They would avoid wanting a sponsor if they thought or knew that they would not be compensated adequately, (per thier definition)
OR, if they have another sponsor that does not want competition, and they have a long history / reputation with that certain other forum...
Anti competition clauses exhist and are legal.
My exprience is with stores in shopping malls, they can negotiate a lot of stuff into the contract, such as location, do not allow certian other types of stores in this area or worse yet, o be placed at or near otehr stores that sell similar products, and have higher advertising costs, and so on and so on...
terms like oligopoly conspiracy are deinately a lot to think about in situations like that and what you describe...
bill
OR, if they have another sponsor that does not want competition, and they have a long history / reputation with that certain other forum...
Anti competition clauses exhist and are legal.
My exprience is with stores in shopping malls, they can negotiate a lot of stuff into the contract, such as location, do not allow certian other types of stores in this area or worse yet, o be placed at or near otehr stores that sell similar products, and have higher advertising costs, and so on and so on...
terms like oligopoly conspiracy are deinately a lot to think about in situations like that and what you describe...
bill