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You have to take the church aspect out of it. The church submitted to (dubious NFL)authorities, but that does not make them right.

This is more of a private property/public airwaves issue. Private property belongs to the people...public airwaves belong to the people.

If this were not the NFL and was instead the DNC...the issue would be much clearer. Could the DNC restrict the use of your tv in your home to view their convention? Could they ban gatherings on private property within a mile of the convention site? Could they prevent you from having any other content other than their convention when you view it (such as opposition views or disparagement)? Can they restrict the tv you view it on? Can they restrict how many people you can have in your own home viewing it? All this just because they "own the images"?

Scary stuff when talking about general principles rather than just a game.

If this were a movie, One Night With The King for instance, being shown free of charge, would not they still be in violation of the law? When I bought "NFL Ticket" for $250, to see all games all season long, if I so chose, it comes with notice that I can use it only for my private use, not public, and cannot "re-broadcast, tape or otherwise" show it in a group setting........