Techdirt has an article today that really makes you shake your head. It seems there is a really poorly written copyright law on the books (another great slice of mastery from a lobbyist no doubt) that basically states once you are above 55 inches for your display it is considered a "public performance".
Aye yi yi!
The NFL is trying to stop a church from having a Super Bowl party! I am not quite sure how the NFL loses anything by a church having its members gather to watch "the big game"!
The copyright and patents laws are starting to show their limitations and really need to be re-visited and updated to match what is reality today.
Between MLB and the NFL and their legal saber rattling it is a wonder why anyone watches these sports anymore.
Take a look at the article over on Techdirt as it has even more information.
Friday, February 2, 2007
ABSURD - NFL now trying enforce copyright infringement if you have a screen bigger than 55 inches and have your friends over to watch!
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Ha - lucky I didn't have a superbowl party this year! This is ridiculous!
Well since I only have 12 inch B&W with tinfoil antennas and old 9 inch green NCR screens for my computers I didn't think I had much to worry about!
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