Church Video License Terms of Agreement
1. Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| MAIN CONTACT / CHURCH-REPRESENTATIVE | A person designated and authorized by the CHURCH to communicate with CCLI. |
| CCLI | The trade name CCLI (Christian Copyright Licensing International) Lizenzagentur GmbH, which is managing the programs and LICENSES. |
| CHURCH ADDRESS | A place of worship or gathering rooms at a specific address or at adjacent addresses. |
| CHURCH SIZE | The average number of regular attendees at the main worship services of the CHURCH or if the CHURCH is celebrating multiple main worship services, the total average number of attendees at such worship services. For the purpose of the EVENT LICENSE the size of the congregation means the maximum expected number of attendees for any CHURCH EVENT planned during the term of the respective EVENT. |
| ANNUAL LICENSE FEE | The due license fee payable by the CHURCH at or prior to the start of this license agreement and each renewal, in the amount specified in the then-current price list, based on the SIZE OF THE CHURCH. |
| CHURCH / ORGANIZATION | A group of Christian believers who gather at a specific location for worship services or events similar to worship services. |
| CHURCH EVENTS | Any type of worship service, gathering, or similar activity held by a CHURCH at its place of worship as part of its regular activities. |
| LICENSE | The license agreement, consisting oft he license certificate and these license terms. |
| LICENSE FEE | The amount that the CHURCH has to pay in advance before the term of the LICENSE. The fees are based on the applicable rate for the corresponding category size. |
| LICENSE TERM / TERM | The one-year period commencing on the starte date specified in the license certificate. |
| CCLI’S HEADQUARTERS IN GERMANY | Carl-Benz-Straße 5, 68723 Schwetzingen or any other address notified by CCLI. |
| CONTRACT TERRITORY | The territory oft he state for which the respective license was issued. |
2.
CCLI hereby grants the license holder a non-exclusive license for the public performance of pre-recorded movies on its premises.
3.
CCLI represents and warrants that it has acquired the appropriate rights to grant this license.
4.
The term commences on the contract start date and extends for one (1) year each. Each one-year-period during the term is hereinafter referred to as a “Contract Year”.
5.
The public screening authorized by this license shall take place at the premises specified in the application (CHURCH ADDRESS). The audience is restricted to the license holder’s premises. Movie titles must not be publicly advertised or publicized, and no admission fees or other charges may be collected from the audience.
6.
The agreed license fee for the first contract year of this license is due immediately. The license fee is determined by CCLI based on the CHURCH SIZE. The license holder shall provide CCLI annually or upon CCLI’s request with the information required to determine the license fee for subsequent contract years.
7.
Movies that the license holder may publicly show under this license are exclusively motion pictures produced and/or distributed by movie companies affiliated with CCLI. It is clarified that CCLI or its licensing movie companies may not hold the relevant rights to certain specific movie titles, or that such rights may expire during the term of the license; consequently, CCLI may at any time during the term of this license issue binding notifications to the license holder that certain titles may not or may no longer be publicly shown under this license. Such notifications become binding and effective upon receipt by the license holder.
8.
The license holder may publicly show only lawfully acquired works covered by this agreement. The license holder is responsible for acquiring the works; the costs of acquisition shall be borne solely by the license holder and shall be charged separately from the agreed license fee for the public performance.
9.
The license holder may not reproduce, edit, or otherwise modify the movie media acquired for public performance under this license.
10.
Any additional fees that may become payable to music publishers or relevant collection agencies for the public performance of music contained in the movie works covered by this license are the sole responsibility of the license holder, not of CCLI.
11.
This license may be assigned by CCLI, but not by the license holder.
12.
If a tax authority or court with jurisdiction over the license holder determines that the activities authorized under this license obligate the license holder to pay income, sales, business, or other taxes on the income received by CCLI from the license holder, the license holder shall, within thirty (30) days of receiving notice thereof, reimburse CCLI for the portion of such taxes attributable to the license holder specifically those payable on the revenue remitted by the license holder and indemnify CCLI in this regard.
13.
13.1 The church hast he right to terminate this license at any time by providing thirty (30) days‘ written notice to CCLI, and the church is entitled to a refund of the license fee as follows:
13.2 If the termination is received by CCLI within the first fourteen (14) days of the license term, the full license fee will be refunded.
13.3 No refunds are issued fourteen (14) days after the purchase.
13.4 CCLI is entitled to terminate this license agreement if the CHURCH violates the provisions of this license agreement or failst o pay the ANNUAL LICENSE FEE.
13.5 CCLI is entitled to terminate this license agreement at any time providing thirty (30) days‘ written notice tot he CHURCH if the underlying grant of rights to CCLI is terminated.
13.6 CCLI is entitled to terminate this license agreement if CCLI ceases operations due to an injunction or an administrative order. In such an event, any claims for damages by the CHURCH against CCLI or third parties are excluded.
14.
If CCLI engages a lawyer to enforce its rights under this license due to a breach of the terms of this license by the license holder, the license holder shall bear the reasonable costs and fees incurred by CCLI as a result.
15.
By paying the license fee, the license holder confirms that the information provided in this agreement is truthful, accurate, and complete in all respects. This license has been duly authorized, constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation on the license holder, and is enforceable in accordance with its terms.
16.
All rights not expressly granted to the license holder herein are expressly reserved by CCLI and/or its movie licensors.
17.
The provisions of this agreement apply to all contracts newly concluded or renewed on or after the update date. Amendments or supplements to this agreement must be made in writing. There are no collateral agreements. This agreement and ist interpretation are governed by the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany; the place of jurisdiction for disputes arising from this agreement is Munich.