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TIL since 1914, rooftops of residential buildings near Wrigley Field have had seating available to watch the Chicago Cubs play baseball. In 2002, the Cubs began legal proceedings against some of those homeowners, asserting that they were illegally using a copyrighted game, and sued for royalties.

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