Copyright and insurance (5)
Insurance and Copyright Cover for Celebrants
Insurance and copyright cover are important considerations for all celebrants.
As a member of the Coalition of Celebrant Associations (CoCA), The Celebrants Network is able to offer valuable group benefits to its members.
Insurance
Professional Indemnity and Public Liability insurance is now included with your membership to The Celebrants Network at no additional cost. This group insurance is provided through CoCA and ensures you are covered for your celebrancy work across Australia.
Copyright
Members can also purchase the CoCA Group Copyright Agency Licence for just $45.00 per year, providing the necessary copyright coverage for use of written materials and readings in ceremonies.
Note: Celebrants do not need an APRA commercial music performance licence for weddings and funerals, as these are considered private events.
You can add the copyright licence when you join or renew your membership with The Celebrants Network.
Celebrant copyright licence (3)
Copyright for Celebrants Work
Can I just quote the author of a poem or piece of prose in my ceremony to avoid breaking copyright?
The answer depends upon whether you
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are performing only, or
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performing and publishing, and
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have permission to use that author's work.
Performance only means you simply read the piece - nothing more. For example, purchasing a book of poetry then reading directly from that.
You do not need a Copyright licence to read a poem from a book you have purchased.
Publishing involves printing a copy from the internet, typing the material and/or ; printing out the material to read from; creating a .pdf or other file; emailing the material to someone else and/ or storing the material in your computer.
Any type of publishing, as described above, requires the author's permission to do so, or a CA Copyright Licence.
If you have not sought permission directly from the author or purchased the material in a form from which you can read such as the purchase of a book, then you will be breaking copyright.
Do you mean I have to seek permission for each and every poem/ prose from all those different authors?
Fortunately no. CoCA associations have access to a Copyright Agency Celebrant Group Licence for a very reasonable annual fee. Read more about Copyright below.
Members of The Celebrants Network can purchase their Copyright Agency License when they join or renew their membership
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Celebrant Insurance Options (2)
The Celebrants Network Inc offers its members choice of celebrant insurance:
- Group PI & PL insurance cover can be purchased with a The Celebrant Network membership
- Note If you have insurance cover elsewhere you can still join The Celebrants Network without paying for cover you already have.
