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ScreenVue is the result of a joint venture and partnership between Christian Video Licensing International (CVLI) and Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) and Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC).

ScreenVue first launched in 2003 as a service of CVLI. The CVLI Church Video License provides legal coverage for churches and for other ministry organizations to show DVDs, Blu-rays, movie downloads and streams of motion pictures. Each organization needs to be specifically covered. Coverage includes playing just a few seconds of a movie all the way up to showing the full-length feature.

Each *Total Producer Church Video License* and *Standard CVLI Video License* (or any *Church Video Licence* globally) comes with free ScreenVue Vault access.

The ScreenVue Vault offers 11,000+ Scene Ideas and Downloads from a variety of movies and resources. 

ScreenVue saves you hours of time finding that perfect movie illustration for next Sunday’s sermon, child or youth service, or video announcement! 

All Scene Ideas (using your own copy or rental; via Blu-ray, DVD, streaming or download) include a scene summary, themes and time cues. 

With Scene *Downloads, simply preview, download and use instantly. 

(*ScreenVue does not sell or rent entire digital copies of movies to download. To purchase or rent entire movies, please access services like Amazon, Google or Vudu).

About Us


### CCLI

Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) was established in 1988 to provide churches with simple, affordable solutions to complex copyright issues. CCLI helps churches maintain their integrity while giving them the freedom to worship expressively and spontaneously.

Churches often face copyright infringement issues in two areas: 1) copying music without permission, and 2) showing movies without authorization.

For copying music to assist with congregational singing, the Church Copyright License provides blanket coverage for 300,000+ songs and 4,500+ publishers and song owners. Currently, global churches are using 600,000+ CCLI licenses.

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### CVLI

From a unique partnership between Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) and Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC), Christian Video Licensing International (CVLI) and the Church Video License was formed in 2001.

The Church Video License provides churches with legal coverage to show all, or any portion of, thousands of movie titles from a number of movie producers, including all the major studios. Currently, the titles from almost 3,000 producers are represented by the Church Video License, including the titles that contain all the Scene Ideas and Scene Downloads that are part of the ScreenVue Vault.

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### MPLC

Motion Picture Licensing Corporation (MPLC) was founded in 1986 by former MGM executives and an MPAA attorney. Their goal was to develop a process to help the public leverage the work of the creative community without infringing on copyright.

With decades of experience, MPLC has become the world leader in licensing movies, TV programs, and other content for public performances. Through its Umbrella License® MPLC provides a comprehensive copyright compliance solution that is simple and affordable.

MPLC works closely with a variety of institutions, associations, and antipiracy groups to educate the public about copyright and promote the intellectual property rights of the creative community.

Today, MPLC licenses over 500,000 locations worldwide, including, but not limited to, nonprofit organizations, corporations, and government entities.


Partners

## Privacy is Important to ScreenVue.

We’re committed to using the data that you share with us to provide the best possible service and experience. This Privacy Policy explains when and why we collect personal data, how we use it, and how we keep it secure.

When you provide us with personal data or use our websites, you agree to be bound by this policy which we may update from time to time.

### Our Privacy Principles


- We will only collect personal data that is relevant to the services we provide, handle it securely and retain it only as long as necessary.
-  We will always ask you for your communication preferences and make it simple to change them.
-  We will not sell or give your information to a third-party organization other than our trusted service providers who provide certain secure business functions on our behalf
-  Our websites and online services only use temporary ‘session’ cookies to enhance your online experience. We do not use cookies to collect personally identifying information.

The information below provides more detail about how we use your data.

- Who We Are
- The Information We Collect
- How and Why We Use Personal Data
- How We Protect Your Personal Data
- Your Personal Data and Service Providers
- Your Personal Data and Marketing
- How We Use Cookies
- Google Analytics
- Comment Policy
- Update and Access Your Data: Your Rights and Control
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## Who We Are

ScreenVue is an international organization headquartered in the United States, with offices around the world. As such, many of our systems and online services are employed globally.

We are strongly committed to maintaining the privacy of your personal information and the security of our computer systems and online services.

Concerning the collection, use, and disclosure of personal information, ScreenVue makes every effort to ensure compliance with all applicable laws, including the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the all other local privacy regulations.

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## The Information We Collect

When you purchase licenses or services from ScreenVue, we will require only the personal information that is necessary for the administration of your account with us.

As a general rule, we do not collect personally-identifying information about you when you visit our websites or online services and we will retain only the information you choose to share with us.

