Stalegum at 00:41, 5 August 2020

2020-08-05T00:41:52Z

← Older revision		Revision as of 20:41, 4 August 2020
Line 4:		Line 4:

	Because they preceded the establishment of the MLBPA, Topps has never been subject to the Group Licensing Agreement -- instead signing players to individual contracts. This allowed Topps to sign Barry Bonds to an exclusive contract when, in 2004, he became the first active player name to exclude himself from the Group Licensing Agreement.		Because they preceded the establishment of the MLBPA, Topps has never been subject to the Group Licensing Agreement -- instead signing players to individual contracts. This allowed Topps to sign Barry Bonds to an exclusive contract when, in 2004, he became the first active player name to exclude himself from the Group Licensing Agreement.

			[[Category:Hobby Definitions]]

Stalegum: Created page with "'''MLB Properties (MLBP) and the MLBPA:''' The two major licensing bodies in the baseball card industry. MLBP is the licensing arm of Major League Baseball. Anything regardin..."

2020-08-05T00:41:37Z

Created page with "'''MLB Properties (MLBP) and the MLBPA:''' The two major licensing bodies in the baseball card industry. MLBP is the licensing arm of Major League Baseball. Anything regardin..."

New page

'''MLB Properties (MLBP) and the MLBPA:''' The two major licensing bodies in the baseball card industry. MLBP is the licensing arm of Major League Baseball. Anything regarding team logos and trademarks fall under this office. Since 2010, MLBP has granted an exclusive license to Topps -- which expires at the end of 2025.

The MLBPA (Major League Baseball Players Association) the player's union and handles players' rights through the MLBPA's Group Licensing Agreement. Products that bear any MLB player's names must get their licensing through the MLBPA. This is also the union that also handles labor disputes with MLB.

Because they preceded the establishment of the MLBPA, Topps has never been subject to the Group Licensing Agreement -- instead signing players to individual contracts. This allowed Topps to sign Barry Bonds to an exclusive contract when, in 2004, he became the first active player name to exclude himself from the Group Licensing Agreement.

MLB Properties/MLBPA - Revision history

Stalegum at 00:41, 5 August 2020

Stalegum: Created page with "'''MLB Properties (MLBP) and the MLBPA:''' The two major licensing bodies in the baseball card industry. MLBP is the licensing arm of Major League Baseball. Anything regardin..."