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Sure, you might look at this picture and think you see the kindly, warm-hearted parishioners of The Fall Creek Baptist Church in Indianapolis. It might make you feel warm; it might make you long for home. You might see nice old ladies during an Hawaiian-themed event. You might see that.
But the NFL sees what you don't see: It sees dirty copyright swindlers!
The NFL is telling Fall Creek Baptist Church that its plans to use a wall projector to show the game at a party for church members and guests would violate copyright laws. NFL officials spotted a promotion of Fall Creek's "Super Bowl Bash" on the church Web site last week and sent pastor John D. Newland a letter — via FedEx overnight — demanding the party be canceled.
Initially, the league objected to the church's plan to charge partygoers a fee to attend and that the church used the license-protected words "Super Bowl" in its promotions. Newland told the NFL his church would not charge partygoers — the fee had been intended only to pay for snacks — and that it would drop the use of the forbidden words.
But the NFL wouldn't bite. It objected to the church's plans to use a projector to show the game on what effectively was a 12-foot-wide screen. It said the law limits the church to one TV no bigger than 55 inches.
Yeah. They TOTALLY DESERVED IT TOO. Honestly, the Fall Creek Baptist Church is lucky the NFL lets them live.
NFL Lawyers Sack Church's Game Plan [Indianapolis Star]
The Fall Creek Baptist Church [Official Site]
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WWJD?
I got some implied oral consent from the fox in the denim tarp.
Damn, the NFL's going to busy if they do this to everyone. I know of at least one church in my area that's planning on doing the same thing, except with an even bigger screen.
Also, it feels great to be able to comment again.
Ladies...
I guess the No Fun League is alive and well.
Bastards.
Man, the Golden Girls just cannot catch a break. They should fuck the NFL with the Bea Arthur strap-on.
"No Faith League" lede on Fox News mylar in 3, 2, already there
As Richard Pryor said:
Don't go messing around with the NFL without no fucking money!
The NFL (aka Glen Fry): You eat like THIS!
So if I go to my friend's party on Sunday where 25+ people are enjoying the game on a 60 inch rear-projection television (it's the meeeeeeers), we're committing an illegal act BESIDES smoking pot?
It's stories like this that make me ashamed that I work in intellectual property.
Stupid NFL...
Between stuff like this and their DirectTV lockdown...I don't even know why I bother...
Thats right...I have nothing better to do on Sundays/Monday nights...
Grandma?
This is almost as bad as the US Government's crusade against online gambling. Almost.
this is ridiculous, it's not like any of them would've still been awake by halftime anyway
Where the fuck is my avatar?
"honestly I dont think any of those old broads could handle anything over 55 inches anyway" - Joselio Hanson
this is ridiculous, it's not like many of them would've still been alive by halftime anyway.
There, fixed that for you.
that lady on the left is wanted in three states for copyright infringement and animal torture
Yeah, I would've put that pussy out its misery 50 years ago.
+1 Dale
The NFL wouldn't fuck with them if they were a synagogue...
let's see...no, yes, no, no
YES!, no, no, child dude, coat rack
the church would have cancelled it once they learned about Chessning anyway
The bad week for horse fans continues...
This is almost as bad as the US Government's crusade against online gambling. Almost.
Do not, do not, do not, under any circumstances, get me started.
My gosh, could you imagine if Hootie, Billie Payne and the other Masters-youth got ahold of this in April?
Mississippi Burning I tell ya.
If I'm the church.. I respond by announcing in the newspaper tomorrow that they are STILL gonna show the game- and that the whole city is invited.
THEN- when the NFL and half of Indy shows up to see the "showdown" they can pop in the Jesus film.
Oh man- that will get them good.
Damn this secular progressives at the NFL. Bill O'Reilly has you on notice.
Bill Belichick isn't doing anything this Sunday...just send him over there and let him run the train on the old bags.
Man, the Golden Girls just cannot catch a break. They should fuck the NFL with the Bea Arthur strap-on.
Andie (that is Andie, isn't it?) has a great point. The Golden Girls did live in Miami. I even remember the "Miami / Miami / You've Got Style / Blue Skies, Sunshine, White Sand By The Mile" episode when the ladies were hoping to win a jingle contest. The NFL better watch out. Sophia will have the commissioner committed to Shady Pines and she'll burn that bitch down while he's still inside.
OK...I am probably the only heterosexual black male under 35 in the world with this worthless knowledge in my head.
44,
My Roommate makes his living playing online Poker, now he had to get a real job, or move to L.A so he can play cash games.
Ha, Colts fans! Throw 'em all in jail!
But seriously...NFL officials just STUMBLED on the site of the Fall Creek Baptist Church?
theWolf,
I'm sure they have entire teams of staff members throughout the country searching the internet/church newsletters for this sort of thing...
none will be alive....not many....
After reading this post, I can't shake the image of a baby Jesus standing up in his manger and doing his best Mad Hungarian impersonation as he summons lightning bolts to his fist for a special delivery.
Yes, I'm making a baseball reference in a football post - so what? Wanna fight?
Why would the NFL do this to its own fans? Why? What does it have to gain?
Over/under on "War On Colts Fans" Fox News Special Report? I say 1.25 days.
Freeloaders.
i've gone to quite a few SB parties at local synagogues back home
If you aren't legally allowed to show the game on anything over a 55" tv, a large percentage of our country would be in jail on Monday morning.
They should go ahead with the proposed viewing plan and dare the NFL to sue.
I don't want to tick off the NFL, so I've got friends coming over to watch the Super Bowl on the 13" TV in my bedroom.
And for those not into football, we'll be showing America's Funniest Home Videos on the 60" projection TV in the basement.
These are the exact people CBS and the NFL don't want watching the super bowl at all. If you remember last time, Janet whipped out her tittie, now we have Prince. The NFL is just covering all its bases when he whips out his man thong, or worse his http://idolator.com/assets/resources/2007/02/prince-symbol...
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