
Copyright Licences
The Challenge
Understanding the many copyright issues related to music is complicated. Moreover, the law is confusing.
For churches and Christian organisations, a seemingly honest error or omission can be embarrassing, time-consuming, and costly. At the same time, the law seeks fairness and protection for all parties.
The Solution
CCLI® makes copyright easy. With the CCLI® Church Copyright Licence™, churches and organisations can be legally covered.
With the license options, you are covered for the copying activities listed below. All while saving administrative time, effort and expense.
The CCLI® Church Copyright Licence™ covers the following:
Project Lyrics
Use projectors, TV screens or any other format whereby song lyrics are visually projected for congregational singing
Access Lyrics - New!
Easily access more than 200,000 song lyrics though SongSelect
Translate Songs
Translate song lyrics into any other language for congregational singing where a published version is not accessible or availabl
See our CCLI Copyright Licence Manual for more details







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Copyright Licence Pricing
The Church Copyright Licence is offered as a Church or Mobile annual licence, renewed each year, or a 14-day only Event Licence.
Mobile/Itinerant workers:
Your licence size category is determined by the average number of people attending the largest service visited.
Important to note:
Get simple access to thousands of lyrics and sheet music files by adding SongSelect.
Ensure your church is covered
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