Music Licensing/copyright It is usual to print just the words of hymns/songs in a service sheet, indicating the name of the composer on the bottom left & the name of the lyricist on the right hand side. Places of worship – The singing/playing of songs/ hymns is often covered under the CCL (Christian Copyright Licencing) Ltd. Speak with the administrator at the place of worship about this. At the back of the service sheet you should write the following: The hymns and songs in this service are covered by CCL (Christian Copyright Licencing) Ltd and are reproduced under CCL No 1040271 & MRL No.1040288. Community buildings Anyone organising a Thanksgiving service in a community building must check that the premises they are using for the service have a PPL & PRS licence before undertaking any musical or performance activities see below: – Copyright law exists to protect music, and affects all premises, including those owned or used by Girlguiding. Owners of premises including community buildings church halls and village halls etc.; must register and pay for a licence to enable users to play any kind of music, show television programmes or films. A joint licensing scheme; applicable to community buildings; is in place covering both the Performing Rights Society (PRS) licence the copyright fee for – composers and publishers when their music is played live or played as a recording at events and the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) licence covering the copyright fee for record producers when recorded music is played at a public event. For further information about copyright see: The girlguiding website: .
Music Licensing/copyright It is usual to print just the words of hymns/songs in a service sheet, indicating the name of the composer on the bottom left & the name of the lyricist on the right hand side. Places of worship – The singing/playing of songs/ hymns is often covered under the CCL (Christian Copyright Licencing) Ltd. Speak with the administrator at the place of worship about this. At the back of the service sheet you should write the following: The hymns and songs in this service are covered by CCL (Christian Copyright Licencing) Ltd and are reproduced under CCL No 1040271 & MRL No.1040288. Community buildings Anyone organising a Thanksgiving service in a community building must check that the premises they are using for the service have a PPL & PRS licence before undertaking any musical or performance activities – see below: Copyright law exists to protect music, and affects all premises, including those owned or used by Girlguiding. Owners of premises including community buildings church halls and village halls etc.; must register and pay for a licence to enable users to play any kind of music, show television programmes or films. A joint licensing scheme; applicable to community buildings; is in place covering both the Performing Rights Society (PRS) licence – the copyright fee for composers and publishers when their music is played live or played as a recording at events and the Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) licence covering the copyright fee for record producers when recorded music is played at a public event. For further information about copyright see: The girlguiding website: .
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