a "graphic", I mean, for example, a box score in baseball.)
united-states intellectual-property sport entertainment-law
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asked 1 hour ago
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In NBA v. Motorola, the Second Circuit ruled in favor of a company that sold a pager service delivering live sports score updates. But I don't know what further developments have taken place since then.
– Nate Eldredge
1 hour ago
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Do private persons have the freedom to live blog or comment on games on progress in professional sports?
For example, can a web caster watch the game on TV and then give his running commentary and graphics showing the score on his web site or on Twitch TV?
(Note I am not asking about rebroadcasting video, just about a person making their own commentary and graphics for the game. By a "graphic", I mean, for example, a box score in baseball.)
united-states intellectual-property sport entertainment-law
edited 18 mins ago
Nate Eldredge
8,2401833
asked 1 hour ago
CiceroCicero
2,4021023
Do private persons have the freedom to live blog or comment on games on progress in professional sports?
For example, can a web caster watch the game on TV and then give his running commentary and graphics showing the score on his web site or on Twitch TV?
(Note I am not asking about rebroadcasting video, just about a person making their own commentary and graphics for the game. By a "graphic", I mean, for example, a box score in baseball.)
united-states intellectual-property sport entertainment-law
united-states intellectual-property sport entertainment-law
edited 18 mins ago
Nate Eldredge
8,2401833
asked 1 hour ago
CiceroCicero
2,4021023
edited 18 mins ago
Nate Eldredge
8,2401833
asked 1 hour ago
CiceroCicero
2,4021023
edited 18 mins ago
Nate Eldredge
8,2401833
edited 18 mins ago
Nate Eldredge
8,2401833
edited 18 mins ago
Nate Eldredge
8,2401833
8,2401833
asked 1 hour ago
CiceroCicero
2,4021023
asked 1 hour ago
CiceroCicero
2,4021023
asked 1 hour ago
CiceroCicero
2,4021023
2,4021023
1
In NBA v. Motorola, the Second Circuit ruled in favor of a company that sold a pager service delivering live sports score updates. But I don't know what further developments have taken place since then.
– Nate Eldredge
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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In NBA v. Motorola, the Second Circuit ruled in favor of a company that sold a pager service delivering live sports score updates. But I don't know what further developments have taken place since then.
– Nate Eldredge
1 hour ago
1
1
In NBA v. Motorola, the Second Circuit ruled in favor of a company that sold a pager service delivering live sports score updates. But I don't know what further developments have taken place since then.
– Nate Eldredge
1 hour ago
In NBA v. Motorola, the Second Circuit ruled in favor of a company that sold a pager service delivering live sports score updates. But I don't know what further developments have taken place since then.
– Nate Eldredge
1 hour ago
add a comment |
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In the United States at least, the answer is clearly "Yes". Absent some restrictive agreement to which the would-be blogger is explicitly a party, a person has a protected right to comment or report on events and publish opinions of them. The question does not mention a location or jurisdiction, and I am not suren what the law on this point might be in non-US jurisdictions.
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In the United States at least, the answer is clearly "Yes". Absent some restrictive agreement to which the would-be blogger is explicitly a party, a person has a protected right to comment or report on events and publish opinions of them. The question does not mention a location or jurisdiction, and I am not suren what the law on this point might be in non-US jurisdictions.
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In the United States at least, the answer is clearly "Yes". Absent some restrictive agreement to which the would-be blogger is explicitly a party, a person has a protected right to comment or report on events and publish opinions of them. The question does not mention a location or jurisdiction, and I am not suren what the law on this point might be in non-US jurisdictions.
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In the United States at least, the answer is clearly "Yes". Absent some restrictive agreement to which the would-be blogger is explicitly a party, a person has a protected right to comment or report on events and publish opinions of them. The question does not mention a location or jurisdiction, and I am not suren what the law on this point might be in non-US jurisdictions.
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In the United States at least, the answer is clearly "Yes". Absent some restrictive agreement to which the would-be blogger is explicitly a party, a person has a protected right to comment or report on events and publish opinions of them. The question does not mention a location or jurisdiction, and I am not suren what the law on this point might be in non-US jurisdictions.
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In NBA v. Motorola, the Second Circuit ruled in favor of a company that sold a pager service delivering live sports score updates. But I don't know what further developments have taken place since then.
– Nate Eldredge
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