Paul SPINELLI, Scott Boehm, Paul Jasienski, George Newman Lowrance, David Stluka, David Drapkin, Thomas E. Witte, Plaintiffs-Appellants,
v.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, NFL Ventures, L.P., NFL Productions, L.L.C., NFL Enterprises, L.L.C., Replay Photos, L.L.C., Associated Press, NFL Properties, LLC, Arizona Cardinals Holdings, Inc., Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC, Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership, Buffalo Bills, Inc., Panthers Football, Inc., Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., Cleveland Browns LLC, Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd., Denver Broncos Football Club, Detroit Lions, Inc., Green Bay Packers, Inc., Houston NFL Holdings LP, Indianapolis Colts, Inc., JacksonvilleJaguars Ltd., Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Minnesota Vikings Football Club LLC, New England Patriots, LP, New Orleans Louisiana Saints, LLC, New York Football Giants, Inc., New York Jets Football Club, Inc., Oakland Raiders LP, Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., San Diego Chargers Football Co., San Francisco Forty Niners Ltd., Football Northwest LLC, Rams Football Co. LLC, Buccaneers Limited Partnership, Tennessee Football, Inc., Washington Football Inc., Defendants-appellees,
Getty Images (US), Inc., Defendant.
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JEFFREY A. MISHKIN ( Anthony J. Dreyer , Karen Hoffman Lent , Jordan A. Feirman , on the brief), Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants-Appellees National Football League, NFL Ventures, L.P., NFL Productions, L.L.C., NFL Enterprises, L.L.C., NFL Properties, LLC, Arizona Cardinals Holdings, Inc., Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC, Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership, Buffalo Bills, Inc., Panthers Football, Inc., Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., Cleveland Browns LLC, Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd., Denver Broncos Football Club, Detroit Lions, Inc., Green Bay Packers, Inc., Houston NFL Holdings LP, Indianapolis Colts, Inc., JacksonvilleJaguars LTD., Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Minnesota Vikings Football Club LLC, New England Patriots, LP, New Orleans Louisiana Saints, LLC, New York Football Giants, Inc., New York Jets Football Club, Inc., Oakland Raiders LP, Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc., Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., San Diego Chargers Football Co., San Francisco Forty Niners LTD., Football Northwest LLC, Rams Football Co. LLC, Buccaneers Limited Partnership, Tennessee Football, Inc., and Washington Football Inc.
Before: Lynch and Droney, Circuit Judges, and Sessions, District Judge.
Gerard E. Lynch, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiffs-Appellants are seven sports photographers who make a living taking and licensing photographs of NFL events. Defendants-Appellees are the National Football League, various other league entities, and its 32 constituent teams (collectively, "the NFL"); the Associated Press ("AP"), which licenses NFL event...
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