Many songs popular in German churches are covered exclusively by the CCL song licence. These may not be reproduced under a licence of the “VG Musikedition” graphically. Popular songs exclusively covered by the CCLI licence: • Your grace is sufficient • The heart of worship • Blessed be your name • Praise the lamb • […]

According to YouTube’s terms, videos on may be shown from the site publicly, as long as they are streamed exclusively by the YouTube player. So, you can’t download or record these videos in advance, and then play them in a public setting. However, please be careful in using YouTube clips, as many people simply upload […]

Often church-services are recorded for church-members, who can’t attend the service. As soon as music is recorded on a CD, digital file or visual media, legally it is a duplication of musical works and copyright applies. There is no exception for church-services. GEMA provides information on self-made recordings. The remuneration is generally based on tariff VR-T-H […]