Really Big Screen? Lots of Friends? The NFL WIll Not Allow Your Super Bowl Parties!

This is absolutely ridiculous. I would like to know how this violates copyright (their contention) since it certainly cannot hurt their income which comes from TV rights/commercials and tickets in the stadium, which are sold out. I hope the NFL gets a huge slap for this.
The (Super Bowl) party’s over | IndyStar.com

Churches in Indiana and across the country are scrapping traditional Super Bowl viewing parties in wake of the NFL’s stance that mass viewings of the game on big screen TV’s would violate copyright law.

The issue came to light Thursday when the Star reported that the NFL had told Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis that its plans for a Super Bowl watch party in front a big screen TV would be illegal.
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Thursday the league stands by its interpretation of copyright law and would look into any violators that comes to the league’s attention. The main concern for the league, Aiello said, is groups that charge admission to watch games and those that use a TV screen larger than 55 inches to show the game.

A story about Fall Creek’s plan to cancel its game viewing plans prompted dozens of calls and more than 500 email comments to the Star’s website Thursday. Aiello said media from around the country have been inquiring with the league as well.

(Via IndyStar.com.)

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