CCLI Streaming Licenses Summary

CCLI Streaming Plus License™ Program Summary

Welcome to CCLI’s Streaming Plus License program (“Program"). This summary gives an overview of the rights and benefits provided by the Program. In addition to the permissions provided by the CCLI Streaming License Program, this Program allows participants to Stream Master Recordings (pre-recorded recordings such as artist or record label recordings of songs sold commercially). Additionally, the Program allows participants to Stream Multitracks (including backing tracks, split tracks, loops, or stems) from any authorized source.

Your understanding and adherence to the Program’s Master Terms of Agreement (the “Agreement") is necessary and important. The full Agreement can be found HERE. Capitalized terms that are not defined in this summary have the meaning given in the Agreement. By participating in the Program you agree to:

• Comply with the terms of the Agreement.
• Keep your Agreement in good standing by paying the annual fee when it is due.
• Honor the terms and conditions of the Program as outlined in the Permitted Activities and Activities Not Permitted sections of this summary.
• Validate the participation of each Musical Composition (“Song"), Master Recording, or Master Track before you Stream it (see how in the Song Validation section)
• Report all streaming activity for Master Recordings and Master Tracks
• Participate in and use the Program in a lawful and ethical manner
• When streaming a Song, include the song title, writer credit(s) and copyright notice in substantially the following form:

“Hallelujah" words and music by John Doe
© 2018 Good Music Co.
Used by Permission. CCLI Streaming License #12345

This text may be displayed in the stream at the start of each song or outside of the stream in your video description.

Permitted Activities

An active Agreement allows you to “Stream" (i.e. digitally transmit, retransmit, distribute and play back) participating Songs, Master Recordings, or Master Tracks from your Church’s proprietary website, a hosted website, or a streaming service in the following manner. You may:

• Live Stream and retransmit Master Recordings used within the Church Services in audio and video form (free of charge to those receiving the Stream).
• Distribute audio or video files of Songs performed or Master Recordings used in the Church Services via the Internet to personal computers, portable media players, or similar devices capable of receiving such files to view the Streamed Church services.
• Upload video content required for Streaming a Church Service under this Agreement to YouTube and similar services provided that copyright owners have the right to monetize and place ads on videos containing their owned copyrights (the terms of the Agreement do not override those of the streaming platforms, and do not prevent takedown notices or other enforcement on some platforms. Each Program participant is solely responsible for all content they upload to YouTube or similar services).

All rights not specified in the Agreement are reserved to and for the benefit of the copyright owner.

Activities Not Permitted

The Agreement has certain important and necessary limitations and you may not take any action that is not authorized by the Agreement, including:

• Charging a fee or receiving any form of compensation for any of the Permitted Activities or other activities authorized under the Agreement.
• Assigning or transferring any rights under your Agreement to any other Church or group.
• Authorizing any third party that is not your Church’s proprietary website, a hosted website, or streaming service to Stream Songs or Master Recordings.
• Streaming Songs or Master Recordings performed at concerts, conferences, and/or special events held at the Church property or hosted under the authority of the Church where a financial charge, including donations, is required for attendance.
• Streaming Songs or Master Recordings, contained in non-Church Service audio and video content such as non-Church Service teaching videos, televised events, or special productions.
• Streaming Master Recordings in any content used outside of the Church Service, such as promotional videos. For example: streaming a pre-recorded video promoting a Church program or activity is permitted by this Program as long as it is contained in the entire Church Service Stream. If you wish to promote the same pre-recorded video outside of the Church Service Stream, it will require separate licensing directly from the applicable copyright owners.
• Sublicensing or entering into any revenue-sharing or other agreement for the monetization of a Song or Master Recordings, including with YouTube or any similar streaming service used by your Church and including videos that are derived from these services but are embedded in your Church’s website, as this right is reserved exclusively to the copyright owner.
• Blocking the use of advertising placed by YouTube or another streaming website or Service on behalf of the owner.

All rights not specified under Permitted Activities and/or the Agreement are reserved to the owner of such rights and require direct licensing from the Song Owner and Master Recording Owner.

Song Validation

Validating that a song is authorized is simple:

• Songs performed live: To confirm if a song you’ve played live is covered, first identify the song’s publisher. Then check if that publisher catalog is authorized under the Program by searching the Streaming License Program – Covered Catalogs list at <ccli.com/copyright-owners-lists>.
• Master Recordings & Master Tracks: To confirm if a song’s Master Recording is authorized, first identify the record label or owner. Then check the Streaming Plus License Program – Covered Record Labels list at <ccli.com/copyright-owners-lists>. Alternatively, you can search for the song under “Recordings" on the CCLI Reporting app: <reporting.ccli.com>. If the recording is listed and gives the option to report Streaming Plus activity, the recording/track is covered. If it’s not listed, it may not be covered, but we recommend checking the label/owner on the Streaming Plus License – Covered Record Labels list at <ccli.com/copyright-owners-lists> to confirm.

When in doubt, CCLI’s Customer Service is ready to help.

If any provision of this summary conflicts with the terms of the Agreement, the Agreement controls.