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Copyright in Benelux
Als wij speciale beamer software aanschaffen, dan zitten alle rechten daar toch al bij in? Of moeten wij dan ook nog licenties bij jullie aanvragen / betalen?
Ik zing of dans muziek en heb een Bumaregeling nodig. Waar kan ik dat regelen?
What is the difference between CCLI and Buma-Stemra?
How does Copyright affect small house groups that are not linked to a church?
I write songs. How do I go about copyrighting them?
Licences
Vallen de Psalmen voor Nu ook onder de ccli licentie?
Our church has a licence with CCLI, do we fulfil all our obligations as far as copyrights are concerned?
Our church bought the Opwekking CD-Rom containing song lyrics. Do I still need a licence to use it in church?
Can we show video’s and/or dvd’s in our church?
Can I use songs where the owner is unknown?
Our church does not have a computer. Can we still use the paper CopyReport?
How are the royalties distributed if a song is only reported once a year, but used on several occasions?
We use song projection software. Can we send you our song usage printout?
I have made my own spreadsheet showing the songs that we have used. Can I send this to you as my return?
Internet
Can I use photographs that I have found on the Internet?
Are we able to reproduce song lyrics downloaded from websites? If so how do we report them?
Does a church need permission to put videos with a copyright protected music soundtrack on YouTube or on the church website?
Songwriters and Publishers
I live in Belgium but write in English. Do I need to register them again for other European countries as well?
I write songs and have all the lead sheets. How do I go about copyrighting them?
Do copyright holders disappear from your list if no one uses their work?
Once a copyright-protected song is reproduced by a church how does the author of the work get paid for usage?
Do I need to copyright each and every song that I write? If so, how do I register songs in order to protect them?