Laws: Cases and Codes : U.S. Code : Title 15 : Section 26b
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U.S. Code as of:
01/19/04
Section 26b - Notes
SOURCE
(Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, Sec. 27, as added Pub. L. 105-297, Sec. 3,
Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2824.)
REFERENCES IN TEXT
The antitrust laws, referred to in text, are defined in section
12 of this title.
Public Law 87-331, referred to in subsec. (b)(4), is Pub. L.
87-331, Sept. 30, 1961, 75 Stat. 732, as amended, which is
classified generally to chapter 32 (Sec. 1291 et seq.) of this
title. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see
Tables.
CODIFICATION
Another section 27 of act Oct. 15, 1914, ch. 323, was renumbered
section 28 and is classified to section 27 of this title.
PURPOSE
Pub. L. 105-297, Sec. 2, Oct. 27, 1998, 112 Stat. 2824, provided
that: "It is the purpose of this legislation to state that major
league baseball players are covered under the antitrust laws (i.e.,
that major league baseball players will have the same rights under
the antitrust laws as do other professional athletes, e.g.,
football and basketball players), along with a provision that makes
it clear that the passage of this Act [enacting this section and
provisions set out as a note under section 1 of this title] does
not change the application of the antitrust laws in any other
context or with respect to any other person or entity."
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