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| Formerly | Starpraise Ministries |
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| Founded | January 1988 in Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Founder | Howard Rachinski |
| Headquarters | 17205 SE Mill Plain Blvd Suite 150, , U.S. |
Areas served | Worldwide |
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| Website | ccli |
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Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) is a privately owned company that was founded in the US in 1988 by Howard Rachinski. CCLI was launched after being developed by Rachinski for 3½ years while he was a music minister at a large church in Portland, Oregon. This prototype, called Starpraise Ministries, began in May 1985. CCLI offers copyright licensing of songs and other resource materials for use in Christian worship.
Since its foundation, CCLI has expanded around the world to Australia, Botswana, Canada, Denmark, Faroe Islands, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Ireland, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Singapore, South Africa, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Zimbabwe, South Korea and as of 2016 can now serve most countries.
The mechanism of copyright solution invented by CCLI has been cited by the United States government[4] and official copyright organization in United Kingdom[5] when introducing the relevant policy.
- ^ "History – CCLI". CCLI.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Leadership – CCLI". CCLI.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "Terms of Use – CCLI". CCLI.com. Retrieved October 21, 2017.
- ^ "COPYRIGHT POLICY, CREATIVITY, AND INNOVATION IN THE DIGITAL ECONOMY" (PDF). THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE INTERNET POLICY TASK FORCE. Retrieved January 1, 2016.
- ^ "the British Copyright Council useful links".