Since The Wright Firm, LLP is a Metroplex based Texas law firm, we have the great fortune of having a front row seat to all that Super Bowl XLV has to offer, from the NFL Experience to the amazing light and graphic displays in both Dallas and Ft. Worth and then of course watching both The Green Bay Packers and Steelers traverse the North Texas ice to attend Media Day this morning.
Since our board certified family law partner, Patrick Wright normally hosts the family Super Bowl party, and thus gives us the front row seat to the Big Game, it made me wonder this morning what law could he be violating in the process and that lead to a January 31, 2010 article written by Nate Anderson regarding big-screen televisions and copyright law. See http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/news/2010/01/will-your-big-screen-super-bowl-party-violate-copyright-law.ars. It’s an interesting comment on how the NFL protects its intellectual property rights, particularly it’s trademarks and well worth the read.
The take away for me (Paul Wright, Partner) and that I find somewhat upsetting is the fact that although he has not charged friends and family in the past, “apparently” Patrick can ask friends and family to cover the cost of food and drink of the Big Event and it does not violate Title 17 of the US Code. The lawyer in me likes the word “apparently” in this instance. Who knows what he would charge for nachos!
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