These resources will help you to ensure that you are following copyright guidelines and law in the use of materials (music, readings, videos, etc.) for worship services, church bulletins, performances and other activities in your church or place of worship.

The Church Guide to Copyright Law by, Richard Hammar - 346.730482 H224c3 - available in PTS Library

Websites

• love to share - published by the world council of churches - excellent resource in a downloadable (.pdf) format
• Copyright Law: What Every Church Must Know  -   downloadable resource - $17.95 (click "Downloadable Resources", -see heading of Law)
• Copyright Clearance Center
• Music Publishers Association – Copyright Resource Center
• Church Music Publishers Association
• Christian Copyright Licensing International
• Christian Video Licensing
• One License
  • gives access to the congregational hymns, songs and service music of today’s top church music publishers— fee based
• Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Legal Resource Manual
  • excellent resource & links
• Augsburg Fortress Press – copyrights and permissions
• National Council of Churches – permissions policy for RSV & NRSV
• Using Copyrighted Music in Worship Services (Unitarian Universalist Association)
• Copyright Guidelines - Media Center -UMC Oklahoma Conference  
  • a number of different resources and links
• Video Copyright Guidelines for Pastors and Church Workers - UMC Archives
• Copyright Law for Religious Organizations - Pitts Theology Library page
  • comprehensive information - excellent resources & links