The Sports Gambling Network (SGN) Is a Network of Radio

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Essay

The Sports Gambling Network (SGN) is a network of radio stations targeted at the growing number of people who are interested in sports or betting or both.Because it is quite new, SGN does not have the financial resources that are available to some of its competitors.The network consequently tries to minimize expenses whenever possible.It recently formulated a plan for broadcasting live sporting events without paying licensing fees to the teams, leagues, and organizations that are involved in those events.SGN's goal is to acquire (either by purchasing or leasing) properties located near outdoor stadiums and race tracks, to erect observation towers on those properties, and to then broadcast live transmissions of those events.The Association of Professional Sporting Leagues (the APSL) has learned of SGN's plan and intends to vigorously oppose it.The Association is worried that if SGN is able to broadcast sporting events without first obtaining licences from the relevant teams or leagues, other broadcasters would not be willing to pay substantial amounts for the right to broadcast those same games.The APSL's position is based in part on its argument that SGN's plan necessarily involves the commission of several torts.Is that "true"? Explain whether or not, in carrying out its plan, SGN would commit any of the torts discussed in Chapter 4.

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Definitions:

Arterial Duct

A blood vessel in a fetus that connects the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta, allowing most of the blood to bypass the fetus's developing lungs.

Pulmonary Trunk

The major artery that exits the heart, carrying deoxygenated blood from the right ventricle to the lungs for oxygenation.

Aorta

In humans, the major systemic artery that takes blood from the heart to the tissues.

Fetus

A developing human from roughly eight weeks after conception to the moment of birth.