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Are We Violating Copyright Law?

Take this assessment to make sure you’re staying within the guidelines.
posted 6/03/2008

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Are We Violating Copyright Law?
If you answer “no” to any of these questions, go back through the quiz and make a note of the areas your church needs to work on.
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1
Are we a member of CCLI and do we follow their guidelines for using songs and words?

2
Are we members of CVLI and do we follow their guidelines regarding the use of movies and videos?

3
Do we have written polices and are staff members and volunteers aware of the legal use of copyrighted material?

4
Do we have a person within the church that monitors the use of songs, movies and copyrighted materials?

5
Do we forbid the use of unauthorized pictures, videos, and other materials on our church web site?

6
Do we prevent personal data from appearing on our website (prayer concerns, addresses, pictures and names of children) and do we get signed release forms from those pictures we do use?

7
Have we registered our domain name and other similar names to protect the integrity of our congregation and keep it from being pirated?

8
If we allow 3rd party uploading of information onto a church site (chat rooms, bulletin boards, etc.) do we have a notice that the web owner is not responsible for the content being uploaded?

9
Do we have a policy regarding transmitting intellectual or copyrighted material via email?

10
Do we conduct software audits and have a system to prevent unauthorized use or illegal downloading of software?

11
Have we consulted with legal counsel and drafted policies regarding ownership of works created by pastors and other staff members?

12
Do we have legal counsel regularly view our entire policy and actions regarding intellectual property and copyright?

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