I.
Copyright Law and Videos
Recently we have received a
number of inquiries about the legality of using videos in catechetical programs.
Generally, videos that are purchased through educational publishers and are labeled as
being for educational or classroom use can be used in catechetical programs.
However, it is not permissible to purchase one copy of a video and then make copies for
the entire catechetical program.
Videos that are labeled
"for home use only" may be used in catechetical programs under some
circumstances. Such videos may be shown in a catechetical classroom as long as they
are being shown in the course of face to face teaching activities.
Concerns over the
permissibility of using videos in catechetical programs can be minimized with the purchase
of a license from the Motion Picture Licensing Corporation ("MPLC"), which most
parishes have already done.
MPLC issues a blanket
license that permits an institution to publicly show rented or purchased pre-recorded
videos from more than 45 participating studios, producers and distributors, including
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (pre-1986 titles), Republic Pictures, Touchstone Pictures, Walt Disney
Pictures and Warner Bros. The MPLC license does not permit a parish or school to
charge an admission to watch the video.
To enable parishes to
publicly show pre-recorded video, and to obtain the best possible discount, the
Archdiocese has negotiated with MPLC for the distribution of the blanket license to those
parishes that would want one. The Archdiocese has agreed to act as liaison and to
collect the annual license fees from participating churches. MPLC's blanket license
is a site license, meaning that each facility that publicly shows pre-recorded videos must
have its own license.
The effective date of the
current licenses is August 1st to July 31st. Renewal letters are sent out around May
1st.
To find our if your parish
is already a participant in the license program, or for more information about
purchasing a license, please contact Janet Leonatti, in the Office of Legal Services for
the Archdiocese of Chicago at 312-751-8319. (Information
courtesy of the Office of Legal Services for the Archdiocese of Chicago.)
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II. What is happening in the area of the
catechetical textbook approval list?
Basal religious education texts on the
elementary and junior high level that have been found in conformity with the
Catechism by the Bishops' Committee, therefore are considered to be doctrinally correct
and complete, are approved for use in the parishes and schools of the Archdiocese of
Chicago. A letter to that effect from Cardinal George went to all parishes and
schools in December, 2000. We are aware that some texts have not yet gone through
the Bishops' Committee on the Catechism. These will be included in the approved
list as they are found in conformity with the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
If you have any questions or concerns about this process, go to the bottom of this page
and e-mail Sr. Judy. She would be happy to help you out.
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II. Which are
the approved catechetical textbooks for the Archdiocese of Chicago?
Textbooks Found in Conformity
with the Catechism of the Catholic Church
as of March 3, 2009:
Preschool Series
Loyola Press
God Made Everything
S/P&TM/CM ©2008
Our Sunday Visitor
I Am Special (3, 4,
Kindergarten) S/P&TM/CM ©2007-2009
RCL Benziger
Stories of God’s Love
S/P&TM/CM ©2009
VirTru Powers
Questions for God S/P
©2007
William H. Sadlier, Inc.
Discovering God
S/P&TM/CM ©2000
Elementary and Junior
High Texts and Series
Apostolate for Family Consecration
The Apostolate’s Family
Catechism S/P ©2003, ©2005, ©2008
El Catecismo para la Familia
del Apostolado S/P ©2007, ©2008
Consecration in Truth
S/P&TM/CM ©2001, ©2006
Circle Press
The Treasure of My Catholic
Faith (1-6) S ©2003
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Religion Publishers
Call to Faith (K-6) S&TM,
P&CM ©2005, ©2009
Call to Faith (7-8)
S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Call to Faith Junior High
Faith Booklet Series S/P&TM/CM ©2008
Un Llamado a la Fe (Level
A-F) S/P&TM/CM ©2005 (A-D), ©2008 (E-F)
Walking by Faith (K-6)
S/P, TM&CM ©1999
Ignatius Press
Faith and Life (1-8)
S/P&TM ©2003, 2002
Faith and Life (1-8)
S/P&TM ©1984-1987
Image of God (K-8)
S&TM ©1986-1993
Legionaries of Christ
Friends of Jesus (7-9)
S ©2003
Loyola Press
Christ Our Life (K-8)
S/P&TM ©1997, 2002, 2009 CM©1999, 2009
Finding God: Our Response to
God’s Gifts (1-6) S&TM, P&CM ©2005
Finding God (7-8)
S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Knowing Our Catholic Faith:
Beliefs and Traditions (1-8) S © 2000 (supplemental)
RCL Benziger
Bendecidos/Blest Are We (1-6)
P&CM ©2008
Blest Are We (1-6)
S&TM ©2004, P&CM ©2002
Blest Are We (7-8)
S&TM ©2005, P&CM ©2003, S/P, TM&CM ©2010
Blest Are We Faith and Word
Edition (1-6) P&CM ©2008, S&TM ©2010
Christ Jesus, the Way (K-6)
S&TM, P&CM ©2003
Christ Jesus, the Way (7-8)
S&TM, P&CM ©2004
Come Follow Me (K-8)
S/P, TM&CM ©1998
Cristo Jesus, el Camino (K-6)
S&TM ©2003
Faith First (K-6)
S&TM, P&CM ©2001, 2000
Faith First (7-8)
S&TM, P&CM ©2001
Faith First Legacy Edition
Church History (7-8) S&TM ©2007
Faith First Legacy
Edition/Parish (K-8) P&CM ©2006
Faith First Legacy
Edition/School (1-8) S&TM ©2007
Nuestra Identidad Católica
(1-8) S ©1998 (supplemental)
Our Catholic Identity (1-8)
S ©1998 (supplemental)
Share the Joy (K-6)
S&TM ©1997
This is Our Faith (K-8)
S&TM ©1998
Saint Mary’s Press
The Catholic Connections
Handbook for Middle Schoolers S/P ©2009
Great People of the Bible
(5-7) S ©2010 (supplemental)
William H. Sadlier,
Inc.