When you sign up for CVLI/ScreenVue’s licenses or services, you may provide some or all of the following:

- Your title, name, email, postal address, and telephone numbers. 
- Usernames and passwords that you have chosen to log in to secure ScreenVue services.

When you use our websites and online services we collect:

- Information about the licenses and subscriptions that you purchase from us including your method of payment.
- Information about the pages visited, and links clicked, including the date and time.
- The internet address of the website from which you linked directly to our site.
- Information about the devices you have used, including mobile device identifiers, operating system, IP address and type of browser.

Our websites contain links to other websites. When you leave a ScreenVue website by linking to any of these sites, you are subject to the privacy policy of those sites.

When you interact with us through email, social media, surveys or promotions, we may collect:

- Personal data that you freely provide about yourself that is relevant to the nature of the interaction, such as your name, username and email address. 
- Details of the emails you open, and links clicked.
- Your comments in forums and feedback from surveys.

If you identify yourself by sending an e-mail containing personal information requesting that we mail information to you, we will use this information solely for responding to such requests and for our records. We may forward your e-mail to other ScreenVue employees who are better able to serve you.

### Data obtained from other sources
We may obtain personal data from other legitimate sources, including trusted third-party providers, and use this data to:

Verify and correct the information we hold.

- Send information about license renewal and account management.
- Send marketing communications by post or email.
- Initiate or deliver targeted content via online advertising and social media.


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## How And Why We Use Personal Data

ScreenVue will only collect and retain data that is required to administer your account or improve your experience; and we will provide you with information that we believe is important, in your interest to know, or that you have permitted us to send.

We use your data in the following ways:

To make our services available to you

- Ensuring that the administration of your account is simple and secure. 
- Enabling us to provide the services you require and to process orders and refunds efficiently.
- Enabling us to provide support and respond to inquiries quickly and accurately.
- Where ScreenVue acts as an agent for other rightsholder organizations and you hold one of their licenses, we may be required to share your data with them.

To improve the way we operate and communicate

- The data we hold about you enables us to improve our internal systems and our range of services.
- By monitoring the use of our services, we can detect and prevent misuse and fraud and ensure that they can be accessed safely and securely.
- We use web technologies such as cookies to improve the way our websites and online services work. Some cookies are necessary and, if disabled, will limit functionality and affect your user experience.
- We use tools like Google Analytics to help us understand our users’ experience (e.g., how much time they spend on web pages, which links they choose, what they do and don’t like, etc.).
- User feedback helps us build and maintain our services, determine technical design specifications and monitor system performance.

To ensure our communications are relevant and valuable

- Interactions and browsing behavior help us understand you better and determine what is of most and least interest, meaning we can personalize our services, marketing communications, and promotions and measure their effectiveness.
- We’re committed to respecting your marketing preferences and making it easy to change them.

### Consequences of Not Providing Your Data
You are not obligated to provide your personal information to ScreenVue, LLC. However, ScreenVue is unable to issue and administer copyright licenses, services and agreements without it.

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## How We Protect Your Personal Data
ScreenVue takes the protection of your data very seriously.

- We use firewalls and data encryption to protect data that is stored electronically, and we take appropriate measures to ensure that our buildings and any files we store physically are secure.
- Whenever we collect or disclose personal data, we employ physical, electronic and procedural safeguards to ensure its safety. Consequently, we may ask you for proof of identity before we can disclose personal information to you.
- We encrypt all data that is transferred electronically using the industry standard Secure Sockets Layer (SSL)
- When your data is transferred, stored or processed in a different country, we employ appropriate measures to ensure that your data remains secure.

We cannot guarantee the security of any email provider or online service which is not managed by us, and which you use to transfer data to us.

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## Your Personal Data and Service Providers
ScreenVue works with reputable service providers who may process your data to perform business functions on our behalf. These include Google Analytics, MailChimp/Mandrill, SurveyGizmo and others.

All such service providers are contractually required to keep your data safe, use it only for the purposes agreed, and delete it when it is no longer required. They have agreed not share it, nor use it for their marketing purposes.

We will never give, sell or share your personal data with any third-party for any purpose other than that referred to above.

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## Your Personal Data and Marketing
ScreenVue would like to share potentially valuable or interesting information with you and, from time to time, ask for your feedback via online surveys.

