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Church Video License
By law, as well as by intent, videos that are available in stores and rental outlets throughout the
The Copyright Act of 1976 is pretty clear about non-home showings: if a video does not carry with it the right "to perform the copyrighted work publicly," it is illegal to show it!
The bottom line: Anyone wishing to engage in non-home showings of videos must secure licenses to do so. Failing to do so can mean you and your church could face substantial civil damages of between $750 and $20,000.
But you don't have to close down Movie Night just yet! Cal-Nevada has purchased an umbrella video license through CVLI ... that offers protection to Conference churches at a substantial savings over the cost of obtaining such a license on their own. Part of your Apportionment dollars at work!
What is CVLI?
CVLI is an independent licensing agency formed in June 2001 by Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) and the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC). It works with non-profit groups such as churches, religious schools and other church-operated sites that show video material, to provide an annual license that covers a huge database of films supplied by
Is my church covered?
Every year the Conference Communications Office sends out renewal letters to remind and encourage churches to renew their license for the new CVLI year that begins April 1. The following is the list of our churches that have renewed or added CVLI coverage for the April 1, 2009 to March 31, 2010 year:
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Alamo, San Ramon Valley UMC & childcare (936982) in Alamo,
Bay View District Anderson, Trinity UMC (943522) in Anderson, Shasta District
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Bakersfield, First UMC & childcare (932404) in Bakersfield, Fresno District
Bakersfield, St. Mark's UMC & childcare (932448) in Bakersfield, Fresno District Bakersfield, Wesley UMC (932494) in Bakersfield, Fresno District Berkeley, Epworth UMC (934802) in Berkeley, Bay View District Biggs UMC (943602) in Biggs, Shasta District Boulder Creek UMC & childcare (941487) in Boulder Creek, San Jose District
Brentwood UMC (930267) in Brentwood, Bay View District Burlingame UMC & childcare (941523) in Burlingame, Golden Gate District
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Cal-Berkeley Wesley Foundation (138396) in Berkeley, Bay View District
Cameron Park, Foothills UMC (945315) in Rescue, Delta District
Campbell UMC & childcare (941603) in Campbell, San Jose District
Carson City, First UMC (939405) in Carson City, Nevada-Sierra District
Chester, Community UMC & childcare (943681) in Chester, Nevada-Sierra District Chico, Aldersgate UMC (943692) in Chico, Shasta District
Citrus Heights UMC (939303) in Citrus Heights, Delta District Clovis, Memorial UMC (932563) in Clovis, Fresno District Colusa, Trinity UMC & childcare (943761) in Colusa, Shasta District Concord UMC (934961) in Concord, Bay View District Cupertino, The Good Samaritan UMC & childcare (882797) in Cupertino, San Jose District |
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Davis UMC (943863) in Davis, Delta District
Delano UMC & childcare (932643) in Delano, Fresno District
Dixon UMC (937485) in Dixon, Bay View District Dunsmuir UMC (943921) in Dunsmuir, Shasta District Durham Community UMC (882855) in Durham, Shasta District |
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El Cerrito UMC (935008) in El Cerrito, Bay View District
Elk Grove UMC (939768) in Elk Grove, Delta DistrictElk Grove, Point Pleasant UMC & childcare (883074) in Elk Grove, Delta District Escalon UMC (930622) in Escalon, Delta District |
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Fallon NV, Epworth UMC (939883) in Fallon, Nevada-Sierra District
Fairfield UMC & childcare (937645) in Fairfield, Bay View District Fair Oaks UMC (939848) in Fair Oaks, Delta District Firebaugh UMC (932927) in Firebaugh, Fresno District Fort Bragg, Evergreen UMC (937760) in Fort Bragg, Golden Gate District Fremont, St. Paul's UMC & childcare (935258) in Fremont, San Jose District
Fresno, St. Paul's UMC (933168) in Fresno, Fresno District Fresno, Wesley UMC (932984) in Fresno, Fresno District
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Galt UMC (930702) in Galt, Delta District
Gardnerville, Carson Valley UMC (939451) in Gardnerville, Nevada-Sierra District Georgetown Community UMC (939724) in Georgetown, Nevada-Sierra District Gilroy UMC (941762) in Gilroy, San Jose District
Grass Valley UMC & childcare (944162) in Grass Valley, Nevada-Sierra District
Grass Valley, Sierra Pines UMC (939291) in Grass Valley, Nevada-Sierra District
