<div dir="ltr">Okay. So I've heard and read various things about copyright and these issues. <div>In regards to hymns, I wonder if the license is something that UUA could provide. I'm sure there are so many other churches in our situation and seeking guidance from them would be helpful. I have never heard of a church getting into trouble for displaying lyrics to hymns on the screen or in a zoom call. I understand the issues with it, but I also know of many many churches where this has been the practice for over a decade. I also think that writing the name of the song, composer, and lyricist, as well as any arranger wouldn't.</div><div>I am making sure to buy copies of the music for the choir now so that we are not violating any copyright laws there. </div><div>Just my thoughts on the matter.</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, Dec 8, 2022 at 11:36 AM First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta via Worship <<a href="mailto:worship@fuusm.org">worship@fuusm.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
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<div>Hi everyone,</div>
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<div>Randall suggested that there might be some legal requirements for me to
cite musical selections and hymns in the order of service. So I Googled a bit,
and came up with this: <a title="https://www.ucc.org/copyright-compliance-basics-for-churches/" href="https://www.ucc.org/copyright-compliance-basics-for-churches/" target="_blank">https://www.ucc.org/copyright-compliance-basics-for-churches/</a></div>
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<div>YIKES. Looks like we can sing hymns, but we can’t type up lyrics in
the OOS or for on screen, or for streaming/Facebook. We should not be showing
YouTube videos during service. And while the choir can perform a song, that
doesn’t mean we can post it on YouTube for rebroadcast (which seems
CRAZY). Reading complete poems or long excerpts from books requires permission
from the copyright owner—especially if the service is being streamed or
recorded. </div>
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<div>And posting photos on our website requires PERMISSION from everyone in
every image!!</div>
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<div>Man, oh man. I encourage you to spend some time on that website and discuss
among yourselves. </div>
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<div>Regarding citations in the OOS: It’s a good idea to be thorough, but I
couldn’t find any legal requirements. (Like, do I need to credit the arranger?
The person who wrote the harmony? I don’t think so.)</div>
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<div>FYI. Sorry to complicate things. </div>
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<div style="font-size:12pt;font-family:Calibri;color:rgb(0,0,0)">Dawn
Hewitt<br>Office assistant<br>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta,
Ohio</div></div></div></div>
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</blockquote></div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><em><font face="georgia,serif">Martha Webster</font></em></div></div></div>