CCLI covers most of our music. We can contact individual publishers if we need permission for music that isn't covered by CCLI.
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CCLI (Church Copyright Licensing, Inc.) is a licensing service LCF subscribes to with a yearly fee. CCLI has an arrangement with publishers whereby license holders can copy copyrighted material (pretty much everything we use) in group singing (NOT performance, solos, etc.).
What is covered. We can make things like transparencies, powerpoint slides, printed songsheets, and songbooks. We can reproduce lyrics and guitar chords. We can also reproduce (photocopy or computer scan) lead sheets and even arrangements. Materials may also be scanned using OCR (such as Finale scanning) and stored electronically. We can also copy resources from someone else who has a license. A common source to copy is a Hal-Lindsay "fake book," but I haven't checked that specifically.
Restrictions. Not every song is covered under CCLI. We need to check (do a lookup on www.ccli.com). There is a “grey area” of copyright law. CCLI takes a rather restrictive view (understandable), stating that any sheet music used by song leaders must be from a published source intended for group singing. Professor Park’s research indicates that lead sheet arrangements (such as those done on Finale) of covered songs falls under “fair use.”
Proper citation (sample from CCLI):
"Hallelujah," words and music by John Smith and Mary Doe(c) 1975 John Smith Music Co.Used by Permission. CCLI License # _______
Professor Parks also includes “Arranged by A.P.” for lead sheets he arranges.
Generally you can just copy the citation from SongSelect
Paying for CCLI. Generally we receive LUCC funding to cover CCLI license cost each year. See LCF Leaders Handbook.
Reporting. CCLI periodically requires reporting. It is easy enough to do by looking through our LG presentations.
Several LCF leaders are listed on our CCLI account, and must be updated when they change.
From: Ian Corsie [mailto:iancorsie@bigfoot.com]
Sent: Friday, May 30, 2008 7:33 AM
Subject: RE: seeking permission to reproduce
Your email has been passed on to me as I deal with copyright and permission matters on behalf of the Northumbria Community.
You may certainly use the material from the Community website and Celtic Daily Prayer in the way that you propose. The Community is delighted for its liturgies and prayers to be widely used in this way.
Please acknowledge the material as being from the Northumbria Community's 'Celtic Daily Prayer'. If the extracts you use contain acknowledgements of the original source of the words, please also include this in your own form of acknowledgement. It would be good if you could encourage your students to look at the Community's resources available at www.cloistersonline.com.
With best wishes,
Ian Corsie
From: Tim Webster [mailto:webstert@new.rr.com]
Sent: 30 May 2008 00:07
To: Northumbria Community Office
Subject: seeking permission to reproduce
Hello,
I’m a campus minister of an InterVarsity chapter in the U.S., a group of about 30 students. We’ve used the Northumbria Daily Office at times (esp. retreats of small groups) the last couple years (we’ve got a couple or your books and a CD).
I’m writing to ask for permission to reproduce the Daily Prayer songs, as we’ve got a larger group participating in an upcoming retreat. In the past we’ve sometimes printed out pages from your website, but I’m not sure if that is a copyright violation so I thought it was best to ask you. We have a CCLI license, but I don’t think Northumbria music is covered by that license.
Thank you for your attention.
For Christ,
Tim Tim Webster
920-991-0477, webstert@new.rr.com