Whois & Analysis for ccli.com

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.

In Christianity, worship is reverent honor and homage paid to God.

In the New Testament various words are used for worship.

The word proskuneo "to worship" means to bow down to God or kings.

Copyright is a legal right created by the law of a country that grants the creator of an original work exclusive rights for its use and distribution.

This is usually only for a limited time.

The exclusive rights are not absolute but limited by limitations and exceptions to copyright law, including fair use.

A major limitation on copyright is that copyright protects only the original expression of ideas, and not the underlying ideas themselves.

Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a loosely defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship.

It has developed over the past sixty years and is stylistically similar to pop music.

The songs are frequently referred to as "praise songs" or "worship songs" and are typically led by a "worship band" or "praise team", with either a guitarist or pianist leading.

It is becoming a common genre of music sung in Western churches, particularly in Pentecostal churches.

Many non-charismatic Protestant churches use this type of music.

Also, Roman Catholic churches are using this type of music in some parishes.

Some mix it in with more traditional music; others have certain masses with just contemporary worship music along with traditional masses; others only use contemporary; many others steer clear of contemporary worship and stick with traditional.