License for Live Streaming Worship
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Navigating the world of music licensing for live streaming worship services can be complex, but it's essential for churches to ensure they're legally covered. Whether your church uses CCLI or OneLicense.net, specific streaming licenses are required to broadcast copyrighted music online. This guide explores the streaming license options available from both CCLI and OneLicense.net, helping church leaders understand what permissions they need to legally and ethically share their worship services with a wider audience through live streaming platforms.
CCLI Streaming License Options
Two streaming license options are available for churches with an existing CCLI Church Copyright License:
- CCLI Streaming License: Covers live streaming and archiving of worship services, including music performances and lyrics display.
- CCLI Streaming Plus License: Includes additional features like streaming of master recordings, multitracks, and backing tracks.
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. They allow streaming on various platforms like YouTube, Facebook, and church websites2
. When using these licenses, churches must include their CCLI Copyright and Streaming License numbers in the description of each stream3
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CCLI Streaming License Features
The CCLI Streaming License covers over 300,000 Christian songs from the CCLI catalog, allowing churches to legally stream their worship services online
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. Key features include:
- Live streaming and archiving of entire worship services
- Displaying song lyrics on screen during streams
- Streaming on multiple social media platforms
- Coverage for podcasting worship services
- Permission to leave archived streams accessible as long as the license is maintained12
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OneLicense Streaming License Options
OneLicense offers two types of Podcast / Streaming Licenses for churches looking to broadcast their worship services online:
- Podcast / Streaming License add-on: Bundled with the Annual Reprint License
- Limited Podcast / Streaming License: Standalone option without requiring an Annual Reprint License
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. Churches must report all music used in streamed services, including preludes, anthems, and postludes, to ensure proper royalty distribution3
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OneLicense Streaming License Requirements
To comply with OneLicense streaming requirements, churches must include the attribution statement "Permission to podcast / stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #[Your License Number]. All rights reserved" in their stream or on the website containing the link
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. The number of views is limited to three times the upper limit of the license category, for example, 2,100 views per stream for a license covering 401-700 people1
. It's crucial to display copyright information for every piece used in the service, in addition to the license attribution line2
. The license does not cover liturgical content or Scripture readings, which may require separate permissions1
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