The parish bulletin and parish magazine
Clip art is produced for insertion into bulletins, magazines
and service booklets. The publishers give you limited
permission to copy the images. Always read the terms and
conditions. If an acknowledgement is required, print it. You
may not freely copy clip art to several computers or use
among several organisations.
Ask for permission to reproduce photographs. Get permission
in writing. Acknowledge photographers and their copyright.
You might have to pay a fee to copy a photograph taken by a
professional photographer. Observe any conditions required.
You must follow diocesan guidelines on the reproduction of
photographs of children.
The authors of original articles own the copyright. Get
their permission in writing to reproduce these articles.
Acknowledge the authors.
You may reproduce short extracts from published works for
the purposes of criticism, review and news reporting. You
must acknowledge the source.
To copy articles and longer extracts from such publications as:
books – including
- Bibles;
- journals;
- periodicals;
- magazines
you require a Copyright Licensing Agency (CLA) Church
Licence.
Do not forget to acknowledge your own copyright in the
parish magazine. A notice such as this is appropriate on the
inside of the front cover:
Articles and artwork in this magazine are used with permission.
The copyright in them belongs to their acknowledged authors.
This magazine, copyright © 2006 This Parish. All rights reserved.
Making permanent copies for worship
In general, copyright licensing schemes do not have the
authority to allow you to make permanent copies of texts,
music and artwork.
If you want to make a permanent parish booklet, such as a
supplement to a hymn book, then you need written reprint
permission:
- for each and every copyright item;
- from each and every individual copyright owner.
You will be charged a fee if a commercial publisher owns the
copyright. Individual authors and composers may charge or
waive fees at their discretion.
Names and addresses of copyright holders are printed in
publications. When writing to ask for permission, state:
the title of what you want to copy;
- the author of the text;
- the composer of the music;
- whether or not you want to reproduce the publisher’s
- graphical design;
- the number of permanent copies you want to make;
- whether or not you intend to sell the copies.
Be prepared for publishers to refuse permission sometimes.
They might ask for fees equivalent to buying the number of
copies of the item from a shop. Publishers want to sell their
own products!
Do not print anything until you have all the required
permissions and have paid all requested fees. Comply
exactly with the terms and conditions set. Print whatever is
required. For example:
This title, words by this author, music by this composer,
copyright © 1990 by this publisher at this address.
Reprinted with permission under licence number 12345.
If you genuinely cannot find who owns a copyright, print a
disclaimer. For example:
Every effort has been made to contact the owners of copyright
material printed in this booklet. We apologise if any copyright has
not been acknowledged and we will rectify any omission.
You might have to prove you did make ‘every effort’ in court.
Again, do not forget your own copyright:
This booklet, copyright © 2006 this Parish. All rights reserved.
If you want to make permanent copies of liturgical texts,
you need written permission from each copyright owner.
The principal copyright holders are:
For the text of the Mass and other rites (but not the readings)
International Commission on English in the Liturgy Inc.
1522 K Street, NW
Washington, DC 20005
USA
tel. 001 202 347–6640,
fax 001 202 347–1839
permission@eliturgy.org
For the readings at Mass
From the Jerusalem Bible (in current use at Mass):
Darton Longman and Todd Ltd
1 Spencer Court
140-142 Wandsworth High Street
London SW18 4JJ
tel 020 8875 0155
fax 020 8875 0133
sales@darton-longman-todd.co.uk
From the New Revised Standard Version of the Bible:
National Council of Churches USA
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 880
New York, NY 10115
USA
tel (001) 212-870-2227
fax: (001) 212-870-2030
nrsvcopyright@aol.com
The Grail Psalms:
Harper Collins Publishers,
77-85 Fulham Palace Road,
Hammersmith,
London W6 8JB
fax 020 8307 4753
permissions@harpercollins.co.uk
From the Divine Office
Permissions Department
A P Watt Ltd
20 John Street
London WC1N 2DR
fax (020 7831 2154)
apw@apwatt.co.uk
Making service booklets for one-time use
The texts of the Mass
Provided you print on the front cover or first page of the
booklet:
- the name of the parish or school;
- the name of the event;
- the date of the event
- the Glory to God;
- the Creed;
- the Preface Dialogue;
- the Holy, Holy
but the following terms and conditions apply:
- the booklet is for one-time and non-commercial use;
- the layout of the text is maintained – wording, punctuation, and lengths of lines;
this acknowledgement must be printed:
Acknowledgement is due to the International Consultation
on English Texts for the texts of (titles of the texts)
You may copy the other texts of the Mass (but not the
readings) on the same terms and conditions, but with this
acknowledgement:
Excerpts from the English translation of The Roman Missal ©
1973, International Committee on English in the Liturgy, Inc.
