I’d like to see this taken to court. The NFL would lose poorly. You can’t restrict people from watching free TV. It doesn’t matter if there’s 2 people watching...or 200,000. The NFL doesn’t have a leg to stand on here, and I’d love to see someone call their bluff.
Kenny - 06:02am on 02/02/2008
As the NFL probably wrote this section of copyright law , I doubt they would lose.
I’m gonna live forever
WOOF - 08:02am on 02/02/2008
You can’t restrict people from watching free TV.
I’m with Kenny on this one. You can watch TV in public on a 42” set, but not a 60” set?
This one rather* strains credulity.
*Not Dan, who also strains credulity!
Proof - 09:02am on 02/02/2008
The NFL… aren’t these the same folks who just destroyed video evidence of illegal Patriots ‘spy’ activity? More power to ‘em. More and more and more…
pparets - 10:02am on 02/02/2008
Corporate America at it’s best.
However the law is the law.
ellinas - 01:02pm on 02/02/2008
Corporate America
Another meaningless buzzword from the business-hating lefties. There’s no such thing.
robert108 - 01:02pm on 02/02/2008
As the NFL probably wrote this section of copyright law , I doubt they would lose.
I’m gonna live forever
Of course they would lose. They don’t have a leg to stand on. There is no copying or taping of their material going on. Usually these things are potluck, but if there is a charge, it’s only to cover the price the church paid to buy snacks or order pizzas or whatnot. So they can’t go after the church for making money off their product. Copyright laws protect the intellectual property of (in this case) the NFL by making sure the broadcast can’t be recorded, stolen, sold or used for a profit. These laws apply identically to everyone.
The NFL can certainly add a little disclaimer that no one can watch football in a church at the beginning of their broadcast...but that isn’t a legally binding prohibition. When you put your product out on free TV, anyone with a TV can watch it. Anyone without a TV can go to a friend’s house who has a TV. And if, instead of 200 people watching it on their home TVs, they all want to watch it at a church, then so be it. What would their argument be? People who were going to watch the game...watched the game?
If I choose to watch the game on a black and white TV, or through a fish tank, or decide to buy a projector and watch it on the side of the house, I’ll do so. If I had the money, I’d buy a 70 inch screen and invite the entire neighborhood to come watch the Superbowl.
Kenny - 02:02pm on 02/02/2008
Corporate America
Another meaningless buzzword from the business-hating lefties. There’s no such thing.
I’d like to see this taken to court. The NFL would lose poorly. You can’t restrict people from watching free TV. It doesn’t matter if there’s 2 people watching...or 200,000. The NFL doesn’t have a leg to stand on here, and I’d love to see someone call their bluff.
As the NFL probably wrote this section of copyright law , I doubt they would lose.
I’m gonna live forever
This one rather* strains credulity.
*Not Dan, who also strains credulity!
The NFL… aren’t these the same folks who just destroyed video evidence of illegal Patriots ‘spy’ activity? More power to ‘em. More and more and more…
Corporate America at it’s best.
However the law is the law.
Another meaningless buzzword from the business-hating lefties. There’s no such thing.
Of course they would lose. They don’t have a leg to stand on. There is no copying or taping of their material going on. Usually these things are potluck, but if there is a charge, it’s only to cover the price the church paid to buy snacks or order pizzas or whatnot. So they can’t go after the church for making money off their product. Copyright laws protect the intellectual property of (in this case) the NFL by making sure the broadcast can’t be recorded, stolen, sold or used for a profit. These laws apply identically to everyone.
The NFL can certainly add a little disclaimer that no one can watch football in a church at the beginning of their broadcast...but that isn’t a legally binding prohibition. When you put your product out on free TV, anyone with a TV can watch it. Anyone without a TV can go to a friend’s house who has a TV. And if, instead of 200 people watching it on their home TVs, they all want to watch it at a church, then so be it. What would their argument be? People who were going to watch the game...watched the game?
If I choose to watch the game on a black and white TV, or through a fish tank, or decide to buy a projector and watch it on the side of the house, I’ll do so. If I had the money, I’d buy a 70 inch screen and invite the entire neighborhood to come watch the Superbowl.
Corporate America
Another meaningless buzzword from the business-hating lefties. There’s no such thing.
robert108 on February 2, 2008 at 01:08 pm
You are IMHO, misrepresenting the truth.