Fantasy Sports and the Right of Publicity

C.B.C. Distribution and Marketing Inc., v. Major League Baseball Advanced Media, L.P. and Major League Baseball Players’ Association, Case No. 4:05-cv-00252 (E.D.Mo.)   By Marc E. Ackerman and Patrick Eyers*   Introduction   Sports statistics, the lifeblood of the burgeoning fantasy sports industry, exist in the public domain and may be utilized by fantasy sports providers without licensing approval, a federal court judge in Missouri has found. In a clear victory for fantasy spo