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One-stop Solutions for Churches & Non-Profit Ministries

You want to honor copyright owners and do what’s right. We understand how confusing and overwhelming it can be to research and try to obtain copyright clearances…especially when you wear so many hats Sunday to Sunday. Your one-stop solution…CCS saves you time, money and gives you peace of mind by acting as your professional administrator, consultant and educator to cut through red tape and minimize your risks of copyright infringement liabilities. Online consultation and education give you tools to implement the best solutions for your specific activities and projects week to week.

CCS founder Susan Fontaine Godwin has been passionate about helping churches and ministries with copyright compliance for more than 24 years. “I understand that you’re the ones working in the trenches, carrying the 'copyright torch' day in and out,” she says, “and I want to provide some immediate tools to help educate your church leaders and assist them in making wise decisions.”

Here are some FREE copyright fact sheets you can print out and share with your staff today. It’s our way of saying thank you for your commitment to integrity in honoring copyrights.



PermissionsPlus takes the pain out of copyright compliance

CCS serves as your professional online administrator with customized annual service plans for all types of copyrights, projects and activities. We act on your behalf to obtain permissions outside the scope of church blanket licenses for audio recordings, videos, internet uses, rehearsal copies, photocopies, literary works and multi-media presentations.

One-Stop License allows you to play & perform
16 million songs for non-exempt events

Many churches and ministries today are out of compliance and require music performance licenses from ASCAP, BMI and SESAC for performing or playing music in non-exempt settings outside their religious services. (The U.S. Copyright Law (Section 110 [c]) provides an exemption for public performance and display of “works of a religious nature in a religious service.”) The PerformMusic License offers an easy one-stop solution with one low annual fee (starting at $184) and no reporting required. Common non-exempt activities include concerts, social and youth events, fund raisers, aerobics and dance classes, conferences, music-on-hold…really any time music is played or performed in your facilities outside a service. In addition, any secular or non-religious songs (like "White Christmas") are not covered under the exemption.

Legally webcast your worship performances of songs
from ASCAP, BMI & SESAC

The CCS one-stop Internet Song Performance License allows churches and ministries to legally webcast, stream and feature your song performances on your website—streamlines and simplifies the application, reporting and payment process. Includes more than 16 million musical works from ASCAP, BMI and SESAC with easy online song log report. Annual fees as low as $825. Downloads or sound recordings are not authorized.

Call today and receive a FREE webinar!








FREE Copyright Fact Sheet


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Performance Exemption Only Covers Religious Services

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