The Cubs have a year to settle with rooftop seating owners, according to this AP article on FoxSports.com.

I think this is one of those situations that was handled badly by both sides. I believe the rooftops used to be a party place. Someone would set up a grill and cook and have friends over to enjoy the game. Then someone came up with the idea of putting seats up there and selling tickets, acting like a good capitalist. However, whoever did this crossed a line from enjoying a free game to profiting off someone else's hard work. Are these people really suprised the Cubs are upset by this? I think the copyright violation is a stretch, but I'm not surprised the Cubs are angry that someone else is making money off their product without any of the risk.

Given that the Cubs have a case, however, I don't think they should make it. Cubs attendance has been very good; the 2002 average was 34,526, down slightly from 2001 but still the 2nd highest average in Cubs history. So it's hard for me to believe these roof seats are really hurting the Cubs. In fact, they are probably helping the Cubs. They make the experience of a game at Wrigley unique. You can sit in the stands and look at the cool rooftop seats. It makes you more interested in the Cubs, not less. If the Cubs were really smart, they would work out a deal where they promoted the roof seats in exchange for a piece of the action. That would help both parties, and not make the Cubs management look like whiney Frenchmen.