NFL explains new Terms of Service by pointing to other sports leagues

Earlier this month, the NFL sent out an email blast communicating to NFL.com users an update to the Terms of Service.

Said the email: “We have made important updates to our Terms of Service that govern your use of the websites, mobile applications, and other online and mobile services operated by NFL Enterprises LLC. The updates include changes to ‘Section 16. Limitation of Liability’ and the terms governing how disputes are handled, which are set forth in ‘Section 18. Choice of Law, Class Action Waiver, Small Claims, and Arbitration’ and “Section 19. Mandatory Pre-dispute Resolution Process.”

We wrote something about it. We also asked the league why the change was made. The specific questions were this: (1) “Can I get a comment/explanation/anything on the reasons for the TOS update and the timing of its release via email to users?”; and (2) “Basically, what is the purpose of it, and why now?”

Here’s the response: “The league has made periodic updates to the terms. The changes bring them in line with those of the other major sports leagues which have made similar changes to their terms. You mentioned the class action waiver provision and a relation to the Sunday Ticket case. The class action waiver had been in the terms since 2016 or 2017.”

Because the new Terms of Service don’t reveal the actual revisions to the old Terms of Service, it’s impossible to know how the section that includes the class action waiver. But the section including the class action waiver has definitely changed, per the plain terms of the email.

It’s unclear whether the new Terms of Service would apply to NFL.com users who purchase Sunday Ticket through YouTube. Nothing stops the league from trying.

The new Terms of Service more clearly apply to products sold directly by the league to NFL.com users, such as NFL+. Which could potentially create an antitrust issue for the league.

If, for example, a fan wants to watch recorded versions of past games from only one team but the fan must buy access…

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Author : ProFootball Talk on NBC Sports

Publish date : 2024-08-23 15:19:01

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