Fair Use and Copyright

Posted on June 4, 2010 by Servant | News| Tags: , ,

Copyright is always an issue when a Church reuses media not created in house. The Copyright laws exist to protect the legal and financial rights of the creators of the work. Fair Use is often cited as a reason, but it was originally intended so that schools could do research. The best practice is to get permission from the copyright owner, but that can be difficult and time consuming. Here are some web sites that can help:

Christian Copyright Licensing Inc. www.ccli.com

Christian Video Licensing Inc. www.cvli.org

BMI www.bmi.com/licensing/webcaster

ASCAP www.ascap.com/weblicense

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