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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>A useful thread about using copyrighted material during services. FYI.</p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Dawn Hewitt<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Office assistant<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta<o:p></o:p></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:church-admin-uu@lists.uua.org">Wendy Motch-Ellis via Church-admin-uu</a><br><b>Sent: </b>Wednesday, September 20, 2023 5:36 PM<br><b>To: </b><a href="mailto:church-admin-uu@lists.uua.org">UU Church Administrators-AUUA Members</a><br><b>Cc: </b><a href="mailto:administration@uuasheville.org">Wendy Motch-Ellis</a>; <a href="mailto:office@4thu.org">Sheila Powers</a><br><b>Subject: </b>Re: [Church-admin-uu] Posting copyrighted music on church Youtube channel</p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>You may find these resources helpful - and Church and Tax Law is a great resource:<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:8.0pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>How copyright law works with <a 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href="https://christianitytoday.lt.emlnk1.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuY2h1cmNobGF3YW5kdGF4LmNvbSUyRndlYiUyRjIwMTQlMkZkZWNlbWJlciUyRm1heS1hbGwteW91ci1jaHJpc3RtYXMtc2VydmljZXMtYmUtbWVycnktYW5kLWxlZ2FsLmh0bWwlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQ2h1cmNoK0xhdyslMjYrVGF4K0FkdmFudGFnZStNZW1iZXJzJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMjZ1dG1fdGVybSUzRDgwMTclMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRDExNDI5JTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEZW1haWw=&sig=72QuodcHFB5W9K8j36tdTZ1R44XtM3vGvw9CwJQdGbWb&iat=1669132892&a=%7C%7C26374210%7C%7C&account=christianitytoday%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&email=H5ElLlJPmLefCbhWU4V1mBhWdhM5FIn4YaG0rK6yy5M%3D&s=5ec836c1911487ad0868d256b48969f0&i=7144A11429A72A397586">Christmas songs</a> are considered to be in the public domain.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>What copyright law says about <a href="https://christianitytoday.lt.emlnk1.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuY2h1cmNobGF3YW5kdGF4LmNvbSUyRndlYiUyRjIwMTYlMkZub3ZlbWJlciUyRmhvdy10by1zYWZlbHktdXNlLWNvcHlyaWdodGVkLXZpZGVvLWR1cmluZy1jaHVyY2gtc2VydmljZXMuaHRtbCUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RDaHVyY2grTGF3KyUyNitUYXgrQWR2YW50YWdlK01lbWJlcnMlMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNETmV3c2xldHRlciUyNnV0bV90ZXJtJTNEODAxNyUyNnV0bV9jb250ZW50JTNEMTE0MjklMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RlbWFpbA==&sig=CgcL4khrLFSLHjFUtb9QbRh1ooCcxeiuZsZD5EHxQXc4&iat=1669132892&a=%7C%7C26374210%7C%7C&account=christianitytoday%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&email=H5ElLlJPmLefCbhWU4V1mBhWdhM5FIn4YaG0rK6yy5M%3D&s=5ec836c1911487ad0868d256b48969f0&i=7144A11429A72A397587">playing copyrighted material</a> during worship services (plus help for when those <a href="https://christianitytoday.lt.emlnk1.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuY2h1cmNobGF3YW5kdGF4LmNvbSUyRndlYiUyRjIwMjAlMkZtYXJjaCUyRnFhLWRvaW5nLWNodXJjaC1vbmxpbmUtYmVjYXVzZS1vZi1jb3ZpZC0xOS1vdXRicmVhay5odG1sJTNGdXRtX3NvdXJjZSUzRENodXJjaCtMYXcrJTI2K1RheCtBZHZhbnRhZ2UrTWVtYmVycyUyNnV0bV9tZWRpdW0lM0ROZXdzbGV0dGVyJTI2dXRtX3Rlcm0lM0Q4MDE3JTI2dXRtX2NvbnRlbnQlM0QxMTQyOSUyNnV0bV9jYW1wYWlnbiUzRGVtYWls&sig=3hfaTnMxkDUWki4452pQahMPeyaev9PM676arMHWBH5W&iat=1669132892&a=%7C%7C26374210%7C%7C&account=christianitytoday%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&email=H5ElLlJPmLefCbhWU4V1mBhWdhM5FIn4YaG0rK6yy5M%3D&s=5ec836c1911487ad0868d256b48969f0&i=7144A11429A72A397588">services are streamed online</a>).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>When a church volunteer or employee writes a Christmas play or musical, how to determine who <a href="https://christianitytoday.lt.emlnk1.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuY2h1cmNobGF3YW5kdGF4LmNvbSUyRndlYiUyRjIwMTUlMkZvY3RvYmVyJTJGY2h1cmNoLXZvbHVudGVlcnMtYW5kLWNvcHlyaWdodC1vd25lcnNoaXAuaHRtbCUzRnV0bV9zb3VyY2UlM0RDaHVyY2grTGF3KyUyNitUYXgrQWR2YW50YWdlK01lbWJlcnMlMjZ1dG1fbWVkaXVtJTNETmV3c2xldHRlciUyNnV0bV90ZXJtJTNEODAxNyUyNnV0bV9jb250ZW50JTNEMTE0MjklMjZ1dG1fY2FtcGFpZ24lM0RlbWFpbA==&sig=2WmuCe3TbbRTdnTqczrEo7DXKxRXiyGJnr65keTLcg41&iat=1669132892&a=%7C%7C26374210%7C%7C&account=christianitytoday%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&email=H5ElLlJPmLefCbhWU4V1mBhWdhM5FIn4YaG0rK6yy5M%3D&s=5ec836c1911487ad0868d256b48969f0&i=7144A11429A72A397589">owns the copyright</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:19.0pt;margin-left:47.0pt;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;vertical-align:baseline'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Verdana",sans-serif'>When the <a