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pan6467 · 02-02-2007, 11:37 PM

Professional sports are patheticly greedy, unfortunately they have a monopoly on the game so to speak.

I was always told by people if you don't charge and you don't use the name they can't do anything to you.

Basically, if a bar simply says come watch football here on Sunday..... it could be high school games...... everyone knows it's the NFL but they aren't using the "name" as an endorsement for their bar. Now, if you charge a fee to get in, then you have to pay the NFL a certain amount or %age.

Now, the church in question sounds like they wanted to use the name as advertisement..... unfortunately they can't do that.

Me? If I were to want to have a *name cannot be used* party, I'd simply put out a sign that said, "come watch football on Sunday, we have a 55" screen and will gladly accept donations." I'd play a flag football game, maybe some high scvhool's game or something and then that big game.

Then if the NFL raised a stink, we watched football..... don't exactly recall what games we saw.

Shakran, you are right about FCC regs. Problem is noone will enforce them because they know the NFL will then take the game to cable or pay per view. And since the network makes BIG ASS money on the game they won't do a damned thing to help the viewers.

I truly believe all pro sports should be boycotted until the owners and players will accept accountability to the fans. (No moving of teams on whims or holding cities hostage, Sal caps fair to ALL teams, etc.)

but that's just me.

02-02-2007, 11:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
pan6467 Lennonite Priest Location: Mansfield, Ohio USA	Professional sports are patheticly greedy, unfortunately they have a monopoly on the game so to speak. I was always told by people if you don't charge and you don't use the name they can't do anything to you. Basically, if a bar simply says come watch football here on Sunday..... it could be high school games...... everyone knows it's the NFL but they aren't using the "name" as an endorsement for their bar. Now, if you charge a fee to get in, then you have to pay the NFL a certain amount or %age. Now, the church in question sounds like they wanted to use the name as advertisement..... unfortunately they can't do that. Me? If I were to want to have a name cannot be used party, I'd simply put out a sign that said, "come watch football on Sunday, we have a 55" screen and will gladly accept donations." I'd play a flag football game, maybe some high scvhool's game or something and then that big game. Then if the NFL raised a stink, we watched football..... don't exactly recall what games we saw. Shakran, you are right about FCC regs. Problem is noone will enforce them because they know the NFL will then take the game to cable or pay per view. And since the network makes BIG ASS money on the game they won't do a damned thing to help the viewers. I truly believe all pro sports should be boycotted until the owners and players will accept accountability to the fans. (No moving of teams on whims or holding cities hostage, Sal caps fair to ALL teams, etc.) but that's just me. __________________ I just love people who use the excuse "I use/do this because I LOVE the feeling/joy/happiness it brings me" and expect you to be ok with that as you watch them destroy their life blindly following. My response is, "I like to put forks in an eletrical socket, just LOVE that feeling, can't ever get enough of it, so will you let me put this copper fork in that electric socket?"