Below are all of our Frequently asked questions relating to Compliance.
If you have a question that is not answered here, then please get in touch and we will not only help you sort it out, we will update this page here too to help others.
Can I use music in my online service?
Music is an important part of church and for me it feels like it has taken a pretty hard hit as a result of these recent changes that we have had to deal with. So I am very keen to answer this question.
Yes. You can stream music but there are conditions.
A church would normally need to obtain a Church Streaming License from CCLI. The church streaming license allows streaming or podcasting of recorded worship services. The Streaming Licence provides coverage for every one of the 300,000 songs covered under the CCLI Copyright Licence.
The church streaming license is an annual license and is not very expensive.
Without the church streaming license you would need to obtain specific permission from the copyright owner before you can perform those songs on a live-streamed service.
There are a number of music publishers and copyright owners that have released their material for use on church live-streams during this difficult period. So have a look around and see what material may be able to be used. Just make sure that the release is official and that it does cover you for your intended use.