- When you provide us with your personal data, either by phone, email or a physical or online form, we will always provide a clear and simple way to confirm your communication preferences.
- We will never assume your consent to receive email marketing. We will only send you marketing emails where you have opted-in to receive them.
- We may give you the opportunity to opt-in to receive different marketing emails based on your interests. An opportunity to unsubscribe from any list will be clearly provided at the bottom of each email.
- We may mail information to you that we believe will be of legitimate interest.
- We will make it simple for you to change your communications preferences, which you can do at any time online, over the phone or by writing to us.

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## How We Use Cookies
A ‘cookie’ is a file placed on your personal computer’s hard drive by a website.

ScreenVue employs cookies to optimize its service to customers. We do not use cookies to collect personally identifying information from users, nor to track user activities beyond our websites. ScreenVue does not maintain copies of cookies on our websites after you leave them.

Cookies store and exchange small pieces of temporary data between a website and a user’s computer which enable a “session” or “dialogue” between the two machines. With the session established, ScreenVue can tailor its responses (i.e., provide you with the information you want) and help you traverse our web pages efficiently and effectively.  A session is broken when you exit your browser.

ScreenVue uses “session cookies” — (i.e., temporarily stored cookies in your computer’s memory). Session cookies are normally deleted from a user’s computer when the user logs off the computer, or the user exits the browser.

For security purposes and to ensure that this service remains available to all users, our websites also employ systems to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage.

Unauthorized attempts to upload information or change information on this service are strictly prohibited and may be punishable under the law.

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## Google Analytics
Google Analytics is a web analytics service that uses cookies stored on your computer to collect and report website usage data.  We use Google Analytics to understand how visitors use our websites and to identify where we can improve our content and services.  Google collects the IP address you use when you visit the site but does not collect any other personal information about you.  We do not combine the information that Google collects with any other personally identifiable information.

[Learn more about how your data is collected by Google](https://policies.google.com/privacy "Learn more about how your data is collected by Google")

[Prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics](https://tools.google.com/dlpage/gaoptout "Prevent your data from being used by Google Analytics")

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## Comment Policy
Comments on articles, blogs and videos can be helpful to other viewers, provided that a spirit of helpfulness is the intent of the person doing the commenting.

We review all comments on ScreenVue’s websites. We reserve the right to edit/delete spam comments, duplicate comments, unsupported accusations, vulgar comments, vile comments, personal attacks of any kind, terms offensive to groups when used in a derogatory manner, and any other comment deemed inappropriate at our discretion.

We reserve the right to ban offenders who post comments under another person’s name, submit an egregious comment or repeatedly submit comments that do not meet our standards.

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## Update and Access Your Data: Your Rights and Control
As a benefit of using ScreenVue’s services, we provide you with a way to update your information.  These features allow you to quickly update your personal information at any time, including your name, email address, and profile image.

We are committed to safeguarding your privacy and can only do so if you use ScreenVue Profile features as intended.  Some or all aspects of this Privacy Policy may not apply to individuals who share a login (email and password) with other members of an organization account.

If you believe the information that ScreenVue holds about you is incorrect and you are unable to correct it through our ScreenVue Profile service, please contact us, and we will update our records as soon as possible.

You have the right to see the personal data that we hold about you. However, how we deal with such requests, and whether we charge a fair administration fee may differ depending on the law in the country of your residence.

In all cases, if you would like a copy of the personal data we hold about you, please contact us using our [GDPR / Data Privacy contact form](mailto:support@screenvue.com "GDPR / Data Privacy contact form").

ScreenVue is committed to protecting your personal data and using it only in a manner that is appropriate, fair and transparent. If, however, you have a concern about our use of your data or wish to make a complaint,please contact us using our GDPR / Data Privacy contact form. We will take all reasonable steps to resolve your query or complaint and to do so promptly.



Privacy Policy

The ScreenVue, LLC web site shall be defined herein to include all screenvue.com and all other web pages operated by ScreenVue.

ScreenVue makes available information, materials, and products on this Web site subject to the following terms and conditions. By accessing this site, you agree to the terms and conditions as outlined in this legal notice. ScreenVue reserves the right to change these terms and conditions from time to time at its sole discretion.

__Copyright © 2019 by ScreenVue, LLC. All rights reserved. CVLI® and Screenvue® are trademarks. All other trademarks are properties of their respective owners.__

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## Use of Software
Any use of software and accompanying documentation from this Web site is subject to the terms of a software license agreement between you and ScreenVue. You must read the license agreement and indicate your agreement to its terms prior to installing or using the software. All rights, title, and interest not expressly granted are reserved.

