Yahoo dropped the lawsuit against NFLPA Monday and Officials from both parties said a settlement was reached.
Santa Clara, Calif.-based Yahoo sued the NFLPA last month in U.S. District Court in Minnesota, claiming Yahoo shouldn’t have to pay royalties to use the data because the information is already publicly available. They dropped the lawsuit Monday and a judge formally dismissed it Tuesday without prejudice, which leaves open the possibility of bringing it up again. Andrew Feffer, the union’s chief operating officer and executive vice president, confirmed the settlement but did not release any details.
Yahoo’s licensing agreements with NFL Players Inc. expired March 1. But because of a court decision in April in a similar dispute between NFL Players Inc. and CBS Interactive Inc, Yahoo claimed it didn’t need authorization and sued the NFLPA.
Sounds reasonable. Surely no fans would like to pay for share information of panthers jersey sellers.
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