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How to Legally Show Movies at Church or Church Related Functions

Whether you are a pastor using portions of movies to enhance sermon points, or a Sunday School teacher, nursery or youth worker wanting to play clips or a full-length feature, unless it is being shown inside the home, the law requires that you obtain a Church Video License .

Many people do not realize that violations can result in fines up to $30,000 for each infringement. It is important to bite the bullet and make sure you are within the law by obtaining appropriate Church Video Licensing.

Though there is a small cost involved, the procedure is not difficult, nor is it very time consuming. Here are some things you will need to know and some steps to take...

Instructions

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      Contact Christian Video Licensing International(CVLI)by phone or visit their web site. Toll free: 1-888-771-CVLI (2854) or www.cvli.com

      Have the following information ready:

      a) Name and address of your church or religious organization
      b) The average number of people who attend your services.

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      You will have two plans to choose from, and the cost will depend upon the plan you choose as well as your average church attendance.

      a) FAMILY VALUE PACKAGE: For videos that focus only on religious and family based themes, this might be the package for you. This is the least expensive package and it offers 61 different producers to choose movies from.

      Idea of pricing - Average church size: 1-99 is $59.00 per yr.

      Average church size: 100-199 is $99.00 per yr.

      b) TOTAL PRODUCER PACKAGE: In addition to the 61 producers covered by the Family Values Package, this package also includes many major studio producers such as, Walt Disney, Fox, Paramount, etc. There are 386 producers in this package and thousands of films to choose from.

      Idea of Pricing - Average church size: 1-199 is $199.00 per yr.

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      Once you have determined the package best for your church/organization, apply online or by phone. You can pay by credit card or CVLI will send an invoice for you to pay from.

      Once you have followed these steps you are ready to begin showing the movies that are produced by those under the plan you have chosen without fear.

      Sit back, grab a bag of pop corn and enjoy the film guilt free!

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