Published on July 11, 2005 by Bruce Fein | Permalink
This article appeared in the July 10, 2005 issue of the Washington Times.
Contrary to an insinuation of H.L. Mencken, there is a simple eminent domain answer to the complex dispute over televising the Washington Nationals, and it is right.
Published on May 3, 2005 by Bruce Fein | Permalink
This interview with Jim Williams appeared in the May 3, 2005 issue of the Washington Examiner.
With Congress breathing down Major League Basebal’s back on a number of issues, it raises the question: Is the antitrust exemption in trouble?
Published on April 29, 2005 by Bruce Fein | Permalink
This article appeared in the April 29, 2005 issue of the Washington Times.
Indecent broadcasting coarsens.
Published on March 13, 2005 by Bruce Fein | Permalink
Baltimore Orioles’ owner Peter Angelos is scheming with Major League Baseball (MLB) to deny the Washington Nationals customary television broadcasting rights to enrich his own regional sports network. Angelos hopes to crush a competitor, not on the playing field, but by backroom machinations. If he succeeds, satellite and cable providers will pay a $2-3 surcharge per subscriber to obtain broadcast rights from Angelos, a cost that will correspondingly hike monthly fees for customers of Comcast, Starpower, DirectTV and Dish Network in the District of Columbia. Congress should strip MLB of its unique exemption from the antitrust laws if the Washington Nationals are withheld tens of millions in broadcast revenues indispensable to competing in an era of free agency.