America's sports leagues have always posed a challenge for antitrust regulators. On the one hand, their teams are separately owned, and compete for both employees (players) and customers (fans). On the other, they work together to establish the game's rules and schedule, and often unite to negotiate agreements with players and with other organisations. In a number of areas, such as broadcasting rights, Congress has written exemptions to antitrust law to protect such collaboration.
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