Just to show the fixtures of a football team, you need a license. Can you really license that?
Say that back to yourself and understand how stupid it sounds.
I think the FA need to slap themselves for unashamedly monetising everything and yet failing to spend it in the right areas. Like chasing down fan sites that display their clubs fixtures.
I’ll remove it this week, but it is fucking pathetic.
—– Original Message —-
From: Phil Stubbs <phils@nr-online.com>
To: Goonerblog
Sent: Monday, 26 November, 2007 12:04:55 PM
Subject: Re: Football DataCo Fixture List Infringement 2007/08 - DataCo_NBCAD_16328
Hi Goonerblog,
Im afraid not. In order to show fixtures you are required to become licensed. If you do not wish to do so you can post a link to your clubs site or a licensed site such as the BBC.
Many Thanks
Phil
Goonerblog wrote: Are you kidding me?.
—– Original Message —-
From: Philip Stubbs <PhilS@nr-online.com>
To: Goonerblog
Sent: Monday, 26 November, 2007 11:48:21 AM
Subject: Football DataCo Fixture List Infringement 2007/08 - DataCo_NBCAD_16328
Dear Sirs,
DataCo_NBCAD_16328
We write on behalf of the Football Data Co Limited which is the appointed
licensee of the FA Premier League, the Football League, the Scottish Premier
League and the Scottish Football League (”the Leagues”) in respect of the
licensing of certain intellectual property rights of the Leagues, including
those in the fixture lists for this season August 2007 - May 2008 (”the
Fixture Lists”), for use by third parties.
We have noticed that your website http://goonerblog.com/fixtures/ is
displaying Football Fixtures. In order to display the Fixture Lists you must
obtain the necessary licence from the Press Association.
We wish to make you aware that we have a good faith belief that your present
use is an infringement of the Leagues’ legal rights and that all such
unauthorised use must cease immediately. Please confirm by return your
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on any and all of your web sites. Pending your response the Leagues’ rights
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pending the granting of a licence.
We thank you for your cooperation.
Yours sincerely,
Philip Stubbs
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