The business of sports thread

[Jaxbuck]

I didn't know how else to classify this. It isn't OSU football but I thought it was pertinent to BP. It could impact HS sports coverage across the US in a big way.

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A media company and a trade group say a lawsuit by Wisconsin's high school athletic association is unconstitutional.
The Wisconsin Newspaper Association and Gannett filed a response and counterclaim in federal court in Madison on Tuesday against the Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association.
The WNA claims the WIAA is violating newspapers' rights under the Copyright Act by granting exclusive contracts to private companies covering tournament events.