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WORD OF
LIFE INTERNATIONAL TERMS AND LICENCE RESPONCIBILITIES
1. LICENCE
AVAILABILITY
This license
is available to persons or organizations that conduct religious
worship services on designated premises ie, a church school or
religious group or institution, to cover worship services conducted
by their members. It is not available to Diocese's or groups of
churches, religious congregations or national organizations unless it
is for their own use only. Groups or umbrella organizations cannot
take out a licence on behalf of a number of individual churches,
schools or religious communities who are conducting religious worship
in a number of locations. This licence is only intended for a
specific church, school, community, etc. Note that Churches can take
out an extended licence which covers church related groups utilizing
copied material within the precincts of the parish. This licence is
designed to cover prayer groups, home worship etc, within the parish.
It does not cover separate organizations such as schools, convents
etc using copied material on their own premises. However, if a school
is built on the same premises as the church and the school is owned
by the church, then the school can be covered by a "Whole of
Parish/Extended" copyright licence held by the church.
2. COPYING
REQUIREMENTS
The licence is
restricted to making copies for congregational use only, to be used
by the licenced body. Reprinting may take the form of typewritten
words that are duplicated mechanically, or reproductions from
published music editions. No guitar chords, choir parts (harmony) or
any other type of accompaniment pages may be reproduced or
handwritten. These parts must be deleted from the master. The
reprinting of the melody line only is permitted. This licence enables
the coping of music lyrics on paper, slides, transparencies, overhead
and computer projection. The
full title, composer, & publisher name must be listed with each
hymn. The following copyright notice must appear directly beneath
each song-Used With Permission, Word Of Life International- Licence No.....
Copies can only be made from original
works
not previously photocopied reproductions. The licence holder must own
at least one original published edition of the work copied. Copying
from originals not owned by the licence holder is not permitted.
3. TERM
Annual
Restricted Copy Licence Applies for one year (12 calendar months)
commencing on the date of acceptance of the licence application by
WORD OF LIFE INTERNATIONAL, and the allocation of a licence number.
It shall continue thereafter for annual periods, until terminated by
either party by giving the other 3 months written notice so as to
expire on the same day and month of the initial period. Upon
termination, all copies made under the licence must be destroyed.
One Time
Use Licence
This licence
is for any number of titles covered by the agreement. It is for one
occasion, this occasion may extend over 7 days in one location.
4.PAYMENT
DEFAULT
Payment in
full is required before the granting of any licence. In the case of
annual licences, should a licence not be paid by the date of expiry,
interest will accrue at the rate of 14% per annum.
5. COPYING
REQUIREMENTS FOR ANNUAL MUSIC COPY LICENCE
These Licences
are completely separeate from and do not replace the Annual
Restricted Copy Licence. They grant the right to copy music only for
choirs and musicians ie. Full score music, guitar chords, choral
harmonies etc. The copies made under this licence are not to be
projected in way or form for congregational us. The Title, Composer
and Publisher must be listed with each hymn reproduced. The
following copyright notice must be appear directly beneath each page
of music copied - "Used with permission, Word of Life
International Licence number ............ These
copies can only be made providing 2 copies of the music is owned by
the licence holder.
6. SPECIFIC
CONDITIONS FOR EACH LICENCE
Annual
Restricted Licence Conditions
Word Of Life
International agrees to provide a list of the most popular titles
covered by the licence at the commencement of the licence period, and
then annual updates with new titles included. Plus a list of
publishers or individual composers represented.The Licence holder
agrees to provide, at the end of each licence period, the details of
the works copied during the period on the form provided (Statistical
Survey) or on the computer disk provided.
One Time use Licence
This licence
is not restricted in terms of the number of songs it covers (except
that it is only granted to cover those titles which are controlled by
the Publishers/composers represented by WOL) All copies made under
the licence must be retained by individual participants, and as far
as is humanly possible, collected and destroyed at the conclusion of
the occasion(except for those copies retained by the participants in
memory of the occasion ). Requests for permission for One Time Use
Licences should not exceed a maximum of 6 per annum from any church
or organization. (An Annual Restricted Copy Licence is required for
more frequent use).
Parish Hymnal licence
Permission is
granted only for the physical life of the book. Any additions or
reprints require new permission and the payment of a processing fee.
All hymnals can only be used by the Licence holder and it's members.
7. USE
OF COPIED MATERIAL
All licences
are granted for private use only. The material copied cannot be sold
or loaned to other organizations or individuals.
8. PROVISION
OF ACCOMPANYING DATA IN RELATION TO THE LICENCE
A copy of the
hymnal or copies made or transcribed under any of the licences, is to
be provided on request.
9. TITLES
COVERED
This licence
is granted to cover titles listed in the Song Title Listing/computer
disk, plus any other titles controlled by the publishers/composers
represented by Word Of Life International. IT DOES NOT INCLUDE ANY
WORKS THAT ARE NOT CONTROLLED OR OWNED BY THESE PUBLISHERS & COMPOSERS.
10. MEMBER
BODIES
Means those
publishers or individuals on whose behalf Word Of Life International
is acting as collecting Agent.
11. INDEMNITY
Word Of Life
International agrees to indemnify licence holders against any claim,
action or demand by it's members for breach of copyright, provided
the license holder is acting in accordance with all the above licence conditions.
12. PUBLIC
RELIGIOUS WORSHIP
Means a
gathering of people for the purpose of taking part in a formalized
service of worship. ACT means the Australian Copyright Act 1968.
USUAL RELIGIOUS WORSHIP MEETINGS refers to all forms of liturgical
celebrations, either as special events or regularly planned worship.
13. ORGANIZATIONS
NOT CHURCHES OR SCHOOLS
This licence
may be applied to "Traveling Ministries", "Christian
Outreach Teams", Retreat Houses" or "Camps" and
other places where public worship is held. |