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## Use of Web Site Information
Except as otherwise indicated elsewhere on this site, you may view, copy, print, and distribute documents available on this Web site subject to the following conditions:

- The document may be used solely for personal, informational, non-commercial purposes.
- The document may not be modified or altered in any way.
- The following copyright notice and permission notice must appear in each document: “Copyright © 2019 ScreenVue, LLC. All rights reserved.”
- ScreenVue reserves the right to revoke such authorization at any time, and any such use shall be discontinued immediately upon written notice from ScreenVue.
- Documents specified above do not include the design or layout of this Web site. Elements of this Web site are protected by trade dress and other laws and may not be copied or imitated in whole or in part.

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## Warranties and Disclaimers
Except as expressly provided otherwise in an agreement between you and ScreenVue, all information and software on this Web site are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied, including, but not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.

ScreenVue assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions in the information or software or other documents which are referenced by or linked to this Web site. References to corporations and their services and products are provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. In no event shall ScreenVue be liable for any special, incidental, indirect, or consequential damages of any kind, or any damages whatsoever, including, without limitation, those resulting from loss of use, data, or profits, whether or not advised of the possibility of damage, and on any theory of liability, arising out of or in connection with the use or performance of this information.

This Web site could include technical or other inaccuracies or typographical errors. Changes are periodically added to the information herein; these changes will be incorporated in new editions of this Web site. ScreenVue may make improvements and/or changes in the product(s) and/or the program(s) described in this Web site at any time.

This Web site can be accessed from other countries around the world and may contain references to ScreenVue products, services, and programs that have not been announced in your country. These references do not imply that ScreenVue intends to announce such products, services, or programs in your country.

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## Feedback
Except where expressly provided otherwise by ScreenVue, all comments, feedback, information, or materials submitted to ScreenVue through or in association with this Web site shall be considered non-confidential and ScreenVue’s property. By submitting such comments, feedback, information, or materials to ScreenVue, you agree to a no-charge assignment to ScreenVue of all worldwide rights, title, and interest in copyrights and other intellectual property rights to the comments, feedback, information, or materials. ScreenVue shall be free to use such comments, feedback, information, or materials on an unrestricted basis.

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## Links To Third-Party Web Sites
This Web site contains links to third-party Web sites. The linked sites are not under the control of ScreenVue, and ScreenVue is not responsible for the contents of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. ScreenVue is providing these links only as a convenience, and the inclusion of a link does not imply endorsement of the linked site by ScreenVue.

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## Governing Law And Jurisdiction
ScreenVue controls this Web site from its offices in Vancouver, Washington, USA. All matters relating to this Web site shall be governed by U.S. federal law or the laws of the State of Washington. You agree that any legal action or proceeding related to this Web site must be instituted in, and jurisdiction and venue are proper in, a state or federal court in Clark County, Washington. Your use of this Web site and its information must comply with all applicable local laws or regulations, and with U.S. export laws and regulations.

Terms

__FREE with a Church Video License,*__ the ScreenVue Vault offers 11,000+ Scene Ideas, Views, and Downloads from a variety of movies and resources. 

__ScreenVue saves you hours of time__ finding that perfect movie illustration for next Sunday’s sermon, child or youth service, or video announcement! 

__[Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)](https://www.screenvue.com/faqs "FAQ's")__
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__WHAT RESOURCES ARE OFFERED BY THE SCREENVUE VAULT?__

The ScreenVue Vault offers THREE different types of SCENES:
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__SCENE IDEAS:__ Use your own movie with our cues and details

To use a SCENE IDEA

- Sign-In.
- Select a Scene (by selecting a MOVIE, a THEME, or by using SEARCH). 
- Utilize the displayed Start/End Times, synopsis, and suggested themes.
- Have the specific movie cued to the appropriate Start Time (using the Digital, Stream, Blu-ray, or DVD you already own, rented or borrowed).
- You're now ready to show the Scene at just the right time in your message!

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__SCENE VIEWS:__ Preview and stream for use

To use a SCENE VIEW

- Sign-In.
- Select a Scene (by selecting a MOVIE, a THEME, or by using SEARCH). 
- If desired, have the Scene cued to a specific start time.
- You're now ready to show the Scene at just the right time in your message!

