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The NFL Wants You To Think These Things Are Illegal
An anonymous reader writes: Professional sports have become a minefield of copyright and trademark issues, and no event moreso than the Super Bowl. Sherwin Siy of Public Knowledge has an article debunking some of the things the NFL has convinced people they can't do, even through they're perfectly legal. For example, you've probably heard the warning about how "descriptions" and "accounts" of the game are prohibited without the NFL's consent. That's all hogwash: "The NFL would be laughed out of court for trying to prevent them from doing so—just because you have a copyright in a work doesn't mean you can prevent people from talking about it. Copyright simply doesn't extend that far." Recording the game and watching it later is just fine, too.
So, will you be paying attention to the game today? Ignoring it? Practicing your cultivated disinterest?
So, will you be paying attention to the game today? Ignoring it? Practicing your cultivated disinterest?
This is apparently a result of your conscious efforts to distance yourself from the lower classes, and you could become a better person (read: someone who can find common ground with disgusting sports fans) by no longer denying yourself the enjoyment of men+balls, or if necessary forcing yourself to become interested. I feel terrible about my lack of appreciation for the tastes of the common man, I really must take up smoking, dog fighting, reality television consumption(actually, i'm quite tempted by the idea of a dozen or so contestants infested with TB, stranded and left to survive on a remote island, or maybe the US without medical insurance) and indiscriminate breeding right away.