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Through an agreement with several producers, the CVLI Church Video License provides legal coverage for churches and for other ministry organizations to show DVDs and videocassettes of motion pictures. (Each organization needs to be specifically covered.) Coverage includes playing just a few seconds of a movie all the way up to showing the full-length feature.

The Church Video License is one of the most cost effective and convenient ways for churches and other ministry organizations to protect themselves from the possibility of being fined for illegal use of DVDs and videocassettes.

What You Can Do

With this license:

1. Pastors can use selected movies to illustrate sermon points.
2. Sunday schools and Youth Groups can view the latest videos.
3. Educational classes can use videos for teaching and training.
4. Churches can host special event movie nights.

Other ministry organizations (schools, childcare, conferences, camps) can also be licensed to include movies in their programs.

What You Can't Do

This license does not cover materials that have been copied from another source or recorded from television. It also does not cover charging an admission fee for video showings or where specific titles have been advertised or publicized.

This license covers manufactured DVD's, video cassettes and video discs purchased, rented or borrowed. For full terms of the agreement, please see Terms.