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--></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink="#954F72" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>I think UUA has cleared many of the hymns for use and rebroadcasting. Google “Hymn Permissions for UU Worship” to see the chart.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>Martha McGovern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Sent from <a href="https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986">Mail</a> for Windows</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div style='mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='border:none;padding:0in'><b>From: </b><a href="mailto:worship@fuusm.org">Martha Webster via Worship</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, December 8, 2022 11:49 AM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:worship@fuusm.org">Worship & Music Committee members</a>; <a href="mailto:dawnbirder@gmail.com">dawnbirder@gmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:hewitt@earth-maker.com">Dawn Hewitt</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:marthaw09@gmail.com">Martha Webster</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Worship] Copyright Compliance for Churches, updates in 2021</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Okay. So I've heard and read various things about copyright and these issues. </p><div><p class=MsoNormal>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.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I am making sure to buy copies of the music for the choir now so that we are not violating any copyright laws there. </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Just my thoughts on the matter.</p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>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:</p></div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Hi everyone,<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>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 href="https://www.ucc.org/copyright-compliance-basics-for-churches/" target="_blank" title="https://www.ucc.org/copyright-compliance-basics-for-churches/">https://www.ucc.org/copyright-compliance-basics-for-churches/</a><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>And posting photos on our website requires PERMISSION from everyone in every image!!<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Man, oh man. I encourage you to spend some time on that website and discuss among yourselves. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>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.)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>FYI. Sorry to complicate things. <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;color:black'>Dawn Hewitt<br>Office assistant<br>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta, Ohio<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal>_______________________________________________<br>Worship mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Worship@fuusm.org" target="_blank">Worship@fuusm.org</a><br><a href="http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/worship_fuusm.org" target="_blank">http://fuusm.org/mailman/listinfo/worship_fuusm.org</a></p></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal>-- </p><p class=MsoNormal><em><span style='font-family:"Georgia",serif'>Martha Webster</span></em></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>