All rights reserved.
This wording will change on the introduction of the new
translation of the Missal.
The texts for other rites (not the readings) may also be copied
for one time, non-commercial use. These include baptism,
marriage, RCIA, the funeral rite, penance and ordination.
Details of the required acknowledgements are given in the
appendix to this guide.
The readings at Mass and other rites
You may copy the headings and the scripture references of readings.
You may copy only the response of a responsorial psalm.
It is not usual to copy readings. However, the following
permissions are given:
The Jerusalem Bible (in current use at Mass):
Terms and conditions:
- you may copy no more than 500 words;
- this acknowledgement must be printed:
and Doubleday and Company Ltd
For permission to copy more than 500 words, you must apply
to the publisher:
Darton Longman and Todd Ltd
1 Spencer Court,
140–2 Wandsworth High Street,
London SW18 4JJ
tel. 020 8875 0155
fax 020 8875 0133
sales@darton-longman-todd.co.uk
The New Revised Standard Version of the Bible:
Terms and conditions:
- you may copy no more than 500 verses;
- these must not include a complete biblical book;
- the material copied should be less than 50% of the booklet text;
- this acknowledgement must be printed:
The Scripture quotations are from the New Revised Standard
Version of the Bible, copyrighted 1989 the Division of Christian
Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the
United States of America, and are used by permission.
All rights reserved.
The Divine Office – Bishops’ Conference texts
Permission is given to copy the Bishops’ Conference texts:
original English versions of prayers, antiphons, responsories,
second readings and rubrics.
This acknowledgement must be printed:
Excerpts from The Divine Office © 1974, hierarchies of Australia,
England and Wales, Ireland. All rights reserved.
Permissions you need
Details of the licensing agencies mentioned here – Calamus
and CCLi – are given later in this guide.
The Psalms
Only the response of a responsorial psalm may be copied
without permission, but the texts of the Grail Psalms
themselves may be reproduced if you have a current Calamus
licence. This acknowledgement must be printed:
From The Psalms: A New Translation © 1963 The Grail (England)
published by Harper Collins.
Words of hymns and songs
Texts which are in copyright might be included in the
lists of the two copyright licensing agencies: Calamus and
Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLi). It is a
straightforward matter to get permission to copy texts under
licence from these agencies.
But a licence is not a blanket permission to copy anything.
You must own a published copy of what you want to copy.
The licence gives permission to copy only the texts which are
administered by the licensing agency.
If you do not hold a licence which covers a particular text,
get permission to make copies.
Names and addresses of copyright holders are printed in
hymnals. When writing to ask for permission, state:
- the title of what you want to copy;
- the author of the text;
- the number of copies you want to make;
- that the copies are for one-time use;
- that the copies are for non-commercial use – you are not selling them.
Comply with the terms and conditions of the copyright
owner.
Melody lines of hymns and songs
The Calamus licence permits the copying of people’s melody
lines with the words. The CCLi licence is for words only. For
an extra fee, CCLi offer a Music Reproduction Licence.
If the music is not covered by any licensing scheme and
you want to copy from a melody line hymn book, check the
copyright of the item. If both author and composer died more
than 70 years ago, the item is out of copyright and you may
copy it. Check the date of publication of the hymn book.
If it was published within the last 25 years you need the
publisher’s permission to photocopy or scan directly from
the book, even if the item itself is out of copyright.
For example:
Plainsong Kyrie XI, Orbis Factor.
The music itself was composed in the 10th century,
so it is no longer in copyright.
But...
This piece appears in the melody edition of Laudate.
This book was published in the year 2000, so it is in graphical
copyright. Consequently, you need the publisher’s permission
to photocopy or scan from it.
A common misunderstanding
Some publishers now print a box on their pieces. It often
contains the title of the piece; the name of the composer; the
copyright notice and the people’s text and melody line. It is
there to be copied on a service sheet. But may you copy it?
No, you may not; not unless you have the appropriate licence
which gives you permission, or there is a printed statement
giving permission. Then you may.