{"id":1118,"date":"2015-02-03T17:00:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-03T22:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/?p=1118"},"modified":"2023-07-25T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2023-07-25T16:18:12","slug":"mlb-not-granted-interlocutory-appeal-in-tv-rights-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/2015\/02\/mlb-not-granted-interlocutory-appeal-in-tv-rights-case\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB Not Granted Interlocutory Appeal in TV Rights Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2015\/02\/mlb-extra-innings.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1119\" src=\"https:\/\/journals.law.harvard.edu\/jsel\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2015\/02\/mlb-extra-innings.jpeg\" alt=\"mlb extra innings\" width=\"160\" height=\"118\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/thr-esq\/major-league-baseball-whiffs-attempt-768550\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hollywood Reporter<\/a>,\u00a0the Second\u00a0Circuit Court of Appeals decided not to intervene in a pending\u00a0antitrust lawsuit against MLB, DirecTV, and Comcast brought by fans who felt that they were overcharged for out of market games. The District Court previously denied MLB&#8217;s motion for summary judgment, ruling that MLB&#8217;s long held antitrust exemption does not apply to television broadcast rights. After asking for and being denied\u00a0permission to seek an interlocutory appeal, MLB sought a writ of mandamus from the Second Circuit. Despite recent rulings from the Ninth Circuit re-affirming the long held exemption, the Second Circuit found that the MLB had not met their burden of proving extraordinary circumstances. While the case is proceeding to trial, it is not yet clear if DirecTV&#8217;s MLB Extra Innings package violates antitrust law as the District Court did not make such a ruling.<\/p>\n<p>Jason Fixelle is the Sports Highlight Editor for the Harvard Journal of Sports and Entertainment Law and a current second year student at Harvard Law School (Class of 2016).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>According to the Hollywood Reporter,\u00a0the Second\u00a0Circuit Court of Appeals decided not to intervene in a pending\u00a0antitrust lawsuit against MLB, DirecTV, and Comcast brought by fans who felt that they were overcharged for out of market games. The District Court previously denied MLB&#8217;s motion for summary judgment, ruling that MLB&#8217;s long held antitrust exemption does not 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