Avoid Penalties of Super Bowl Copyright Infringement

super_bowl

One of America’s most sacred holidays is fast approaching. The 46th National Football League (NFL) Super Bowl® is less than two weeks away and many churches are preparing for one of their biggest evangelistic opportunities of the year. The Super Bowl® has the largest economic impact of any regular human event with literally every demographic engaged in [...]

Church Media Guys Mashup Dream

New YouTube Video Mashup

YouTube announces new Creative Commons license for video mashup.

Beware: The Big Red WARNING!

fbi

“If I’ve legally purchased a video (or image, media, stills or loops), then I should be able to do whatever I want with it, right?”  This is a common question voiced by many errant church ministers and leaders. All one has to do is read the red WARNING notice at the beginning of a video [...]

“Jersey Boys”, Fair Use and Churches

jersey_boys

“Fair use” continues to be one of the copyright concepts most frequently cited by churches. It is also continues to be one of the most misunderstood.

Churches: Don’t be tackled by Super Bowl party penalties!

super_bowl

Is your church planning a Super Bowl party? Be sure to check our 2011 guide to Super Bowl copyright issues.

Deconstructing Licenses: Synchronization

deconstructing_sync

Get the facts about the synchronization license for your video projects.

Broadcasting movie clips in worship services

twitter-question

Just got this question via @CopyrightSolver on Twitter: “R we allowed 2 broadcast (tv) a wrshp svc w/a clip of a movie on in the bkgrnd- no audio & the clip is only a couple min?”

Question: YouTube vids on my church’s site?

pixel-vfl3z5WfW

Just got this question on a common subject: “@CopyrightSolver what’s the protocol on using YouTube videos on our church’s website?”

Jimmy Fallon, Bananarama and church video

46140_1599414751791_1428703875_31625995_1394005_n

What do Jimmy Fallon and Bananrama have to do with your church’s video productions? They were both involved in recent examples of how failing to plan for copyright issues can minimize the value of the videos on which you spend so much time and effort. In Jimmy Fallon’s case, he and NBC creates some sensational productions [...]

The Librarian of Congress’s “news”

There has been a lot of confusion about a recent report released by the Librarian of Congress in which it was stated: (1) Motion pictures on DVDs that are lawfully made and acquired and that are protected by the Content Scrambling System when circumvention is accomplished solely in order to accomplish the incorporation of short [...]

CopyrightSolver.comI want to burn legally!I want to stream legally! I want to perform legally!

Sign Up for Our Newsletter

© 2012 CopyrightCommunity. All Rights Reserved. Log in - Designed by Gabfire Themes