I just finished reading the Social Marketing Playbook – a free e-book by 360i. It’s another source of inspiration for churches and ministries seeking to learn more about social media…
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Copyright and screening videos in church
From what I can work out there are two situations where videos might be used in churches:
1. to show in a church service (e.g. as a sermon illustration).
2. to show in a church for entertainment (e.g. playing a video at a youth group social).
Here’s what I can gather about the copyright restrictions that apply to these scenarios…
Only two legal scenarios to download YouTube videos
As far as I can tell, the long and the short of it is this – in most cases, it is not legal to download YouTube videos for church use, personal use, or any other use, apart from the two scenarios mentioned above. Let’s strive to submit to our authorities and stick to the terms of use required by YouTube…
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