July 30, 2002
MLB Being Dumb (and Ruthless) Again:
I saw on Instapundit that MLB is trying to close down Mets Online. They have issued a Cease and Desist Order, and the web site is supposed to come down by five PM today.
The Mets have nothing to do with this. According to Mets Online, the Mets like their fan sites"
"We really appreciate our fan sites, because they promote the game and our product. We hope you'll be able to keep on doing what you've been doing, and that's creating a great resource for Mets fans."
This is baseball trying to control intellectual property rights. Baseball resisted radio, even though radio ended up making the game more popular. Baseball resisted television, even though TV made the game more popular. Fans sites will do nothing but make the game more popular. Someone should teach the hammer-heads at MLB some history. I hope Bryan Hoch fights them on this and wins.
Actually, I think MLB has been Ruthless since the middle of the 1935 season. :-)
Posted by David Pinto at
01:15 PM
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