Greenville UMC (941807) in Greenville, Sierra-Nevada District |
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Hanford, First UMC (933248) in Hanford, Fresno District
Hayward, South Hayward UMC & childcare (935087) in Hayward,
Bay View District Hughson UMC (930746) in Hughson, Delta District
Ione Community UMC (930781) in Ione, Delta District |
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Jackson UMC (930861) in Jackson, Delta District
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Kerman UMC (933283) in Kerman, Fresno District
Kernville UMC (933328) in Kernville, Fresno District |
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Lafayette UMC & childcare (935123) in Lafayette, Bay View District
Lake Isabella, Highland Chapel UMC (934458) in Lake Isabella, Fresno District Lakeport United Christian Parish (938002) in Lakeport, Shasta District Lemoore UMC (933523) in Lemoore, Fresno District Livermore, Asbury UMC (935167), Bay View District
Livingston UMC (931067) in Livingston, Fresno District
Lodi, First UMC & childcare (931103) in Lodi, Delta District Loomis, First UMC & childcare (947303) in Loomis, Delta District
Los Banos UMC & childcare (931147) in Los Banos, Fresno District Los Gatos UMC (941966) in Los Gatos, San Jose District |
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Madera UMC & childcare (931182) in Madera, Fresno District
Manteca, St. Paul's UMC & childcare (931227) in Manteca, Delta District Mariposa UMC & childcare (931262) in Mariposa, Fresno District Marysville, First UMC (944526) in Marysville, Shasta District
McGill UMC (858662), in McGill, Nevada-Sierra District
McKinleyville, Church of the Joyful Healer UMC & childcare (945031)
in McKinleyville, Shasta District Merced UMC (931307) in Merced, Fresno District
Mill Valley, Mt. Tamalpais UMC & childcare (938161) in Mill Valley, Golden Gate District Modesto, Centenary UMC & childcare (931342) in Modesto, Delta District
Modesto, First UMC & childcare (931386) in Modesto, Delta District
Monterey UMC & childcare (942048) in Monterey, San Jose District Morgan Hill UMC & childcare (942083) in Morgan Hill, San Jose District
Mt. View, Trinity UMC (942128) in Mt. View, San Jose District |
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Napa, First UMC (938241) in Napa, Bay View District
Nevada City UMC (944721) in Nevada City, Nevada-Sierra District Newcastle UMC (940084) in Newcastle, Nevada-Sierra District |
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Oakdale, Community UMC & childcare (931466) in Oakdale, Delta District
Oakhurst New Community UMC (883768) in Oakhurst, Fresno District Oakland, Chinese UMC & childcare (935203) in Oakland, Bay View District
Oakland, Lake Merritt UMC & childcare (935407) in Oakland, Bay View District Orinda, St. Mark's UMC & childcare (936275) in Orinda, Bay View District
Orland, Federated UMC & childcare (944845) in Orland, Shasta District Oroville, First UMC & childcare (944880) in Oroville, Shasta District
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Pacific Grove, First UMC (942163) in Pacific Grove, San Jose District
Palo Alto, Aldersgate UMC (948227) in Palo Alto, San Jose District Palo Alto, First UMC & childcare (942243) in Palo Alto, San Jose District
Palo Alto, Wesley UMC (942208) in Palo Alto, San Jose District
Paradise UMC (944925) in Paradise, Shasta District
Petaluma UMC (938365) in Petaluma, Golden Gate District
Pinole UMC (935885) in Pinole, Bay View District
Placerville, El Dorado County Federated (940288) in Placerville,
Delta District Pleasanton, Lynnewood UMC & childcare (935305) in Pleasanton,
Bay View District |
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Quincy UMC & childcare (945042) in Quincy, Nevada-Sierra District
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Rancho Cordova UMC (883850) in Rancho Cordova, Delta District
Redding, First UMC (945122) in Redding, Shasta District Redwood City, Woodside Road UMC (942403) in Redwood City,
Golden Gate District Reedley, First UMC (933966) in Reedley, Fresno District
Reno, First UMC (940324) in Reno, Nevada-Sierra District
Reno, South Reno UMC (940346) in Reno, Nevada-Sierra District
Richmond, Good Shepherd UMC (936047) in Richmond, Bay View District
Rio Linda, Community UMC (940404) in Rio Linda, Delta District
Riverdale UMC (883154) in Riverdale, Fresno District Rohnert Park, St. John’s UMC (937816) in Rohnert Park, Golden Gate District |
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Sacramento, Centennial UMC (940483) in Sacramento, Delta District
Sacramento, First UMC (940643) in Sacramento, Delta District Sacramento, Japanese UMC (947187) in Sacramento, Delta District
