Music Copyright Licensing Information

"Many published works are protected by national and international copyright laws, which are intended to ensure that composers, text writers, publishers, and their employees receive a fair return for their work. Churches and other institutions have a legal and moral obligation to seek proper permissions and to pay for reprinting of published works when required, even if copies are intended only for the use of the congregation. Many publishers provide licenses and other convenient ways for obtaining permission for reprinting texts and music for the use of a liturgical assembly. Pastors, directors of music ministries, and other pastoral musicians need to be informed about the legal requirements for copying printed and recorded music, and they should act with a sense of justice."

- Sing to the Lord: Music in Divine Worship, nos. 105-106

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• GIA - OneLicense.net
• OCP - LicenSingOnline.org
• WLP (division of J.S. Paluch)
• Liturgical Press
• Church Music Publisher Association
• Copyright.Com