It's once again that time of year when football fixtures are released - and also when DataCo work their magic.
DataCo are employed by the Football & Premier League to protect "their" copyright of football fixtures. Originally designed to stop betting companies making a mint out of the "brands," these bizarre copyright rules means that fans are unable to publicise their club's fixtures.
The likes of Tony Kempster, who sadly passed away this week, were also unable to publish Football & Premier League fixtures on their unpaid websites. A licence fee costs hundreds or even thousands depending on how many clubs' fixtures you wish to publish. Tony claimed on his site that publishing fixtures of all teams would cost £9,000.
It would be a fitting tribute to Tony and his great work if common sense can finally prevail on this matter.
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