The Emerging Role of Antitrust Law in Esports — Part One
By Jonathan Rubin, Esq., of MoginRubin LLP (Washington, DC)
The business of sports poses a dilemma for antitrust law. On the one hand, antitrust discourages, and in some cases outlaws, cooperation among separate and competing business, such as professional sports teams. On the other hand, cooperation is essential to organizing and operating a sports league. It is not always easy, therefore, to recognize the demarcation between allowable coordination that is essential to producing the spor