![clip-download-icon](//images.ctfassets.net/micoswd5fgp1/610dtwW1MFbAh8RuFlLX7R/964977cd3211364b3a53b350995b6c73/clip-download-icon.png)

__SCENE DOWNLOADS:__ Preview, download and use instantly

To use a SCENE DOWNLOAD

- Sign-In.
- Select a Scene (by selecting a MOVIE, a THEME, or by using SEARCH).
- Click the PREVIEW button to preview the Scene first, if desired.
- Click the DOWNLOAD button.
- Click SAVE, and specify where you want the file saved to.
- Implement the file into your chosen presentation software.
- You're now ready to show the Scene at just the right time in your message!
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__Filtering Scenes__
At the top navigation of any page, there are links to see: "All Scene Ideas," or "All Scene Views," or "All Scene Downloads."

When you click on a Theme and see the results, there is a "Filter Scenes" option to show: All Scenes, Scene Views Only, Scene Downloads Only, or both Scene Views and Downloads Only.

__Please Note__

*ScreenVue Vault content can only legally be used in tandem with a [Church Video License](https://store.ccli.com/).

*Before using ScreenVue content, please check your country’s Authorised Producers List to confirm the content is covered (all ScreenVue content is covered in the USA).

*ScreenVue Vault access is free with a Total Producer Package or Standard CVLI Video License in the USA or with any Church Video Licence globally.

*CVLI & ScreenVue do not necessarily endorse the entire content of any movie listed. Before showing any movie, in whole or in part, please preview and determine if the footage is appropriate for your intended audience.

*ScreenVue does not sell or rent entire digital copies of movies to download. To purchase or rent entire movies, please access services like Amazon, Google or Vudu.

__Email for ScreenVue support__
[support@screenvue.com ](mailto:support@screenvue.com "support@screenvue.com")

__[Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)](https://www.screenvue.com/faqs "FAQ's")__


Support

__Frequently Asked Questions...__

__"I'M NEW - how does the ScreenVue Vault work?"__
- To get a full explanation of how the ScreenVue Vault works, please visit our support page: https://www.screenvue.com/support

__"Where can I find my Access Key to sign-in with?"__
- Every Church Video Licence globally and every *Total Producer Church Video License* (or *Standard CVLI Video License*) in the USA comes with FREE access to the ScreenVue Vault, which is unlocked with your Access Key. Your Access Key will be included in the monthly CVL update emails you receive. If you can't find your Key, please email us at: [support@screenvue.com ](mailto:support@screenvue.com "support@screenvue.com")

__"Why won't my Access Key work?"__
- The usual reason for the Access Key not to work (and a footer error message to appear) is that something is missing from the sign-in protocol.
- Enter the *Email address* associated with your Church Video License (or CCLI account).
- Enter the *Access Key* found in your last CVL update email (exactly, with no spaces).
- Select the *Terms of Use* and a *Keeping in Touch* option.
- You should be in! If you have done all this and still have a problem, please let us know and we'll dig further.

__"In the USA, why don't I have access as a CVL Family Values Package member?"__
- The *CVL Family Values Package* offers only 65+ studios and producers, and does not include any major/minor Hollywood studios - and does not come with ScreenVue Vault access. 
- The *CVL Total Producer Package* offers 4,000+ studios and producers, including every major Hollywood studio and most of the major/minors, and comes with complimentary access to the new ScreenVue Vault: unlocked with a provided Access Key. 
- In the USA, to gain access to the new ScreenVue Vault, please upgrade to a *Total Producer package* by calling: __1-888-771-2854__.

__"What is the difference between Scene Ideas, Scene Views, and Scene Downloads?"__
- The ScreenVue Vault offers THREE different types of Scenes: 
- *Scene Ideas*: Has the "light-bulb icon," where you would use your own movie (Digital, Stream, Blu-ray, or DVD you already have access to) with our cues and details; as this scene is not available as a View or Download. 
- *Scene Views*: Has the "TV icon," where you can preview and stream for use.
- *Scene Downloads*: Has the "download icon," which you can preview, download and use instantly.
- Please visit our Support page for more details: https://www.screenvue.com/support.

__"Why can't I download a Scene Idea or Scene View?"__
- We do not have permission from the studio owners to offer downloads for most Scenes. Instead, use the cues listed in the upper, right hand corner of a Scene Idea in tandem with your own copy or rental, or preview and use a Scene View. The ScreenVue Vault offers THREE different types of Scenes: 
- *Scene Ideas*: Has the "light-bulb icon," where you would use your own movie (Digital, Stream, Blu-ray, or DVD you already have access to) with our cues and details; as this scene is not available as a download. 
- *Scene Views*: Has the "TV icon," where you can preview and stream for use.
- *Scene Downloads*: Has the "download icon," which you can preview, download and use instantly.
- Here is a link to all the movies which have Scene Downloads: https://www.screenvue.com/scene-downloads
- Here is a link to all the movies which have Scene Views: https://www.screenvue.com/scene-views
- When you click on a *Theme* and see the results, there is a "Filter Scenes" option to show: All Scenes, Scene Views Only, Scene Downloads Only, or both Scene Views and Downloads Only.
- Please visit our Support page for more details: https://www.screenvue.com/support.

