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NFL is liable for $4,707,259,944 in 'Sunday Ticket' case
- GauntletWizard 2y agoThere's zero chance that the award amount will stand, but I hope it does and bankrupts the league.
- shiroiushi 2y agoAccording to the article, the amount could be tripled under federal antitrust law, making it a whopping $14 billion. I agree, it probably won't stand, but it would be really great to see the league bankrupted. NFL is considered "too important to fail" by US politicians, just like GM and Boeing.
- genter 2y agoI had to do a triple take and count the commas. That's 4 billion dollars.
- mgerdts 2y agoMake that $14 billion. > Since damages can be tripled under federal antitrust laws, the NFL could end up being liable for $14,121,779,833.92
- hi-v-rocknroll 2y agoThe Clayton Antitrust Act indicates treble damages, which is triple in plain English.
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- dec0dedab0de 2y agoIm confused about this. Does that mean a tv show, or podcast being exclusive to a specific streaming service could be next? Also, the talk of the price being too high, If people are paying for it then the price isn’t too high right? this is clearly a service for “super fans”. I don’t think it’s unreasonable for it to be a premium purchase. Though, I am kind of hoping this will end up with UFC events being cheaper, and not requiring espn+
- ChrisArchitect 2y agoSome more discussion last week: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40817306 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40817306
- jmclnx 2y agoCould not happen to a better sport org. I am old enough to remember when the NFL was fun to watch. Playing in heavy snow or mud pits added a great deal of unpredictably. Now it seems each game is choreographed like a Broadway Play. I stopped watching completely decades ago. For the young people here, want to see some fun games, watch some old recordings from the 60s.