Q&A: Can We Photocopy Song Booklets for Our Church?
The legal consequences of violating copyright law.
Copyright
Music Copyright Infringement
The Copyright Act's religious services exemption does not apply to radio broadcasts of worship services.
Copyright
A federal court in New York ruled that a magazine publisher did not violate the rights of freelance authors and photographers.
Church Pictorial Directories: A Potential Legal Risk
Copyright law can lead to legal troubles.
Copyright – Part 3
A federal court in Texas ruled that a company committed copyright infringement by making and selling a videotape of a concert in which copyrighted music was performed.
Copyright – Part 2
A federal appeals court ruled that a religious chorus did not infringe upon the copyright of an allegedly similar song composed by another songwriter a few years earlier.
Copyright – Part 1
A federal court in Florida ruled that a computer software program written by an employee was a "work made for hire" that was owned by the employer and not the employee.
Copyright Law
The United States Supreme Court ruled that publishers cannot place the contents of magazines and other periodicals in online electronic databases and on CD-ROMs without obtaining the permission of writers.
Copyright
A Michigan court ruled that a church had to pay $1.6 million in damages for recording a soloist's performance during a religious service without her permission and then selling CDs of the service.
Copyright
A federal court in Texas addressed the question of what recipes can be placed in a cookbook without violating the copyright law.
Copyright
A federal appeals court ruled that books written by a religious leader were not works made for hire and therefore the leader himself was the owner of the copyright in the books.
Works Made for Hire
Legal implications of works created by a church employee.
Recent Developments in Federal Court Regarding Copyright
A federal court ruled that publishers can place the contents of magazines and other periodicals in online electronic databases and on CD-ROMs without obtaining the permission of writers whose articles were included in those periodicals.
Recent Developments in Federal Appeals Court Regarding Copyright
A federal appeals court ruled that Andrew Lloyd Webber may have engaged in copyright infringement of a religious song composed by Ray Repp, a composer of liturgical music.
Church Membership Directories and the Copyright Law
A federal appeals court ruling is instructive.