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This is a collection of links to info on copyrights. This is not a legal advice column . . . except for this statement: GET the rights for your situation! Just because you're using it for a church, school or nonprofit situation, you still must have the rights!

Here's a cool "Copyright Crash Course" from The University of Texas: http://www.utsystem.edu/OGC/IntellectualProperty/cprtindx.htm 

What about Copyrights - where do I get the rights?

Swank Motion Pictures, Inc., (www.swank.com) 800-876-5577.  It will cover almost every other secular title CVLI misses.   License is per use, $40-$250 each.  Videos for churches are usually under $100 regardless of size.  

Criterion Pictures USA, Inc.800-890-9494. 8238-40 Lehigh Avenue, Morton Grove IL 60053-2615,  Contacts: Rick Yankowski, Pat Turner-Bywater.   Covers  Fox, ABC, Kit Parker Films/Hallmark.  Cost same as Swank.   Canada Link: http://www.criterionpic.com/

Christian Copyright Licensing, Inc. http://www.ccli.com/ 6130 N.E. 78th, Suite C-11, Portland, OR   97218. They provide copyright privileges for thousands of songs. The charge is based on the size of the church.  They also have all of the song on CD arranged by theme. Their software is Song Select.  

Music Publishers Association of the United States http://www.mpa.org/ 

American Society of Composers, www.ascap.com and Broadcast Music, Inc. http://bmi.com for music  

Music Services www.musicservices.org for Christian music copyrights.

United Media http://www.comics.com/uminfo/um_termsofuse.html for cartoons

Copyright Clearance Center www.copyright.com for print

Media Image Resource Alliance www.mira.com   for photography rights  

Marching Band Recording Information

Restricted List  -  this is not exhaustive

• All works by: Robert Lamm; James Pankow; Prince; John Lennon

• Specific works: Björk (Joga and The Anchor Song)

•Publishers (specific works): Paramount Pictures (specifically music including the Mission Impossible Theme, music from Forrest Gump, and The Godfather - entire series.) If performing songs from other Paramount Pictures movies, please contact Vestige asapso that we may confirm that licensing is available.

☛ At present, no license is available to anyone to arrange or videotape the following compositions

Find more information here: http://www.bands.org/public/resourceroom/copyright/

Some discussions on copyrights:

http://www.templetons.com/brad//copymyths.html

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Other film rental links:

	Biograph Entertainment (16mm)  (Phone: 914-242-9838) 2 Depot Plaza, Suite 202B  Bedford Hills, NY 10507
	Columbia Pictures Repertory (35mm)  (Phone: 310-244-5683; Fax: 310-244-1566) Attn: Michael Schlesinger  2209 Thalberg Bldg.  10202 W. Washington Blvd.  Culver City, CA 90232
	Cowboy Pictures (Phone: 212-929-4200; Fax: 212-929-9786) 6 West 24th Street New York, NY 10010 USA
	Criterion Pictures USA, Inc.  (Handles 20th Century-Fox's classic library and more) (Phone: 800-890-9494 or 847-470-8164; Fax: 847-470-8194) Attn: Rick Yankowski, Pat Turner-Bywater  8238-40 Lehigh Avenue  Morton Grove IL 60053-2615
	The Douris Corporation (16mm and 35mm)  (Phone: 614-469-0720; Fax: 614-469-1607) Attn: Tim Lanza  209 S. High Street, Suite 310  Columbus, OH 43215
	Em Gee Film Library (16mm) (Phone: 818-881-8110; Fax: 818-981-5506) Attn: Murray Glass  6924 Canby Avenue, Suite 103  Reseda, CA 91335
	Films Incorporated (16mm) 5547 N. Ravenswood Avenue  Chicago, IL 60640-1199
	Idaho Film Collection at Boise State University  (Phone: 208-385-1999) Tom Trusky, Head  228 Liberal Arts Building 1910 University Drive Boise ID 83725-1525
	Interama, Inc. (Phone: 212-977-4830; Fax: 212-581-6582) 301 West 53rd Street, Suite 19E  New York, NY 10019
	Kino International (16mm and 35mm) (Phone: 800-562-3330 or 212-629-6880; Fax: 212-714-0871) 333 West 39th Street  New York, NY 10018
	MGM/UA Classics (35mm) 11111 Santa Monica Blvd.  Los Angeles CA 90025
	Milestone Film & Video (16mm and 35mm) (Phone: 800-603-1104 or 212-865-7449; Fax: 212-222-8952) 275 West 96th Street, #28C  New York, NY 10025
	Modern Sound Pictures, Inc. (16mm) (Phone: 402-341-8476; Fax: 402-341-8487) 1402 Howard Street Omaha, NE, 68102-2885
	The Museum of Modern Art Circulating Film Library (16mm) (Phone: 212-708-9530; Fax: 212-708-0531) 11 West 53 Street  New York, NY 10019
	National Center for Jewish Film (16mm) (Phone: 617-899-7044; Fax: 617-736-2070) Lown Building 102  Brandeis University  Waltham, MA 02254
	New Yorker Films (16mm) (Phone: 212-247-6110; Fax: 212-307-7855) 16 West 61st Street  New York, NY 10023
	Paramount Pictures Corp. (35mm) (Phone: 213-956-5889; Fax: 213-862-8627) Attn: Robert O'Connor  Theatrical Repertory Sales  5555 Melrose Avenue  Marathon Building - Suite 4129  Hollywood CA 90038-3197
	The Mary Pickford Company (16mm and 35mm) (Phone: 310-396-4847; Fax: 310-396-3482) Attn: Elaina Archer  10736 Jefferson Blvd., Suite 515  Culver City, CA 90230-4969
	Swank Motion Pictures (16mm) (Handles Turner Entertainment's classic library and more) (Phone: 800-876-5577 or 314-534-6300; Fax: 314-289-2192) 201 S. Jefferson Avenue  St. Louis, MO 63103-2579
	Walt Disney Films (Non-College): Modern Sound Pictures, Inc. 800-228-9584 www.modernsoundpictures.com
	Warner Bros. Classics (Phone: 818 379-1814) Linda Evans Smith  Director of Sales
	Worldview Entertainment, Inc. (Phone: 212-925-4291; Fax: 212-925-2314) Attn: Sandra J. Birnhak  145 West 55th Street, 7th floor  New York, NY 10019