Comments on: Our annual Super Bowl party post http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/our-annual-super-bowl-party-post/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:39:32 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Jim http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/our-annual-super-bowl-party-post/comment-page-1/#comment-10551 Jim Sat, 02 Feb 2008 10:08:03 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5807#comment-10551 I don't understand, is there not a way they can get permission? If you want to play copyrighted music in a restaurant you can get permission if you pay the royalty fees. Could a church not just ask the NFL what it would cost to get permission to for this? You would think they could reach a reasonable number like $10 per guest or something. I don’t understand, is there not a way they can get permission? If you want to play copyrighted music in a restaurant you can get permission if you pay the royalty fees. Could a church not just ask the NFL what it would cost to get permission to for this? You would think they could reach a reasonable number like $10 per guest or something.

]]> By: OBQuiet http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/our-annual-super-bowl-party-post/comment-page-1/#comment-10550 OBQuiet Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:07:57 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5807#comment-10550 If the Church served Communion during Half Time, could they qualify for the Sports Bar Exemption? If the Church served Communion during Half Time, could they qualify for the Sports Bar Exemption?

]]> By: Jason Barney http://overlawyered.com/2008/02/our-annual-super-bowl-party-post/comment-page-1/#comment-10549 Jason Barney Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:56:03 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/wpblog/?p=5807#comment-10549 I don't understand the NFL's beef with this--if the exhibition is not-for-profit, as in the case of the church. But, the story indicates there is an exemption for sports bars (for profit) to publicly display the game. That seems backwards to me. I can see I don’t understand the NFL’s beef with this–if the exhibition is not-for-profit, as in the case of the church. But, the story indicates there is an exemption for sports bars (for profit) to publicly display the game. That seems backwards to me.

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