I would hazard a guess that your church uses a copyright licence from CCLI. This gives you access to print/project words to the songs you sing at church, create songbooks, create custom arrangements and more (read more about what you can and can’t do).
On the CCLI website I came across this question:
Q: What acknowledgements should I add to song sheets / transparencies I produce?
A: Here is what copyright details need to be added to all reproductions under the Licence:
“[Song Title]” words and music by [writer(s)]
[year] [name of copyright owner]
Used By Permission. CCL Licence No. [ ]
Given that so many churches now project song words (89% of those polled on the CCLI website), I emailed CCLI to ask how this applies to churches using projector screen and other electronic means to display song words. They replied:
“Under the Church Copyright Licence Terms of Agreement (http://www.ccli.com.au/pdfs/CCLTerms.pdf) Section 5.2 highlights the duty of the church in this regard, and states that “every reproduced version of a song shall contain the full and correct song title, writer credit(s) and copyright notice…”
I would hazard another guess that many churches (mine included) need to update their slides to correctly incorporate the correct acknowledgements.