Acercandote a La Fe (K-6)
S&TM ©1999
Coming to Faith (K-6)
S&TM ©1998, P&CM ©1999
Coming to Faith/Keystone
Edition (K-6) S&TM ©1998, P&CM ©1999
Creemos/We Believe (K-6)
P&CM ©2005
Faith and Witness Program
(7-8) S&TM, P&CM ©1998-1999
Nuestra fe católica (4-6)
S/P ©2009
One Faith, One Lord (7-8)
S/P&TM/CM ©2003, 2009
Our Catholic Faith (4-6)
S/P&TM/CM ©2009
Una sola fe un solo Señor
(7-8) S/P&TM/CM ©2003, 2009
We Believe (K-6)
S&TM, P&CM ©2004
We Believe Series, We Live
Our Faith (7-8) S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Sacramental
Preparation Materials
Ave Maria Press
Send Out Your Spirit
S/P&TM ©2003 (H.S. Confirmation)
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Religion Publishers
Call to Celebrate:
Confirmation (Older Adolescents) S/P&TM/CM ©2008
Call to Celebrate:
Confirmation (Younger Adolescents) S/P&TM/CM ©2008
Call to Celebrate: Eucharist
S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Call to Celebrate:
Reconciliation S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Call to Celebrate:
Reconciliation and Eucharist (intermediate) S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Celebrar Nuestro Fe:
Reconciliación y Eucaristía S/P ©2000
Celebrar Nuestro Fe:
Reconciliación y Eucaristía (Nivel II) S/P ©2002
Celebrating Our Faith:
Confirmation S/P&TM ©2000
Celebrating Our Faith:
Reconciliation and Eucharist S/P&TM ©2000
Celebrating Our Faith:
Reconciliation and Eucharist (II) S/P&TM ©2002
Un llamado a celebrar: la
Confirmación S/P&TM/CM ©2008
Un llamado a celebrar: la
Eucaristía S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Un llamado a celebrar: la
Reconciliación S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Un llamado a celebrar: la
Reconciliación y la Eucaristía (intermediario) S/P&TM/CM
©2007
Ignatius
Press
Image of God (Mass Books and
Confirmation) S/P&TM
©1986-1993
Loyola Press
Christ Our Life:
Confirmed in the Spirit S/P&TM ©1997
Confirmed in the Spirit
(7-9) S/P&TM ©2007
Confirmados en el
Espiritu (7-9) S/P&TM/CM ©2007
La Eucaristía, don de Dios
S/P&TM/CM ©2009
La Reconciliación, don de
Dios S/P&TM/CM ©2009
God’s
Gift—Eucharist S/P&TM/CM ©2009
God’s
Gift—Reconciliation S/P&TM/CM ©2009
New Hope Publications
Little Catechism on the
Eucharist S/P ©2009
The Sacrament of Confirmation
S/P ©2009
Pauline Books and Media
Be Sealed
S/P&TM ©1998
Jesus Brings Us Life
S/P&TM ©1996
Pflaum Publishing Group
Confirmation: Gifted
with the Spirit (7-8) S&TM ©2005
Confirmation: Receiving
the Gift of the Spirit (9-12) S&TM ©2005
Together in Jesus –
Eucharist S&TM ©2004
Together in Jesus -
Reconciliation S&TM ©2004
Unidos en Jesús Primera
Eucaristía S/P&TM ©2004
Unidos en Jesús Primera
Reconciliación S/P&TM ©2004
RCL Benziger
Confirmation
S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Eucaristía
S/P&TM ©2003
Eucaristía: Damos gracias y
alabanza S/P&TM/CM ©2006
Eucharist S/P&TM
©2003
Eucharist: We Give Thanks and
Praise (primary) S/P&TM ©2006
Eucharist: We Give Thanks and
Praise (intermediate) S/P&TM ©2006
The Gift of Eucharist
S/P&TM ©2000
The Gift of Reconciliation
S/P&TM ©2000
Reconciliación
S/P&TM ©2003
Reconciliación: Perdon y paz
S/P&TM ©2006
Reconciliation
S/P&TM ©2003
Reconciliation: Pardon and
Peace (primary) S/P&TM ©2006
Reconciliation: Pardon and
Peace (intermediate) S/P&TM ©2006
Saint Mary’s Press
Confirmed in a Faithful
Community: Candidate’s Handbook (H.S. Confirmation) S/P ©2006
Confirmed in a Faithful
Community: Candidate’s Handbook (H.S. Confirmation Immediate Preparation)
S/P ©2006
William H. Sadlier,
Inc.