__"What are the restrictions for streaming our service and including a movie scene? "__
- For churches that stream their services and want to include any part of a movie (the entire film or just a scene), the Church Video License terms do not cover streaming a movie scene - even if used in a sermon - over the internet to the general public.
- However, it is permissible to live stream a movie scene inside the facility as long as it is a closed-stream (not accessed publicly). 
- In light of COVID-19, the Church Video License has made temporary modifications to the license: For churches that stream their services and want to include any part of a movie, they can use a platform that is gated or private (password protected entry to only members and guests and not open to the general public), such as Zoom (requiring a password to join).

__"Can content in the ScreenVue Vault be used with a Church Video Licence anywhere in the world?"__
- Before using ScreenVue content, please check your country’s Authorised Producers List to confirm the content is covered (all ScreenVue content is covered in the USA).

FAQs

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True Grit (2010)

Ethan Coen

Barry Pepper

Joel Coen

Jeff Bridges

Matt Damon

Josh Brolin

Shown: "The wicked flee when none pursueth. Proverbs 28:1"   A 40-year-old Mattie narrates while the camera slowly zooms in on a man's body lying in front of a house at night as snow starts to fall...       "People do not give it credence that a young girl could leave home and go off in the wintertime to avenge her father's blood.  But it did happen.  I was just 14 years of age when a coward by the name of Tom Chaney shot my father down and robbed him of his life and his horse and two California gold pieces that he carried in his trouser band.  Chaney was a hired man and Papa had taken him up to Fort Smith to help lead back a string of Mustang ponies he'd bought.  In town, Chaney had fallen to drink and cards and lost all his money.  He got it into his head he was being cheated and went back to the boarding house for his Henry rifle.  When Papa tried to intervene, Chaney shot him.  Chaney fled.  He could have walked his horse, for not a soul in that city could be bothered to give chase.  No doubt Chaney fancied himself scot-free.  But he was wrong.  You must pay for everything in this world, one way and another.  There is nothing free, except the grace of God."

14 year-old Mattie arrives at the town where her father was recently murdered and asks the sheriff if there's been any progress in arresting the man responsible, Tom Chaney.  The sheriff informs her that Chaney's fled into Indian territory, giving him no jurisdiction.  It's up to the U.S. Marshals now, but they are so backed up, they would probably never get around to it.  Mattie asks if she could hire a marshal to pursue Chaney, and when the sheriff sees nothing wrong with it, she asks who the best marshal is.      Sheriff: "William Waters is the best tracker.  He's half Comanche and it is something to see him cut for sign.  The meanest is Rooster Cogburn.  He is a pitiless man, double tough, and fear don't enter into his thinking.  He loves to pull a cork.  The best is probably L.T. Quinn.  He brings his prisoners in alive.  He may let one slip by now and again but he believes that even the worst of men is entitled to a fair shake."       Mattie: "Where can I find this Rooster?"

After her father is murdered, Mattie visits the city where the crime took place to hire a marshal to hunt the killer down.  Desperate for money to fund the bounty and pay for accommodations, she enters Col. Stonehill's place of business to try and extract as much refunded money as she can from the shrewd business man.  The goods of interest are some ponies her father bought which the family no longer needs, a saddle horse the murderer stole from under Stonehill's care, and a gray horse the criminal left behind.  The much older man at first is unwilling to give her anything.  But he underestimates the girl's intelligence as they go back and forth until the clever and well-spoken 14-year-old leaves with $320 of Stonehill's money!

