“@CopyrightSolver How do we obtain copyright use 2 place on web a vid used n sermon?Is thr something we need? How abt music from worship time?”
Many churches are using video in their services and there are questions about the webcasting of these videos. First things first. Before you can start thinking about webcasting, you need to be certain that you have permission to use the video in question in your service. 
You can be safe be using videos from the CVLI catalog or specialty providers like SermonSpice. It is important to note that these licenses rarely include internet broadcasting rights (in the case of CVLI and SermonSpice they don’t.) There is not currently a comprehensive source for internet licensed video, so you will most likely need to contact each video’s owner individually. CCS offers a service called PERMISSIONSplus that outsources the acquisition of these and other copyright licenses.
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Apparently Vimeo has gotten EMI’s attention:
“Three EMI Music labels have sued video Web site Vimeo for copyright infringement. Vimeo allows users to upload their own videos in a manner similar to YouTube. The suit, filed by Capitol, Caroline, and Virgin Records, said that many of these user-generated videos include their music without permission.
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A rehearsal track is a recording of a song that is distributed to worship team members for the purposes of rehearsing the song. An accompaniment track is a recording of a song that is intended to be played along with a band’s or singer’s performance. These tracks can be an original recording by an artist or a recording of a worship band performing the song themselves. Permission is required when making rehearsal or accompaniment tracks using copyrighted songs. In cases where the songs and the sound recording is being used multiple permissions are required, including permission for the intellectual property of the song, and the use of the recorded performance of the artist. Royalties due are based upon the length of the song, therefore, runtimes of the tracks are required.
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