Music Copyright Guide for Churches - APRA

Can I make
PowerPoint slides?
Can I make booklets of
lyrics?
Do I need to own
an original before
copying?
What do I need to
put on PowerPoint
slides or booklets
to acknowledge
copyright?
How do I record the
use of titles?
Can I make audio or
video recordings of
music?
Copyright Agency
Limited (CAL) Religious
Organisations Licence
Christian Copyright Licensing
International (CCLI) Church
Licence
Yes Yes No
Yes Yes, as long as it is
handwritten or typed
(you can photocopy the
reproduction you make but
not the original).
Yes and it must be
owned by the church
or a congregation
member.
Title, author,
publisher, date
of copying,
copied under the
CAL Religious
Organisations
Licence.
Unauthorised
recopying is
prohibited.
Your church may be
selected for a survey
in which you must
keep all records for a
10-week period, every
four years.
CCLI Music
Reproduction Licence
Yes
No, but it is preferable. Yes and it must be
owned by the church.
Title, composer/lyricist,
year written, name of
copyright owner, used by
permission, CCLI Licence
Number……
Online reporting is required
at www.portol.ccli.com to
provide a recording of
copying.
No Yes, but only 15% of the
church licence size, and
only for cost recovery of up
to $5 for audio and $15 for
visual.
Song titles,
composer/lyricist,
year written, name of
copyright owner, used
by permission, PCL
Licence Number…..
A record must be kept
and reports filled out
annually.
No
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