How does a Canadian congregation get a license or permission to show videos and DVDs in church?
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Most DVDs or videos that we purchase at stores are sold for viewing by an “at home” audience of a few people. If you were to purchase the same item for viewing by large audiences, it would probably cost ten times as much because of the royalty paid to the copyright owner. It is possible for organizations or groups to make arrangements with the copyright owners for a royalty to be paid to them so that the “at home” video or
Two of the companies that are listed by the Copyright Board of Canada are
Is it time for Canadian churches to set up a non-profit video licensing society? Is there a lawyer that can give practical advice on setting up this kind of group?
John Duifhuis, Clerk Duncan Christian Reformed Church
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John,
I'm not currently serving in Canada but have in the past. If ACF Inc (I had not heard of them before reading your post) is saying that CVLI is not valid in Canada, I would seriously question them. Here is a link to CVLI's Canadian page. http://canada.cvli.com/ I would suggest that ACF is trying to 'shakedown' Canadian churches into paying more because they are a "Canadian" company versus CVLI that is setup and operates in all of North America (and around the world for that matter).
That said, check the specifics of each licenser. See if there is overlap in what studios they cover and if that makes a difference in which one you would choose.
Keith
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