http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644 Turns out the huge and powerful National Football League pounced on a group of old people in southwest Bakersfield. The Greens at Seven Oaks, a gated 404-home, 55-and-older community, was advertising a Super Bowl party, asking for $6.50 to help pay for food and drink. Well, the NFL has a trademark on &quot;Super Bowl&quot; and it doesn't think kindly of people using that term for commercial gain. So it informed these Seven Oakers they were violating various mandates. The old folks, no match for the monolithic NFL, caved in immediately. They are now calling their party a &quot;football viewing gathering.&quot; Betty Moore, a resident of the Greens at Seven Oaks, said, &quot;This is just a bunch of old folks wanting to watch a football game, for crying out loud. And the NFL gets involved. You'd think they'd have bigger fish to fry than with us.&quot; Amen, Betty. Have a great time at your football viewing event. &nbsp; Posted by Steve E. Swenson Turns out the huge and powerful National Football League pounced on a group of old people in southwest Bakersfield. The Greens at Seven Oaks, a gated 404-home, 55-and-older community, was advertising a Super Bowl party, asking for $6.50 to help pay for food and drink. Well, the NFL has a trademark on &quot;Super Bowl&quot; and it doesn't think kindly of people using that term for commercial gain. So it informed these Seven Oakers they were violating various mandates. The old folks, no match for the monolithic NFL, caved in immediately. They are now calling their party a &quot;football viewing gathering.&quot; Betty Moore, a resident of the Greens at Seven Oaks, said, &quot;This is just a bunch of old folks wanting to watch a football game, for crying out loud. And the NFL gets involved. You'd think they'd have bigger fish to fry than with us.&quot; Amen, Betty. Have a great time at your football viewing event. &nbsp; Posted by Steve E. Swenson en-us <p>One of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my lifetime. How could anyone have a Trademark on Super Bowl?</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190739 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190739 <p>One of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my lifetime. How could anyone have a Trademark on Super Bowl?</p> <p>How could Disney trademark Mickey Mouse? I mean, come on, these folks were breaking the law. Do you conservative types condone that sort of behavior?</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190762 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190762 <p>How could Disney trademark Mickey Mouse? I mean, come on, these folks were breaking the law. Do you conservative types condone that sort of behavior?</p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Remember last year at the Fox? Bound to happen ,they will probably watch this &quot;hot bed&quot; of NFL unrest for years now...what a waste of time on the part of the NFL.</span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190763 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190763 <p><span style="font-size: small">Remember last year at the Fox? Bound to happen ,they will probably watch this &quot;hot bed&quot; of NFL unrest for years now...what a waste of time on the part of the NFL.</span></p> <p>You want extreme,&nbsp;Pebble Beach&nbsp;trademarked a *TREE*.&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190769 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190769 <p>You want extreme,&nbsp;Pebble Beach&nbsp;trademarked a *TREE*.&nbsp;</p> <p>Yep, and you can't take pictures of said tree for commercial use without paying a fee. They also don't let you play&nbsp;golf on that course unless you pay for it.&nbsp;It's the American way!</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190784 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190784 <p>Yep, and you can't take pictures of said tree for commercial use without paying a fee. They also don't let you play&nbsp;golf on that course unless you pay for it.&nbsp;It's the American way!</p> <p><i>Betty Moore, a resident of the Greens at Seven Oaks, said, &quot;This is just a bunch of old folks wanting to watch a football game, for crying out loud. And the NFL gets involved. You'd think they'd have bigger fish to fry than with us.&quot;</i></p> <p>They were charging a&nbsp;$6.50 fee to watch the football game. That's where they got into trouble. Betty is living proof that &quot;there's no fool like an old fool.&quot;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190808 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190808 <p><i>Betty Moore, a resident of the Greens at Seven Oaks, said, &quot;This is just a bunch of old folks wanting to watch a football game, for crying out loud. And the NFL gets involved. You'd think they'd have bigger fish to fry than with us.&quot;</i></p> <p>They were charging a&nbsp;$6.50 fee to watch the football game. That's where they got into trouble. Betty is living proof that &quot;there's no fool like an old fool.&quot;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>The same broadcast rules apply to all home entertainment. You cannot play a dvd, or a cd, and charge admission to see and hear the item. The big media companies and their trade associations like the RIAA and MPAA have gone after the Girl Scouts for not paying fees for singing copyrighted songs and senior citizen organizations for not paying distributor fees to show movies. I am surprised no one at the &quot;Club&quot; didn't think this would be an issue.