001478775 000__ 04817nam\a22008655i\4500 001478775 001__ 1478775 001478775 003__ DE-B1597 001478775 005__ 20231026034956.0 001478775 006__ m\\\\\o\\d\\\\\\\\ 001478775 007__ cr\un\nnnunnun 001478775 008__ 220524t20222000mau\\\\\o\\d\z\\\\\\eng\d 001478775 020__ $$a9780674045026 001478775 0247_ $$a10.4159/9780674045026$$2doi 001478775 035__ $$a(DE-B1597)574517 001478775 035__ $$a(OCoLC)1294425953 001478775 040__ $$aDE-B1597$$beng$$cDE-B1597$$erda 001478775 0410_ $$aeng 001478775 044__ $$amau$$cUS-MA 001478775 050_4 $$aKF3989 ǂb W45 2000eb 001478775 072_7 $$aLAW084000$$2bisacsh 001478775 08204 $$a338.47796 001478775 1001_ $$aWeiler, Paul C., $$eauthor.$$4aut$$4http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut 001478775 24510 $$aLeveling the Playing Field :$$bHow the Law Can Make Sports Better for Fans /$$cPaul C. Weiler. 001478775 264_1 $$aCambridge, MA : $$bHarvard University Press, $$c[2022] 001478775 264_4 $$c©2000 001478775 300__ $$a1 online resource (381 p.) 001478775 336__ $$atext$$btxt$$2rdacontent 001478775 337__ $$acomputer$$bc$$2rdamedia 001478775 338__ $$aonline resource$$bcr$$2rdacarrier 001478775 347__ $$atext file$$bPDF$$2rda 001478775 506__ $$aAccess limited to authorized users. 001478775 520__ $$aThe world of sports seems entwined with lawsuits. This is so, Paul Weiler explains, because of two characteristics intrinsic to all competitive sports. First, sporting contests lose their drama if the competition becomes too lopsided. Second, the winning athletes and teams usually take the "lion's share" of both fan attention and spending. So interest in second-rate teams and in second-rate leagues rapidly wanes, leaving one dominant league with monopoly power. The ideal of evenly balanced sporting contests is continually challenged by economic, social, and technological forces. Consequently, Weiler argues, the law is essential to level the playing field for players, owners, and ultimately fans and taxpayers. For example, he shows why players' use of performance-enhancing drugs, even legal ones, should be treated as a more serious offense than, say, use of cocaine. He also explains why proposals to break up dominant leagues and create new ones will not work, and thus why both union representation of players and legal protection for fans--and taxpayers--are necessary. Using well-known incidents--and supplying little-known facts--Weiler analyzes a wide array of moral and economic issues that arise in all competitive sports. He tells us, for example, how Commissioner Bud Selig should respond to Pete Rose's quest for admission to the Hall of Fame; what kind of settlement will allow baseball players and owners to avoid a replay of their past labor battles; and how our political leaders should address the recent wave of taxpayer-built stadiums. 001478775 538__ $$aMode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. 001478775 546__ $$aIn English. 001478775 5880_ $$aDescription based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 24. Mai 2022) 001478775 650_0 $$aSports$$xDroit$$xÉtats-Unis$$xUnited States$$xUSA. 001478775 650_0 $$aSports$$xLaw and legislation$$xUnited States. 001478775 650_0 $$aSports$$xLaw and legislation$$zUnited States. 001478775 650_7 $$aLAW / Sports.$$2bisacsh 001478775 655_0 $$aElectronic books 001478775 77308 $$iTitle is part of eBook package:$$dDe Gruyter$$tHUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)$$z9783110756067 001478775 77308 $$iTitle is part of eBook package:$$dDe Gruyter$$tHarvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013$$z9783110442205 001478775 852__ $$bebk 001478775 85640 $$3De Gruyter$$uhttps://univsouthin.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780674045026$$zOnline Access 001478775 909CO $$ooai:library.usi.edu:1478775$$pGLOBAL_SET 001478775 912__ $$a978-3-11-044220-5 Harvard University Press eBook Package Backlist 2000-2013$$c2000$$d2013 001478775 912__ $$a978-3-11-075606-7 HUP eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013 (Canada)$$b2013 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_BACKALL 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_CL_LAEC 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_EBACKALL 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_EBKALL 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_ECL_LAEC 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_EEBKALL 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_ESSHALL 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_ESTMALL 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_PPALL 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_SSHALL 001478775 912__ $$aEBA_STMALL 001478775 912__ $$aGBV-deGruyter-alles 001478775 912__ $$aPDA11SSHE 001478775 912__ $$aPDA12STME 001478775 912__ $$aPDA13ENGE 001478775 912__ $$aPDA17SSHEE 001478775 912__ $$aPDA18STMEE 001478775 912__ $$aPDA5EBK 001478775 980__ $$aBIB 001478775 980__ $$aEBOOK 001478775 982__ $$aEbook 001478775 983__ $$aOnline