MLB backs off of Sling -- a little

Major League Baseball may not be happy about Sling Media enabling fans to stream out of market baseball games over the internet, but it is apparently backing off of plans to sue the company into oblivion, RIAA-style. Bob Bowman, president of Major League Baseball Advanced Media said in an interview that winning could be done with "good technology and good content, not lawyers". Following up on its decision not to freeze cable customers out of its Extra Innings package, baseball's new strategy seems to lean towards not irritating its best customers. While we're intrigued by their ideas, we're not subscribing to the newsletter -- yet.

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[kcmurphy88 Posted Jun 4th 2007 8:05PM]

Besides, they might lose. If Sling is illegal, then why would watching a videotape recorded elsewhere be legal? Or would it be? Seems to get back to the Betamax case pretty quickly.