Texas Ranger LaBoeuf wakes up Mattie in her room at the boarding house.  He's definitely in over his head as the headstrong and articulate girl criticizes the lawman's ineffectiveness in catching her father's murderer so far...         LaBoeuf: "My name's LaBoeuf.  I've just come from Yell County."       Mattie (eyeing his fancy leathers): "We have no rodeo clowns in Yell County."        LaBoeuf: "A saucy line will not get you far with me.  I saw your mother yesterday morning.  She said for you to come right on home."        Mattie: "What was your business there?"      LaBoeuf (pulling out a picture of the murderous Chaney): "This is a man I think you know. ...He dallied in Monroe, Louisiana, and Pine Bluff, Arkansas, before turning up at your father's place."       Mattie: "And why did you not catch him in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, or Monroe, Louisiana?"      LaBoeuf: "He is a crafty one."       Mattie: "I thought him slow-witted, myself."       LaBoeuf: "That was his act."       Mattie: "It was a good one.  Are you some kind of law?"       LaBoeuf: "That's right," proudly pulling back his coat to reveal a hidden badge, "I'm a Texas Ranger."     Mattie smiles wryly: "That may make you a big noise in that state.  In Arkansas, you should mind that your Texas trappings and title do not make you an object of fun."      A little embarrassed, LaBoeuf just stares at the sharp-witted youngster.       Mattie: "Why have you been ineffectually pursuing Chaney?"      LaBoeuf: "He shot and killed a state senator named Bibbs in Waco, Texas.  The Bibbs family put out a reward. ...Do you know anything about the whereabouts of Chaney?"      Mattie: "He is in the Territory, and I hold out little hope for you earning your bounty."      LaBoeuf: "Why is that?"      Mattie: "My man will beat you to it.  I have hired a deputy marshal, the toughest one they have.  And he's familiar with the Lucky Ned Pepper gang they say Chaney's tied up with."      LaBoeuf: "Well, I will throw in with you and your marshal."          Mattie: "No.  Marshal Cogburn and I are fine."       LaBoeuf: "It'll be to our mutual advantage. ...Mattie: "I'm sorry that you are paid piecework and not on wages, and that you have been eluded the winter long by a halfwit."          Insulted, LaBoeuf stands: "You give out very little sugar with your pronouncements.  While I sat there watching you, I gave some thought to stealing a kiss, though you are very young and sick and unattractive to boot.  But now I have a mind to give you five or six good licks with my belt."      Mattie: "Well, one would be as unpleasant as the other," smiling mischievously, "If you wet your comb, it might tame that cowlick."

Come sunrise, Mattie excitedly gets her things together and heads straight to Rooster Cogburn's to start their manhunt together.  In part of her narration of a letter to her mother, she quotes Psalm 23: "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil.  The Author of all things watches over me and I have a fine horse."  Unfortunately when she arrives at Rooster's he is already gone -- but has left a note: "Here inside is a train ticket for your return home.  Use it.  By the time you read this, I will be across the river in the Indian Nation.  Pursuit would be futile.  I will return with your man Chaney.  Leave me to my work.  Reuben Cogburn."           Furious, she takes off for the river.  Seeing Rooster and Texas Ranger LaBoeuf on the other side, she leads her horse into the river (after outwitting the ferryman who's been waiting for her).  The two men watch in astonishment as the spunky teen comes splashing up next to them.        Mattie (to Rooster): "I was to accompany you.  If I do not, there is no agreement and my money was stolen."           LaBoeuf: "Marshal, put this child back on the ferry.  It's a long road and time's a-wastin'."    (See previous Scene for LaBoeuf's sour history with her.)       After a bit more squabbling, LaBoeuf has had enough and grabs Mattie and starts whipping her backside.          Mattie, screaming: "Are you going to let him do this, Marshal?!"        Rooster (after a few moments): "No, I don't believe I will.  Put your switch away, LaBoeuf."           LaBoeuf (continuing to switch her): "I aim to finish what I started!"        Rooster: "That will be the biggest mistake you ever made, you Texas brush-popper," as he quickly draws a six-shooter and points it at him!

Rooster and Mattie go deeper into Indian territory and come upon a supply store where two children are tormenting a tethered horse with a stick.  His ire raised, Rooster immediately cuts the animal loose and knocks one of the kids off the porch.  Walking into the store, he kicks the other one off as well.  Coming out of the store later, he comically kicks the boy off the porch once again...