href="https://christianitytoday.lt.emlnk1.com/Prod/link-tracker?redirectUrl=aHR0cHMlM0ElMkYlMkZ3d3cuY2h1cmNobGF3YW5kdGF4LmNvbSUyRmxpYnJhcnklMkZwYXN0b3ItY2h1cmNoLWxhdyUyRmNoYXB0ZXItOS1nb3Zlcm5tZW50LXJlZ3VsYXRpb24tb2YtY2h1cmNoZXMlMkZjb3B5cmlnaHQtbGF3JTJGcmVsaWdpb3VzLXNlcnZpY2UtZXhlbXB0aW9uLXRvLWNvcHlyaWdodC1pbmZyaW5nZW1lbnQlMkYlM0Z1dG1fc291cmNlJTNEQ2h1cmNoK0xhdyslMjYrVGF4K0FkdmFudGFnZStNZW1iZXJzJTI2dXRtX21lZGl1bSUzRE5ld3NsZXR0ZXIlMjZ1dG1fdGVybSUzRDgwMTclMjZ1dG1fY29udGVudCUzRDExNDI5JTI2dXRtX2NhbXBhaWduJTNEZW1haWw=&sig=2bh495FwkKr3AdvxL5JJ2YishcpDrXL3fpChe8F9qx4A&iat=1669132892&a=%7C%7C26374210%7C%7C&account=christianitytoday%2Eactivehosted%2Ecom&email=H5ElLlJPmLefCbhWU4V1mBhWdhM5FIn4YaG0rK6yy5M%3D&s=5ec836c1911487ad0868d256b48969f0&i=7144A11429A72A397590">“religious service” exemption</a> to copyright infringement applies—and doesn’t apply.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20124D'>Wendy B. Motch-Ellis</span></i><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20124D'>Director of Administration</span></i></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20124D'>Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Asheville</span></i></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#20124D'>(828) 254-6001 x201</span></i></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#666666'><img border=0 width=420 height=105 style='width:4.375in;height:1.0937in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4wfmH2fXWaKn9wFFv2zi-22H24yq5Ru7PCrEOw1NjDXBYGhUezzcQLqPin-wFvsRCb1naq01R0"></span></i></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 11:11 AM Sheila Powers via Church-admin-uu <<a href="mailto:church-admin-uu@lists.uua.org">church-admin-uu@lists.uua.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><p class=MsoNormal>Hello All,</p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>I know the question about posting copyrights music on Youtube has come up in the past. I can't find the previous thread where it was discussed.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Currently we record our service and the only part we put up on our Youtube channel is the sermon. We don't put any of the music from the service because no one is certain how copyright works for music. </p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Does anyone know of any resources for researching this question? I'm starting to get lots of questions about why we don't put the entire service up on Youtube.</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>As always,</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Thank you,</p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Sheila<br clear=all></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span></p><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white'>Sheila Powers </span></b></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white'>Executive Director<br>Fourth Universalist Society</span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white'>Pronouns her/she/hers<br>160 Central Park West</span></b></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:blue;background:white'>New York, N.Y 10023<br>(212) 595-1658 ext.10<br>Fax: (212 ) 595-0134<br>Email: <a href="mailto:office@4thu.org">office@4thu.org</a></span></b></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Georgia",serif;color:blue'><img border=0 width=200 height=110 style='width:2.0833in;height:1.1458in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://ci3.googleusercontent.com/mail-sig/AIorK4zAB6CZ7euyzKQiECZ4EGyhnCzgYpKYQS6rp9YfODE9EOM33etTCtvaRAgmkfXbnRXwDl8wMhk"></span></b></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:4.8pt'>_______________________________________________<br>Church-admin-uu mailing list<br><a href="mailto:Church-admin-uu@lists.uua.org">Church-admin-uu@lists.uua.org</a><br><a href="https://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/church-admin-uu">https://lists.uua.org/mailman/listinfo/church-admin-uu</a><br>Unsubscribe at <a href="https://lists.uua.org/mailman/options/church-admin-uu">https://lists.uua.org/mailman/options/church-admin-uu</a></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div id="DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2"><br /><table style="border-top: 1px solid #D3D4DE;"><tr><td style="width: 55px; padding-top: 13px;"><a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank"><img src="https://s-install.avcdn.net/ipm/preview/icons/icon-envelope-tick-green-avg-v1.png" alt="" width="46" height="29" style="width: 46px; height: 29px;"/></a></td><td style="width: 470px; padding-top: 12px; color: #41424e; font-size: 13px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 18px;">Virus-free.<a href="http://www.avg.com/email-signature?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=emailclient" target="_blank" style="color: #4453ea;">www.avg.com</a></td></tr></table><a href="#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2" width="1" height="1"> </a></div></body></html>