FTC complaint flags NFL, MLB, studios for overstating copyright claims

ars technica: "Any fan of the NFL can almost recite the warning by memory: 'This telecast is copyrighted by the NFL for the private use of our audience. Any other use of this telecast or any pictures, descriptions, or accounts of the game without the NFL's consent is prohibited.' The legitimacy of that broad claim may be determined by the Federal Trade Commission after the Computer & Communications Industry Association filed a lengthy complaint with the FTC this morning. The CCIA is a trade group with members such as Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, RedHat, and others that promotes 'open markets, open systems, and full, fair, and open competition.' Those companies believe that the overly broad copyright claims 'cast a pall' over the tech industry."