After Rooster chooses whiskey during the night instead of sleep, Mattie and LaBoeuf join their wobbling and singing leader up the trail the next morning.  Rooster encourages LaBoeuf to return home since he has a shoulder wound (which LaBoeuf believes came from Rooster's rifle), while LaBoeuf counters he's no worse than a one-eyed man who can't shoot (referring to Rooster's eye-patch and drunken state)...      LaBoeuf: "You are more handicapped without the eye than I without the arm."        Rooster: "I can hit a gnat's eye at 90 yards," as he throws his empty whiskey bottle up in the air and quickly draws and shoots his pistol... and misses.  The bottle falls to the ground, and after a couple more misfires, Rooster finally squints his one good eye and shatters the bottle.  Rooster blames bad shells someone sold him.      LaBoeuf: "I thought you were gonna say the sun was in your eyes.  That is to say," looking over at Mattie, "your eye."        Irritated, Rooster continues to retrieve cornbread biscuits from his saddlebag to fling into the air as the two lawmen try to show each other up.             (Caution: "G-- d--- it" is slurred once in Rooster's drunken state)

Deep in the wilderness, Mattie heads down to a shallow river to fetch some fresh water.  While dipping her bucket, she notices serveral horses on the other side.  Suddenly a man spots her and approaches.  Mattie drops her bucket and stares in amazement at Tom Chaney -- the man who murdered her father, and whom she and Marshal Cogburn have been tracking for weeks.  Chaney recognizes her and asks what she's doing this far from home.  She pulls out a very large six-shooter and says she's come to take him back to Fort Smith -- along with a posse of 50 officers back at her camp (bluffing).  Chaney calls her bluff and says they'll have to come get him...        Mattie: "Well, if you refuse to go, I will have to shoot you."         Chaney: "Well, then, you had better cock your piece."        Mattie, looking down and stuggling to pull back the hammer.       Chaney: "All the way back...till it locks..."       Mattie: "I KNOW how to do it.  You will not go with me?"        Chaney: "No, it's just the other way around," as he starts to approach her, "You're going with me..."     Mattie pulls the trigger -- which knocks her back into the water -- hitting Chaney in the side.        Chaney (astonished), groans: "I did not think you would do it."       Mattie: "Well, what do you think, now?"         Chaney (moaning): "One of my short ribs is broken..."

While Mattie and Ranger LaBoeuf watch high on a bluff, Marshal Rooster Cogburn faces four armed outlaws in the plain below.  The four horsemen approach the one, several hundred yards apart.  Leader Lucky Ned asks Rooster to give them the road.  Rooster refuses -- and calls to the other three riders to stand clear, as he has no interest in them.       Lucky Ned: "What is your intention, Rooster?  You think one on four is a dogfall?" as the outlaws chuckle.       Rooster: "I mean to kill you in one minute, Ned.  Or see you hanged in Fort Smith at Judge Parker's convenience.  Which will you have?"        Lucky Ned: "I call that bold talk for a one-eyed fat man!"       Rooster: "Fill your hand, you son of a b----!" as the marshal places the horses reigns in his mouth, pulls both pistols, and charges!   When the smoke clears, all three of Ned's men are dead, Ned has been shot in the shoulder, but Rooster has been shot as well and is down on the ground helpless with his dead horse across his leg.        Lucky Ned: "Well, Rooster, I am shot to peices," as he aims his pistol at the helpless man, "It seems neither of us is to see Judge Parker..."        Ranger LaBoeuf however, has had his rifle trained on Lucky Ned and takes the shot -- knocking the man off his horse, dead.          Mattie (to LaBoeuf): "Woooo, hooooo!  Some bully shot!  That was 400 yards, at least!"    (Caution: "son of a b----" is used)

After falling into a deep pit, Mattie is accosted by rattlesnakes.  As they begin to crawl around her, Rooster calls to her from the top.  He rappels down on a rope and shoots the reptiles in quick fashion -- but not before one bites Mattie on the hand.  After cutting the injury with a knife and trying to suck the poison out, Ranger LaBoeuf helps pull them out.  Rooster throws the girl on his horse and quickly rides off to hopefully find a doctor and save her life.  As Leaning of the Everlasting Arms plays softly in the background, Rooster rides the rest of that day and on through the night with the girl slumped in front of him.  Mattie wakes long enough to beg Rooster to stop and let the horse rest, but Rooster refuses -- too many more miles to go.  Their horse finally collapses, forcing Rooster to shoot it.  Rooster picks Mattie up and begins running with her.  After awhile, and near complete exhaustion, they come upon a farm house.  Rooster falls to his knees and fires his pistol to get the owner's attention.      25 years later, a now 40-year-old Mattie narrates as she returns to the old city to reconnect with her friends: "By the time we reached Bagby's store, my hand had turned black.  I was not awake when I lost the arm.  The marshal had stayed with me, I was told, till I was out of danger.  But he departed before I came round."

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