Be warned. Do not mess with the NFL or the Super Bowl. This goes for even the churches.
The Indianapolis Colts' first Super Bowl appearance made Calvary Temple want to party like it never had before. The church planned a Sunday shindig for about 100 young adults, complete with snacks and a big screen TV to watch the game. "It's just a good opportunity to get everybody together, have some fellowship and fun and watch the Super Bowl," business manager Bill Kaler said.
But temple leaders scrapped the idea after learning the NFL stopped a similar get-together at another Indianapolis church, saying it would violate copyright laws.
"I didn't realize the Super Bowl was a copyrighted thing," Kaler said.
Neither did several congregations around the country that have since curtailed or abandoned party plans to avoid ending up on the wrong side of the law.
The league's long-standing policy is to ban "mass out-of-home viewing" of the Super Bowl except at sports bars and other businesses that televise sports as part of their everyday operations, Aiello said.
Places are prohibited from charging admission to watch the Super Bowl, and the law prevents them from showing the game on a TV bigger than 55 inches.
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