Copyright & Fair Use

In worship/ritual:

The Unitarian Universalist Association's "Copyright Issues Related to Worship"

http://www.uua.org/worship/143066.shtml

Answers such questions as:

• • What material can I use in worship?

  • What material can I reproduce for worship?

  • What music or lyrics can I or others reproduce for worship? For teaching?

  • Can I project material? Can I make copies for projection? 

  • Additional resources

• What happens when I make a recording (video or audio) of a service?  [Note: This is a very, very important issue.]

The Unitarian Universalist Association's "Copyright Permissions"

http://www.uua.org/publications/5757.shtml

Answers such questions as:

• • How do I get permission to reproduce copyrighted material?

• How can I tell if a hymn is copyrighted and by whom?

• Whom do I ask for permission?

• How can I contact the copyright holder?

• ...and more

• Additional resources

Memo from UUA counsel responding to questions from the UU Musicians' Network regarding how legal ways to use copyrighted music in worship services

http://www.uua.org/documents/communications/music_copyright_legalmemo.pdf