Comments on: Church Copyright Blanket Licenses http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/church-copyright-blanket-licenses/ — Excellence in Life, Leadership, Worship and the Arts — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 22:24:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Phil http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/church-copyright-blanket-licenses/#comment-13316 Phil Wed, 24 Dec 2008 00:42:15 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-13316 Kathryn, three things come to mind. 1) CVLI does not cover every movie or producer so you will want to be knowledgeable as to which movies / videos you can show and which you cannot. The licenses mentioned here are priced according to organization size. If your ministry is just you and your husband you'll definitely qualify for the lowest fee setting. 2) Check to see if your local church has the CVLI license listed above. (there's a link to CVLI for your convenience). If so, you may be able to come under your church's license if you are under the auspices of your local congregation. It may require an official action on the part of your church board with mention of the motion and vote in the official minutes to recognize you as an official small group or outreach arm of your local fellowship to come within the terms of the CVLI license. 3) Check with the prison authorities / attorney to see if showing videos for inmates is considered a public performance. If what you've been doing the last few years is considered private, in that the public is outside the walls of the prison(s), you may be fine doing things as you have been. One thing is for sure. Churches and para-church organizations can budget for licenses and fees. I have yet to come across one that budgets for fines. Hope this helps - Representatives from the licencing companies can certainly help more. Phil — Kathryn, three things come to mind.

1) CVLI does not cover every movie or producer so you will want to be knowledgeable as to which movies / videos you can show and which you cannot. The licenses mentioned here are priced according to organization size. If your ministry is just you and your husband you’ll definitely qualify for the lowest fee setting.

2) Check to see if your local church has the CVLI license listed above. (there’s a link to CVLI for your convenience). If so, you may be able to come under your church’s license if you are under the auspices of your local congregation. It may require an official action on the part of your church board with mention of the motion and vote in the official minutes to recognize you as an official small group or outreach arm of your local fellowship to come within the terms of the CVLI license.

3) Check with the prison authorities / attorney to see if showing videos for inmates is considered a public performance. If what you’ve been doing the last few years is considered private, in that the public is outside the walls of the prison(s), you may be fine doing things as you have been.

One thing is for sure. Churches and para-church organizations can budget for licenses and fees. I have yet to come across one that budgets for fines.

Hope this helps –
Representatives from the licencing companies can certainly help more.

Phil —

]]> By: Kathryn Gunyon http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/church-copyright-blanket-licenses/#comment-13315 Kathryn Gunyon Mon, 22 Dec 2008 21:10:41 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-13315 My husband and I have a prison ministry - New Beginnings. We have been showing VCR's and DVD's for over 6 years to inmates. Now we are told we can no longer do this. How can we obtain a license/copyright to make this possible. These men really look forward to Friday nights. Please HELP! My husband and I have a prison ministry – New Beginnings. We have been showing VCR’s and DVD’s for over 6 years to inmates. Now we are told we can no longer do this. How can we obtain a license/copyright to make this possible. These men really look forward to Friday nights. Please HELP!

]]> By: Phil http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/church-copyright-blanket-licenses/#comment-13303 Phil Mon, 15 Dec 2008 16:42:48 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-13303 A non-exempt concert is one for which admission is charged or payments are made to artists/producers. These for-profit events come under a different set of regulations and are not generally covered by the licenses mentioned here. A non-exempt concert is one for which
admission is charged or payments are made to artists/producers. These for-profit events come under a different set of regulations and are not generally covered by the licenses mentioned here.

]]> By: Lee http://vibrance.wordpress.com/2008/02/03/church-copyright-blanket-licenses/#comment-13294 Lee Mon, 10 Nov 2008 21:25:55 +0000 http://vibrance.wordpress.com/?p=935#comment-13294 What does "non-exempt" concert mean? What does “non-exempt” concert mean?

]]>