RIAA, the Recording Industry Association of America. They say they are trying to protect the revenue due recording artists. Many feel they have gone overboard threatening people with lawsuits so large they are intimidated into plea bargain type arrangements. Now it seems the NFL is stealing plays from the RIAA playbook.INDIANAPOLIS — The NFL has nixed a church's plans to use a wall projector to show the Colts-Bears Super Bowl game, saying it would violate copyright laws.
NFL officials spotted a promotion of Fall Creek Baptist Church's "Super Bowl Bash" on the church Web site last week and overnighted a letter to the pastor demanding the party be canceled, the church said. Initially, the league objected to the church's plan to charge a fee to attend and that the church used the license-protected words "Super Bowl" in its promotions.
Pastor John D. Newland said he told the NFL his church would not charge anyone and that it would drop the use of the forbidden words.
But the NFL objected to the church's plans to use a projector to show the game, saying the law limits it to one TV no bigger than 55 inches.
The church will likely abandon its plans to host a Super Bowl party.
You can read the rest of Fox New's NFL Thwarts Church's Plan to Show Super Bowl here.
2 comments:
I saw this yesterday, and couldn't believe it. As much money as the NFL makes, as much as they've grown in popularity of the years, and as much success as they've had, you would think that something like this wouldn't be an issue. They usually almost always make the right decisions in cases they are involved in, but this time they failed.
I just may boycott this year's Super Bowl (is it ok for me to type 'Super Bowl'?).
Who's with me!!!???
Ok, maybe not, but I strenuously object!! :)
Brian E.
Ah, Brian! While we appreciate your support on this issue, we feel the NFL should be as fearful of you boycotting the S.B. (we'll use that as "code" for you know what) as the ski lodges in Colorado should be fearful of a boycott when they use man-made snow!
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