The U.S. Major League Soccer (MLS) league wants to have more similarity in its licensed goods. To that end, the league decides to contract with a single company to produce all the licensed goods for every team. Will MLS be able to do so? Explain your answer, including any case law that supports your opinion.
What will be an ideal response?
No, it will not. In the American Needle case the Supreme Court looked at a similar situation for the NFL. The Court found that the teams that made up the league were separate entities and not a single unit because the teams competed against each other for fans. It is likely that a court would view the teams that make up the MLS in the same manner. It is likely that the contract is a violation of antitrust laws.
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