Instead, the restrictive caps on individual giving should be scrapped, as long as the contributions are promptly disclosed on the Internet.
Ravens Coach Brian Billick told CBS Sportsline yesterday that he is very optimistic that a trade for Johnson can be worked out, partly because the Jets are hamstrung by the restrictive salary cap structure.
To be fair, Smith's hands are tied to a large extent: he can't compete with exotic locations, and in most cases the NRL will come up short on the money side because of its restrictive salary cap.
The largest group, they said, includes owners who are pushing for meaningful changes to the system, whether through a greater share of the league's revenue, a more restrictive salary cap or other mechanisms.
Although he is scheduled to become a restricted free agent and make $3.2 million in 2012-13 under the current bargaining agreement, it is widely believed that the lockout would result in a new agreement with a more restrictive salary cap and, therefore, less money for players like Fernandez.
Thus, to the extent that consolidation is considered a management problem, it may be more effective to consider caps on the use of quota than by imposing more restrictive ownership caps.
Some environmentalists said the potential impact of the plan was huge but uncertain, because no details had been worked out, especially concerning how restrictive the caps would be and how many of the states expressing interest would ultimately participate.
How, for instance, will Cuban and Leonsis tackle restrictive salary caps, free agency, escalating payrolls, interposing sports agents and labor strife?
"We believe restrictive data caps are bad for consumers and the Internet in general, creating a dilemma for those who increasingly rely on their mobile devices for entertainment, work and more," Netflix wrote on its blog, confirming the WSJ's original report.
In addition, the money generated by the sponsored data program can help pay for network upgrades and extra capacity, although the program creates a perverse incentive in the opposite direction: It generates money only when there are restrictive data caps and a threat of congestion. .