Creemos y celebramos Primera
Comunión S/P&TM/CM ©2007
Creemos y celebramos Primera
Reconciliación S/P&TM/CM ©2007
El Espiritu Santo nos Libera:
Preparando a los jovenes para la Confirmación S/P&TM/CM ©2000
First Eucharist
S/P&TM ©2000
First Reconciliation
S/P&TM ©2000
Primera Comunión
S/P&TM ©2000
Primera Reconciliación
S/P&TM ©2000
The Spirit Sets Us Free:
Confirmation Preparation for Youth S/P&TM ©2000
We Believe and Celebrate
First Communion S/P&TM/CM ©2006
We Believe and Celebrate
First Penance S/P&TM/CM ©2006
Family
Life Materials
Foundation for the
Family
New Corinthians Curriculum
(K-8) TM and Parent Guide ©1996
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Religion Publishers
Growing in Love (K-8) S
©2001
Leaflet Missal Company
Project Genesis (K-8)
S&TM ©1996
Our Sunday Visitor
Catholic Vision of Love (5-8)
S&TM ©1996 (revised edition)
RCL Benziger
Benziger Family Life (K-8)
S ©2001 (4th edition)
RCIA
Materials
Mother’s House
Publishing
God Calls You By Name
P&CM ©2006
N.B. We have not listed the
Maronite and the Vietnamese materials. If you need them, look on the USCCB
website at www.usccb.org/catechism/document/Currentlist.pdf.
High
School Materials
Apostolate
for Family Consecration
The Apostolate’s Family
Catechism S/P ©2003, 2005 2008
Consecration in Truth
(series) S/P&TM/CM ©2001
Ave Maria Press
Catholic Essentials: An
Overview of the Faith S/P ©2009
Catholic Social Teaching:
Learning and Living Justice S ©2001, 2007
The Church: Our Story S
©1999, 2006
Encountering Jesus in the New
Testament S ©2003, 2009
Marriage and Holy Orders:
Your Call to Love and Service S ©2007
The Old Testament:: Our Call
to Faith and Justice S ©2005
Our Catholic Faith: Living
What We Believe S ©2006
Our Sacramental Life: Living
and Worshiping in Christ S ©2003
This is Our Church: A History
of Catholicism S ©2007
Your Life in Christ:
Foundations of Catholic Morality S ©2001, 2008
C.R. Publications
Catholicism Series (Reason,
Life, Ethics, Society, Scripture) S/P&TM/CM ©1996-2006
Houghton Mifflin
Harcourt Religion Publishers
The Church Through History S
©2007
Journey Through the New
Testament S ©2006
Journey Through the Old
Testament S ©2002, 2006
Justice and Peace: Our Faith
in Action S ©2007
The Light of Faith S ©2005
Morality: Our Response to
God’s Love S ©2005
Sacraments: Celebrating,
Living, Believing S ©2008
Vocation: Our Response to
God’s Call S ©2008
Legionaries of Christ
Friends of Jesus/Witnesses of
Christ (series) S ©2003
Midwest Theological
Forum
The History of the Church
S ©2005, TM ©2007
Introduction to Catholicism
S&TM ©2003
Our Moral Life in Christ
S&TM ©2003
Our Moral Life in Christ
(Complete Course Edition) S ©2009
The Sacraments: Source of Our
Life in Christ (Semester Edition) S ©2009
Understanding the Scriptures
S ©2005,TM ©2007
Priory Press
Dominican Series
S&TM ©2000
RCL Benziger
Understanding the Catechism
(series) S/P ©1999, TM ©1998
Saint Mary’s Press
The Catholic Faith Handbook
for Youth S/P ©2004, ©2008
Living Justice and Peace
S ©2002, ©2008
Written on Our Hearts (Old
Testament) S ©2002, 2009
St. Augustine’s Press
Where Did I Come From? Where
Am I Going? How Do I Get There? S ©2009
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III.
I got a copy of the MPLC list and the producer of Veggie Tales isn't on it. I want
to show it to some of my preschool parents. What do I do?
Veggie Tales is produced by
Big Idea Productions. They have a website which addresses your question, "Can I
have permission to show your videos in a public setting?" Their response is:
"Thank you for wanting to share Veggie Tales with others! We'd be happy to
give you permission to show our videos in a public setting, as long as you do not charge
admission of any kind, including asking for donations or charging to recover the cost of
the viewing facility. Any other requests to use Big Idea copyrighted material,
including images and music, require special permission. Please send your request
to: Big Idea Productions, Attn. Property Rights, PO Box 189, Lombard, IL
60148."
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