Sacramento, St. Mark’s UMC (940803) in Sacramento, Delta District Salinas, First UMC & childcare (942447) in Salinas, San Jose District San Francisco Hope UMC (943247) in San Francisco, Golden Gate District
San Francisco, Glide Memorial UMC (936446) in San Francisco,
Golden Gate District San Francisco Pine UMC & childcare (948262) in San Francisco,
San Jose, Almaden Hills UMC (942700) in San Jose, San Jose DistrictGolden Gate District San Jose, Alum Rock UMC & childcare (942527) in San Jose, San Jose District San Jose, Cambrian Park UMC & childcare (941567) in San Jose,
San Jose District San Jose, Evergreen Valley UMC (943351) in San Jose, San Jose District San Jose, Korean UMC of Santa Clara Valley & childcare (942700) in
San Jose, San Jose District San Jose, Willow Glen UMC & childcare (948307) in San Jose,
San Jose District San Leandro, First UMC & childcare (936960) in San Leandro,
Bay View District San Mateo, Crystal Springs UMC (941352) in San Mateo,
Golden Gate District San Mateo, Hillsdale UMC & childcare (942846) in San Mateo, Golden Gate District Sanger UMC & childcare (934048) in Sanger, Fresno District
Santa Clara, Bethel Korean UMC (942937) in Santa Clara, San Jose District Santa Rosa, Christ UMC (938627) in Santa Rosa, Golden Gate District
Santa Rosa, First UMC & childcare (938605) in Santa Rosa,
Golden Gate District Seaside, Hilltop UMC (943087) in Seaside, San Jose District Sebastopol UMC (938640) in Sebastopol, Golden Gate District Shasta Lake, Community UMC (945166) in Shasta Lake, Shasta District Smith River UMC (938684) in Smith River, Shasta District
Smith Valley UMC (940927) in Smith Valley, Nevada- Sierra District Sonoma UMC & childcare (938720) in Sonoma, Golden Gate District Sparks UMC & childcare (940962) in Sparks, Nevada-Sierra District Stockton, Central UMC & childcare (931706) in Stockton, Delta District
Stockton, Grace UMC & childcare (931821) in Stockton, Delta DistrictStockton, Holy Cross UMC (931832) in Stockton, Delta District
Stockton, St. Mark’s UMC (931741) in Stockton, Delta District
Sunnyvale, First UMC & childcare (943282) in Sunnyvale, San Jose District
Sutter Creek UMC (931923) in Sutter Creek, Delta District |
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Taft UMC & childcare (934208) in Taft, Fresno District
Tracy, First UMC & childcare (931967) in Tracy, Delta District Truckee, Church of the Mountain (941000) in Truckee,
Nevada-Sierra District Turlock, First UMC (932040) in Turlock, Delta District
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Valley Springs Community UMC (932062) in Valley Springs, Delta District
Visalia UMC (934367) in Visalia, Fresno District |
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Walnut Creek, First UMC (937007) in Walnut Creek, Bay View District
Watsonville, First UMC (943327) in Watsonville, San Jose District Willits UMC & childcare (939041) in Willits, Golden Gate District Winnemucca UMC (941124) in Winnemucca, Nevada-Sierra District Woodland UMC (941168) in Woodland, Delta District
Yuba City, First UMC & childcare (945565) in Yuba City, Shasta District
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If your church was licensed last year (view list here), but is not on this list, please renew its coverage immediately. Your church will pay the same fee for coverage in 2009 that it did in 2008.
How do we obtain coverage?
If your church was not licensed last year, the fee for the annual license (effective April 1, 2009-March 31, 2010) is $168 ($169 if a childcare facility needs to be included in the coverage). Make your check payable to the Cal-Nev Annual Conference of the UMC and mail to
Please contact Jane Horstman in the Communications Office at janeh@calnevumc.org or
Link here for additional info on video copyright and licensing: http://archives.umc.org/interior.asp?ptid=1&mid=7299.
What about music licensing?
The Conference does not offer an umbrella license for music licensing, so churches must obtain that coverage on their own.
The companies most commonly used are Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI), OneLicense, and LicenSing. In 2005, the General Board of Discipleship compiled a chart comparing the three, which your church may find useful. You may download it at http://www.gbod.org/worship/Licensing.pdf.
You may also find it useful to read postings compiled by ChoralNet.org. On that organization's website, click on the word "Resources" at the top or bottom of the Home Page. When the Resources and Links page opens, click on "Church Music," then click on the link to "Different Copyright licensing agencies for churches."
Visit the websites at ccli.com, onelicense.net, and licsensingonline.org , to get, current pricing and other information.