“Why is it important for churches to honor copyrights?” This is a vital question for church leaders who set policies and procedures regarding their copyright compliance. I’m always a little stunned to hear someone counter with, “How many churches have been sued for copyright infringement?” In other words, what’s the chance of us getting [...]
Thanksgiving family festivities soon fade as worship leaders and creative directors turn their focus to the myriad of details surrounding production of Christmas programs. Trying to deal with copyright issues can be confusing and add extra stress to an already frenzied schedule. One of the fastest and easiest ways to make sure your holiday programs [...]
I like to jump ahead. When I try to put things together without first reading the instructions, and I usually end up with frustration and wasted time. Whether it’s a new software app, a DIY bookshelf, or a recipe…I’m prone to try winging it instead of starting at the beginning and following the Step1-2-3 process. [...]
The holiday season offers churches a rare outreach opportunity into the surrounding community, as well as a holy and joyous time of celebration for their church family. But let’s be honest. It can also be the most challenging, frustrating and exhausting season for music ministers and creative arts directors. Trying to deal with copyright issues can [...]
A dream come true…at last, we have copyright education videos! A vital part of my passion and mission is Copyright Education. As a teacher, I recognize the importance of touching every learning modality when communicating concepts or information, especially the complexity of intellectual property. A single learning environment does not ensure learning for all. Many [...]
Christian Copyright Solutions (CCS) is celebrating 10 years of providing services and licensing solutions designed to make copyrights simple for the Christian community. CCS was launched as Church Copyright Administration (CCA) in October, 2001 and began by providing copyright administration services for Pastor Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church. CCS serves churches and ministries by providing [...]
CopyrightSolver learned this week that our family of license solutions has been selected for two of Worship Leader magazine’s 2011 Best of the Best awards. Yearly, Worship Leader surveys worship leaders and media teams around the world, sifting through myriad suggestions from the leaders in worship and worship technology to come up with 7 groupings, [...]
The first time I heard “In Christ Alone,” written by England’s Stuart Townend and Ireland’s Keith Getty, I was brought to me knees and leveled by the classical grandeur and gravitas of Getty’s melody and Townend’s lush lyrics that paint the Gospel story in piercing and theology-rich text.
Worship leaders and singers often feel compelled to modify or change the lyrics to a song, either to “improve” the text or Christianize the words. With the exception of adapting a public domain composition, altering or adding lyrics usually constitutes copyright infringement and can result in an embarrassing “cease and desist” letter or worse, a [...]
As the promise that summer’s blistering 3-digit temps will soon fade into cooler shades of fall is in the air, the pace quickens for church leaders to dive into planning creative Christmas programs. Christmas offers churches a rare outreach opportunity into their surrounding community, as well as a holy and joyous time of celebration for [...]
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