Copyright Quiz
Questions:
- I bought 16 copies of a piece of music for
my choir 3 years ago. I now have 20 members. Can
I make 4 copies of the music when I use it again?
- Our church doesn’t have
a music budget. Can I buy one piece of music,
copy and hand out the words, and teach it
to my choir without copying the music itself?
- Our church has a WEE center. Can I bring
a video of VeggieTales from home and show
it to the children? Could I buy a church copy
for us to use?
- I bought 20 copies of a special hymnal
for our choir. I want to do a medley of
5 songs from that hymnal. Can I make copies
for the choir to use? For the congregation to
use?
- I’d like to use a 2 minute
segment from a feature film as an introduction
to my sermon. May I?
- I would like to have the choir sing a song
that we purchased 5 years ago. I wanted to
order 5 additional copies because our choir
has grown, but the music store said it was out
of print. Can I now make copies of the song
and use it?
- Can I use a TV show segment that I video-taped
in a sermon or Sunday School lesson?
- I’d like to teach our congregation
to sing 5 new songs from a new songbook. Can
I print the words in our Sunday Worship Order
and teach them to sing it?
- I’d like to have fund-raiser
for our youth mission trip. Can I rent a video
or bring one from home and charge admission
to raise money?
Answers:
- No. Permission must be secured from copyright
owner before making any duplications. [top]
- No. You must receive permission from the
owner of the copyright before duplicating
music or texts. [top]
- Prior permission must be granted to use videos
in a public setting. Obtaining a CVLI allows
for the public use of videos in the church in
such a manner. [top]
- You may make the same number of copies of
music that you own, if you have a copyright
license such as CCLI. The CCLI covers the copying
of music for congregational use. Therefore,
if the congregation is going to sing the medley
of pieces you want to use, you may copy the
music and/or texts for their use. [top]
- Yes, with the CVLI or individually contracted
copyright with the company. If you have the
CVLI and the company that made the movie is
covered by the CVLI, you may use the segment.
[top]
- “Most publishers are agreeable, under
special circumstances, to allow reprinting of
out-of-print items; but, again, permission must
be secured from the copyright owner prior to any
duplication.” (quoted from a brochure
published by Church Music Publishers Association
addressing the same question) [top]
- No. Television shows are not covered by the
CVLI. [top]
- Yes, if you have the CCLI. [top]
- No. The terms of the CVLI specify that no
admission can be charged to the audience of
the shown videos. [top]
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