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S.2591: A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football games, and for other purposes.

April 10, 2008 Bill Introduced: . . .to provide an exemption from exclusive ...

S. 2591 was introduced on February 4, 2008, in the Senate: "€œTo amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football ...

February 24, 2008 Failure as a Blogger

Arlen Specter, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill [S. 2591] this week that would allow houses of worship to show football games on big-screen televisions. The legislation was among a flurry of action ...

February 11, 2008 Bill Introduced: . . .to provide an exemption from exclusive ...

S. 2591 was introduced on February 4, 2008, in the Senate: "€œTo amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football ...

February 11, 2008 Make Viewing the Super Bowl at Church Legal

I'm writing to ask your support of S. 2591, which allows churches to provide public viewings of professional football events. Public viewings of free public broadcasts actually serve to increase revenue to professional sports franchises ...

February 08, 2008 Though I think that the NFL …

Though I think that the NFL … Bob Felton @ 8:11 am … is foolish to bother itself with smacking-around churches that hold Super Bowl parties, ... the game. So this week, Sen. Arlen Specter introduced S.2591, a bill t

February 08, 2008 Should churches be able to ignore the NFL's IP rights?

Arlen Specter introduced S.2591, a bill to permit churches to display televised professional football contests free of copyright concerns, so long as no direct charge is made for viewing the game, no money is received by the church ...

February 07, 2008 Watch out for that Separation of Church/NFL

... a bit of news I first learned about at the Media Monarchy blog: bill would end separation of church & super bowl It seems that Senator Arlen Specter introduced a bill (S. 2591) this week that would allow Churches... er... houses ...

February 07, 2008 Watch out for that Separation of Church/NFL

... post today on Watch out for that Separation of Church/NFL Here’sa quick excerpt It seems that Senator Arlen Specter introduced a bill (S. 2591) this week that would allow Churches… er… Check out the resf of this post over here.

February 07, 2008 bill would end separation of church & super bowl

Arlen Specter, the top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill (S. 2591) this week that would allow houses of worship to show football games on big-screen televisions. The legislation was among a flurry of action ...

February 06, 2008 New Bill Would Immunize Church Super Bowl Parties

... a new statutory exception to copyright’s public performance right for churches to exhibit “a transmission or retransmission of a performance embodying a professional football contest.” (Here’s the full text of the bill, S. 2591.) ..

February 03, 2008 Bill Action: Introduced: S. 2591: A bill to amend chapter 1 of ...

Arlen Specter [R-PA] introduced S. 2591: A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football games, ...

February 03, 2008 S. 2591, A bill to amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code ...

S. 2591 would amend chapter 1 of title 17, United States Code, to provide an exemption from exclusive rights in copyright for certain nonprofit organizations to display live football games.... Vote on This Bill: For | Against.