# Baseball makes another brilliant move **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [September 4, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-makes-another-brilliant-move/127018 "2002-09-04T19:43:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-makes-another-brilliant-move/127018/1 "2002-09-04T19:43:14Z")
[http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/09/02/baseball.fansites.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/internet/09/02/baseball.fansites.ap/index.html) Baseball is now forcing kids to take down their fan websites. I’m not a baseball fan, and never have been, for which I’m now very grateful. ---
**Author:** ![Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/50afbb/32.png) [@Duck\_Duck\_Goose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duck_Duck_Goose)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 8:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-makes-another-brilliant-move/127018/2 "2002-09-04T20:11:18Z")
Well, but… > [@](#): > > It’s business, not personal, baseball officials said. They moved against the four Web sites over the alleged use of team logos or trademarks to draw site traffic or turn a profit. I can see that, actually, without having to recast MLB as Evil. It’s a copyright thing. ---
**Author:** ![happyheathen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5e925/32.png) [@happyheathen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/happyheathen)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-makes-another-brilliant-move/127018/3 "2002-09-04T21:25:34Z")
damned free advertisment/good will! sue the bastards! way to go, MLB (does anybody actually care about them at this point?) ---
**Author:** ![Saint\_Zero](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@Saint\_Zero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Saint_Zero)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-makes-another-brilliant-move/127018/4 "2002-09-04T22:12:12Z")
Even if MLB has the right to do this, anything they do at this pointis going to be seen in a negative light. They need positive press badly, and something exciting in the playoffs rather than the Braves choking in the WS to the Yankees for the third or fourth time. This, while legal, isn’t positive. Bad Move. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2002, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-makes-another-brilliant-move/127018/5 "2002-09-04T23:06:58Z")
Yeah, what **SZ** said. I don’t deny that they may have had a legal right to do what they did, but it was still a dumb dumb move, especially right now. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2002, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-makes-another-brilliant-move/127018/6 "2002-09-05T01:31:28Z")
Just take out the logos, don’t tear teh site down. Jeez. ---
**Author:** ![ElwoodCuse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/edb3f5/32.png) [@ElwoodCuse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ElwoodCuse)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2002, 5:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/baseball-makes-another-brilliant-move/127018/7 "2002-09-05T05:06:36Z")
Fox has been doing this for years with X-Files and Simpsons fan sites. Meanwhile, I heard the NFL actually encourages fan sites. If true, more proof the NFL is the best-run sports league.