Christian Copyright Licensing International - Licences and Services

Licences and Services

The licenses / services offered by CCLI have expanded, including:

Church Copyright License

for the reproduction of songs (The CCLI.COM Church License does not allow you to make copies of originals.

From the CCLI.COM License: "3.0 restrictions: This license does not allow churches to do the following: Photocopy or duplicate any photo sheet music(octavos) cantadas, musicals, handbell music, keyboard music, vocal solo, or instrumental works.")

Photocopy / Music Reproduction License

for the photocopying of contemporary worship music

SongSelect

online access of worship song lyrics, sound samples and download of lead sheets, chord sheets & SATB hymn sheets

Video License

in a joint venture with MPLC, under the company name of Christian Video Licensing International, for the copyright licensing of the playing of videos / DVDs for church activities

ScreenVue

CVLI introduced ScreenVue in 2003 as a separate service available for CVLI Video Licensees. ScreenVue offers both free and paid membership which gives the subscriber access to movie clips for illustration use in sermons or other presentations.

As of July 15, 2007, the annual fee for a US CCLI license ranged from $49 (for a church size less than 25 people) to $4260 (for a church size greater than 200,000 people). License fees are similar for churches in other countries, taking exchange rates into account.

"CCLI distributes the majority of the License Fee to the copyright owners (i.e. publishers and songwriters) as royalties." More information about CCLI's royalty distribution policies is available on the CCLI web site. That page also says "Every year CCLI holds an Owner's Meeting for each region, where full details of License fees collected, and royalties distributed, are reported. Every song copyright owner participating in the Church Copyright License program is invited to the meeting for that region."