Copyright Guidelines

Permission needs to be directly obtained from the publisher of the work; sometimes this is also the author. A fee may apply.

Permission must be obtained from the publisher of the work. This can be achieved by contacting the publisher directly or obtaining a licence from one of the following companies:

• CCLI Australia http://au.ccli.com/ (words and music, plus a licence for playing music outside of a worship context eg fete)
• The Copyright Agency http://copyright.com.au/ (words)
• One License https://www.onelicense.net/ (words, music and broadcast licenses)
• PPCA http://www.ppca.com.au/music-users-/licensing-home/ (playing recorded music outside
  of a worship context). No one licence will likely cover all the music you wish to reproduce or use (generally just the words for data projection). Your congregation may need to obtain several licences to cover your churches favoured songs and hymns.

Backing music for video clips (eg YouTube) must be authorised by the copyright-owner, or purchased from an audio library, eg https://www.audioblocks.com/

Permission needs to be obtained from the representing gallery or the artist themselves.

• Thousands of Australian artists are represented via Copyright Agency https://www.copyright.com.au/licences-permission/visual-art-licences/

Photos and clip art accessed from the internet (via a Google search for example) are not copyright-free unless specifically stated. Photos and clip art to be used for PowerPoint slides, bulletin notes and the like need to be purchased from stock libraries such as:

• dreamstime (which has some free image sections) https://www.dreamstime.com/
• iStock http://www.istockphoto.com/au

Playing recorded music from a CD or music digital file in a worship context does not require a licence or permission. Playing this music outside of a worship context does. PPCA can provide this licence http://www.ppca.com.au/music-users-/licensing-home/

Permission needs to be obtained from the distributor of a DVD movie or digital file if it is to be played in whole or in part, in or out of the worship context. Contact the distributor or producers directly or obtain a licence from either of these companies:

• The Big Studio Movie Licence (Heritage films)
  https://church.bsml.com.au/
• CVLI http://au.ccli.com/what-we-offer/
  church-video-licence/
• Screenvue https://www.screenvue.com/

As a church service is deemed to be a public performance, you need to have permission from the content owner (the YouTube clip owner) to use the content (video) in a public setting. YouTube’s intention is for viewing and use of its clips in a private, personal-use setting.

You may be able to obtain the clip and permission directly from the YouTube clip owner (the person who loaded the video up to YouTube) to use the clip either in or out of a worship context.

Use and reproductions of computer programs and apps are covered by the terms and agreement at the time of purchase. Please check the fine print carefully.