Exclusive Interview: MLB.COM CEO Bob Bowman - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell - MSNBC.com

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 Exclusive Interview: MLB.COM CEO Bob Bowman   - Sports Biz with Darren Rovell - MSNBC.com
I just interviewed MLB.com CEO Bob Bowman about their loss in the fantasy baseball case, as the Supreme Court let stand the appeals court opinion that players names when tied to statistics are not subject to copyright law. It supposedly would lead to hundreds of millions of dollars worth of losses in expected fantasy revenue for all the leagues, but Bowman said some interesting things. He ... [link]

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Article Round-Up on the Supreme Court’s Declining to Hear the MLBAM vs CBC Case
Published 6/3/2008 by derrick eckardt at RotoNation
... over 24 hours since the Supreme Court decided not to hear the MLBAM vs CBC case, and it has been all over the web. So, I found the best of the web for you. First, we have Charlie Wiegert’s statement. Charlie was one of the central figures at CBC (now Fanball) in the lawsuit. Then, we have an interview that Bob Bowman, CEO of MLBAM, just granted to Darren Rovell of CNBC Two Wonderful words…IS DENIED (The Godfather of Fantasy Sports) Exclusive Interview: MLB.COM CEO Bob Bowman (CNBC Sports Biz with Darren Rovell) ...

MLB.COM CEO on Fantasy Ruling, "We weren’t surprised"
Published 6/3/2008 by sportstechblog.com at Sports Tech Blog
CNBC.com: Darren Rovell interviews MLB.COM CEO Bob Bowman

MLB.com Exec Speaks About Supreme Court 'Fantasy Baseball Ruling'
Published 6/4/2008 by Will Brinson at FanHouse
... a good thing, especially for fantasy players. Note that it is also a good thing for American sport fans who like their sports coverage cheaper and enjoy this basic thing we call "freedom" as well. It really should not be an issue -- these statistics only exist because we, the American consumers, are willing to pump billions of dollars each year into attending, watching and becoming obsessively immersed in these sports. And judging by some of MLB.com's CEO Bob Bowman's responses in an interview with Darren Rovell, that concept is not lost on the large ...