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Church Hosted Super Bowl Events – Are They Legal?

Does your church host a Super Bowl Event? Did you know that there are legal issues surrounding such events? Are you aware that NFL officials sent a letter to a church demanding that they cancel their Super Bowl party?

I didn’t know any of this either until I read an article by The Copyright Queen. My church, like many others, thought it was ok to set up a big screen tv, let the members gather with snacks and party food and enjoy the Super Bowl. Here’s an excerpt from the article:

The controversy blitzed churches when NFL officials spotted a promotion of Fall Creek Baptist Church‘s “Super Bowl Bash” on the church’s web site in January 2007 and overnighted a letter to the pastor demanding the party be canceled. Pastor John D. Newland said his church would not break the law. The NFL did not change their position for Super Bowl 2008, and warned that it would consider legal action if any church allowed a public viewing on TVs larger than 55 inches (this limitation is stated in the Copyright Law).

For the full article, here’s a link to her site – Christian Copyright Solutions.

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