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If i list hymns on my order of service i am breaching copyright?

I am making my own order of service and hence including hymns. I will put the hym in and then list who whote it (like it would say in the hymn book). I am i breaching copyright by having them in there or am i ok by listing the author of the hymn?

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1. I think you need copyright even you list their name you still need to get permission from them.
2. You only breach copyright if you publish the music; the copyright rests in the work itself, not its name. You can name the hymn & author Of course this is only relevant for hymns less than 50 years old - anything older is out of copyright anyway
3. Despite what the RIAA and MPAA would like you to believe, copyrights don't last forever.
4. depends on the age of the hymn. i find it funny that a hymn can be copyrighted! Copyright God too?
5. just about all hymms will be well out of copyright. many, are 'anon' anyway. If the author's dead...it aint copyrighted. I think music copyright last about 50 years. gods very forgiving anyway.
6. yes it's okay;
7. I doubt you would be breaking copyright law, it would be ignored as you are not selling for profit, plus if there is no conflict of interest, but it is a minefield but most likely all you would be told is stop using the injured parties product.
8. What does the hymnal book say concerning such republication? It is usually spelled out plus some hymns are in the open domain depending on original date of publication.
9. It would be a violation of copyright. Publishers want sales- books in the pews for everyone, so if the hymn was 'published' in a handout of any sort, it would most definitely be a violation of that copyright, as it would be 'harming' them by taking away sales. HTH Please remember- listing the name of the song/author/page in the hymnal will not violate copyright. You can have a 'song sheet' of sorts as a guide to assist the congregation in finding their place in the hymnal. Just reproducing a copyrighted work is illegal- profit is not required in order to violate copyrights.
10. You can list just the titles if they are old. I think for the more recent ones, you may put in the author. However, this is just a program for a service. You're not publishing the program, so why would copyright laws even be considered?
11. That depends on three things. 1) Is the Hymn old enough that copyright has expired? Here is a link to copyright expiration: http://patentpending.blogs.com/patent_pending_blog/2004/12/when_does_a_cop.html 2) Is it in "the public domain" Here's a link to explaining what that means: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain 3) Are you using it in a way that does not profit from it and/or copying/using it in a way that does not closely resemble the original? (a collection of donations unfortunately would be a 'profit') A "Yes" to any of these questions means you can safely use it without requesting permission first. Edit: and an author or composer should always be credited for their work.
12. Copyright only exists til 50 years after the author died. Most of hymns sung today were written well over 200 years ago, so you are free to write them up. And by giving due credit, you are also covered.
13. I write Christian songs (about 35 to date) and I am happy for anyone to copy, sing, record or broadcast them. They are written to praise God and help people in their communication with Him. All I ask is for a credit and, although copyright is always claimed, a disclaimer allows for free use. I believe that the words and music come through God, He gave me the talent to be able to do it and he is working through me - who am I to claim His work as my own.