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- Essential Information
- Photocopying
- Copy Report
- Congregational Single Songsheet (CSS)
- Copyright Notice
- Recording Services
- Rehearsal Tapes
- Sound Tracks
- Visual Layout
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Where can I find my current SongSelect Software activation code?
- Do we send in the complete Copy Report, or just the pages we reported on?
- How will I know if new publishers are covered under the License?
- Do we keep a track of a song each time we sing it, or each time we make a copy?
- Can I copy song lyrics?
- What can I photocopy?
- How Can I obtain a list of the Top 25 songs?
- How can I tell if a song is covered?
- Is a song Public Domain if it does not have any visible copyright information?
- If we had transparencies or slides before we joined CCLI, do we need to go back and redo them?
- What is an "Unverified" song?
- Essential Information
- Photocopying
The Church Copyright License does not convey the right to photocopy or duplicate any choral sheet music (octavos), cantatas, musicals, keyboard arrangements, vocal solos, or instrumental works.
- Copy Report
As a license holder, you will be selected to report your song copying activity once every 2-½ years. At that time you will receive a letter of notification along with a Copy Report booklet. The Copy Report will provide information about the length of the report period, and instructions on how to complete it. Your completed Copy Report is a vital element of the Church Copyright License, as it allows us to accurately process and distribute royalties to songwriters and copyright owners.
- Congregational Single Songsheet (CSS)
A CSS is a single song, which is found in a compilation of songs intended for congregational use (i.e., a hymnal or chorus book). These songs can be copied into bulletins, congregational songbooks, congregational songsheets, or placed on a slide or transparency. However, the above activity only applies if the song is covered under the Authorized List, and only if the purpose is to assist the congregation in singing. This is the only photocopying allowed under the Church Copyright License.
- Copyright Notice
The Copyright Information you will find for each song needs to be placed on each copy you make, along with your CCLI License Number. If you are unable to display the copyright notice on a slide or transparency, because of lack of space, you may place the information on the frame.
- Recording Services
One of the rights granted to you with the Church Copyright License is the right to record your worship service. This right includes recording your meditations, preludes, postludes, interludes, fanfares, handbell, vocal and instrumental specials. Please be sure to report these when it is your time to report on the Copy Report.
- Rehearsal Tapes
If you would like to make rehearsal tapes for the purpose of having your choir or orchestra learn the music, you must contact the Copyright Administrator directly for this activity. There are no exceptions regarding this issue.
- Sound Tracks
In order to record a sound track; you will need permission from the producer of the sound track. A sound track has two copyright owners: the owner of the song on the track, and the owner of the track itself.
Your Church Copyright License covers the song if it is from the Authorized Catalog List, but it does not cover the copying of the actual sound track itself. Permission would need to be obtained from the producer of the sound track.
- Visual Layout
We have provided a sample layout of a projection (slide or transparency) print, bulletin or songsheet for your convenience.
Please be sure to list the copyright information of the song at the bottom of your copy as shown.
Jesus Loves Me
William B. Bradbury and Anna Bartlett Warner
Chorus
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
Yes, Jesus loves me.
The Bible tells me so.
Jesus loves me this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong,
They are weak, but He is strong.
Jesus loves me, loves me still,
Tho' I'm very weak and ill.
That I might from sin be free,
Bled and died upon the tree.
© 1988 Good Music
CCLI #000000
(The actual copyright information is: Words 1859 and Music 1862, so this song is in the Public Domain, but the song has been included here just as an example.)
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Where can I find my current SongSelect Software activation code?
You can find your updated activation code printed on your most recent License certificate. Or, you can call Customer Service for assistance.
- Do we send in the complete Copy Report, or just the pages we reported on?
We would appreciate receiving the entire Copy Report, along with any write-in pages you may have completed. Also, please feel free to use as much space as you need for write-ins.
- How will I know if new publishers are covered under the License?
We will be updating the Authorized Catalog List here on the web site regularly, so keep on coming back to check it. If you have any questions regarding a new copyright owner, please feel free to email Sales.
- Do we keep track of a song each time we sing it or each time we make a copy?
You are only required to report when you copy a song. You are not required to report each time you use or sing a song.
- Can I copy words only?
Yes. This License allows you to copy the lyrics or "words only" for congregational singing. Any musical composition owned by one of the member copyright owners of CCLI, listed in the Authorized Catalog List is covered.
- What can I photocopy?
The Church Copyright License covers the photocopying only of Congregational Single Songsheets (CSS). A CSS is a single song that is found in a compilation of songs intended for congregational use (i.e., a hymnal or chorus book). These songs can only be photocopied for the purpose of assisting in congregational worship, and if they are owned by one of the member copyright owners of CCLI, listed in the Authorized Catalog List. Photocopying of any other form of music is not covered by this License.
- How Can I obtain a list of the Top 25 songs?
If you are interested in an up-to-date list of CCLI's top 25 songs in the United States, or from around the world, please visit the Worship Resources page.
- How can I tell if a song is covered?
Once you've selected the song you wish to copy, locate the copyright information for the song, usually listed at the bottom of the page or JCard (tape jacket). After you have determined the copyright owner, then refer to the Authorized Catalog List. If the copyright owner (catalog) is listed, then the song is covered. If the copyright owner (catalog) is not listed, then email Sales for more information.
- Is a song Public Domain if it does not have any visible copyright information?
You will have come across books that do not have copyright information at the bottom of the song. For whatever reason, the copyright information may have been left out. It does not always mean that those songs are Public Domain. You can check the copyright information for verified songs on the CCLI song database in SongSelect software, or in SongSelect. If you have any further questions about songs that may be in the Public Domain, email Sales.
- If we had transparencies or slides before we joined CCLI, do we need to go back and redo them?
Not right away. We ask that when you become a license holder you begin to put the proper information on your transparencies or slides, making sure to include your License Number. We would like you to eventually have them all up to date, so please make the appropriate changes as quickly as you can.
- What is an "Unverified" song?
When you include songs on your Copy Report which are write-ins, and we don't have the complete information, such as the copyright owner or the correct copyright details, the song becomes "unverified". When the Report is completely processed, a list is provided of all the "unverified" songs to publishers upon request so they may review it for songs which may belong to them. If a song does belong to them, they will provide us with the correct information, which we then enter in the song database, and the song becomes "verified". If the song is not claimed, it remains "unverified".
Copying an "unverified" song is up to you. We cannot give permission to do so.
If you would like further information about any of the above questions, or anything else relating to the Church Copyright License, please email Sales.
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