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"We thoroughly recommend CCLI to you. With one simple licence you take care of the use of song lyrics within your church and hereby you respect the rights of our song owners. An honest and practical solution!"
~ Cees van Vugt & Peter Grasmeijer, SmallStoneMedia

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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?



    CopyReport

  • 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?



     

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