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NFL - use of team, player names

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b2929693

Junior Member
I would like to start a website where part of the content would be NFL team names and player names. I would not be selling products with the names on it. The site would be a service running a fantasy football league.

Do I need a license to list the player names? The team names?

What if I wanted to add team logos? Player photos?
 


justalayman

Senior Member
You can use the stats of the players. You can include the name of the player and the associated team. That is not copyrightable info nor is it protected under trademark or publicity rights.

Logos are a totally different animal. Those are trademark protected so they are off limits.

photos: whose photos? (the owner, not the subject) If you have the permission of the copyright owner to use the photo, you can use the photo. If not, you would be violating copyrights with the possible exception of any person who wants to claim publicity rights (and lives in a state where they are available). That has not been totally settled so you would be taking a risk.
 

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