Thread: Football ESPN and the NFL are in advanced talks that would give league a stake in the network
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Old 01-12-2024, 10:46 PM   #9
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The NFL already has an anti-trust exception in place from Congress. I know they do it sometimes but I don’t think of journalism and ESPN.
You sure it's the NFL? MLB has an anti-trust exemption but the USFL sued the NFL in the mid 80s for anti-trust violations. It went to trial and the USFL 'won' but the damages were $1. I don't do anti-trust but if they had the exemption, wouldn't they have been able to dismiss that case?
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