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18 November 2021CopyrightMuireann Bolger

US baseball team wins back Phanatic mascot after copyright dispute

Major League Baseball team, the Philadelphia Phillies, has won its bid to regain its Phanatic mascot after it settled a copyright dispute with the creators of the furry, green, flightless bird.

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