</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190815 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190815 <p>The same broadcast rules apply to all home entertainment. You cannot play a dvd, or a cd, and charge admission to see and hear the item. The big media companies and their trade associations like the RIAA and MPAA have gone after the Girl Scouts for not paying fees for singing copyrighted songs and senior citizen organizations for not paying distributor fees to show movies. I am surprised no one at the &quot;Club&quot; didn't think this would be an issue.</p> <p> I think it was last years SB where the NFL discovered that a church was planning a Super Bowl party and was going to charge admission (for food and drinks only, of course) and they were stopped. Anybody that has watched an entire football game should know the rules on broadcasting the game without permission. They say them every time. </p> <p> </p> <p>Personally, I can't see why anyone would want to watch the game with a lot of people. Most of the time there's too much talking and you can't watch anyway. I plan on recording the game. I hear Tom Petty is going to show a boob. </p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190824 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190824 <p> I think it was last years SB where the NFL discovered that a church was planning a Super Bowl party and was going to charge admission (for food and drinks only, of course) and they were stopped. Anybody that has watched an entire football game should know the rules on broadcasting the game without permission. They say them every time. </p> <p> </p> <p>Personally, I can't see why anyone would want to watch the game with a lot of people. Most of the time there's too much talking and you can't watch anyway. I plan on recording the game. I hear Tom Petty is going to show a boob. </p> <p><span style="font-size: small">Whoohoo! Tom Petty should be good..hope the game is too. Was it at a church...I was mistaken,I thought it was the Fox..oh well..</span></p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190832 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190832 <p><span style="font-size: small">Whoohoo! Tom Petty should be good..hope the game is too. Was it at a church...I was mistaken,I thought it was the Fox..oh well..</span></p> <p><i>I can't see why anyone would want to watch the game with a lot of people.</i></p> <p>Most of the time it's an excuse to drink beer, which is perfectly acceptable (I don't drink, but that just leaves more for the other guys).</p> <p><img alt="Hotlinkable Free Smiley Face from Free Smileys" src="http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/eatdrink047.gif" border="0" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190845 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190845 <p><i>I can't see why anyone would want to watch the game with a lot of people.</i></p> <p>Most of the time it's an excuse to drink beer, which is perfectly acceptable (I don't drink, but that just leaves more for the other guys).</p> <p><img alt="Hotlinkable Free Smiley Face from Free Smileys" src="http://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/eatdrink047.gif" border="0" /></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;I remember there was one with the Fox as well. Maybe that's why the NFL is keeping an eye on Bakersfield.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Yo John, I plan on drinking a few beers <i>and</i> being able to hear the game. No drunk driving afterwards either. &nbsp;: )</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190858 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190858 <p>&nbsp;I remember there was one with the Fox as well. Maybe that's why the NFL is keeping an eye on Bakersfield.&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Yo John, I plan on drinking a few beers <i>and</i> being able to hear the game. No drunk driving afterwards either. &nbsp;: )</p> <p>The way I understood it was, that the charge was to help cover the booze and snacks... Where's the profit???&nbsp; Back when I use to drink, $6.50 wouldn't even be a start.&nbsp; LOL</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190977 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190977 <p>The way I understood it was, that the charge was to help cover the booze and snacks... Where's the profit???&nbsp; Back when I use to drink, $6.50 wouldn't even be a start.&nbsp; LOL</p> <p>&nbsp;Well, when (sports) bars show a pro sporting event, they have to pay way more for the feed than most of us do on our cable/dish. It's a license to show the game to people. When someone has a party and charges a fee to watch and advertises it (like printing fliers), then it undermines the whole licensing process whether or not they say the fee is for food or just admission. I noticed there were a few bars in the paper that advertised Super Bowl parties, but they didn't charge admission and gave away food, but I'm assuming they charged for drinks still. All they have to do is make the food salty and people start spending their money.&nbsp;</p> http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190985 http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/eyeofbakersfield/20644/#c_190985 <p>&nbsp;Well, when (sports) bars show a pro sporting event, they have to pay way more for the feed than most of us do on our cable/dish. It's a license to show the game to people. When someone has a party and charges a fee to watch and advertises it (like printing fliers), then it undermines the whole licensing process whether or not they say the fee is for food or just admission. I noticed there were a few bars in the paper that advertised Super Bowl parties, but they didn't charge admission and gave away food, but I'm assuming they charged for drinks still. All they have to do is make the food salty and people start spending their money.&nbsp;</p>