The suit, brought by freelance professional photographers, claimed an exclusive arrangement between the defendants stripped them of their ability to sell higher-value commercial licenses and forced them to transfer all of their NFL photos to the AP if they wanted to continue offering commercial licenses.
April 01, 2015 at 09:00 AM
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The National Football League and The Associated Press have defeated a lawsuit filed by freelance professional photographers who cover the NFL and challenged licensing agreements they say violate antitrust and copyright laws.
Southern District Judge Robert Sweet granted motions to dismiss by the NFL and AP, and handed a third defendant a win by granting a prior licensee, Getty Images, its motion to compel arbitration in Spinelli v. National Football League, 13 Civ. 7398.
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