Vicki Mack Lataillade Becomes Urban Representative for Christian Copyright Licensing International

Lilly Mack’s Vicki Mack-Latillade Calls undertaking a necessary and just collaboration that benefits and legally protects urban churches and songwriters from copyright infringement

Pact creates fresh revenue stream for Gospel songwriters and more

Los Angeles, CA- Vicki Mack-Lataillade, co-CEO of Lilly Mack Music Publishing, announces a mutual collaboration with Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) to oversee song copyright protection for gospel music writers worldwide. CCLI, formed in 1988, addresses the often byzantine problems churches unwittingly face when dealing with re-production of music— whether hand-written, copied or displayed on overhead projectors or videos—for congregational singing. For a yearly flat fee—depending on the size of the congregation, churches are free to reproduce copyrighted music strictly for congregational usage. The program proved so successful in protecting the rights of Christian and gospel music writers that it branched from a handful of churches in Portland, Oregon to well over 200,000 churches world-wide—and growing. Mack-Lataillade, through Lilly Mack Music Publishing, will oversee copyright outreach protection to faith-based urban congregations.

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Eddie DeGarmo – Pres EMI CMG Publishing
Israel Houghton – Artist/Songwriter Integrity Music
Howard Rachinski - President & CEO/CCLI
Andrae Crouch – Legendary Artist/Songwriter
Vicki Lataillade – Pres Lilly MAck Publishing/CCLI Urban Rep
Rod Rachinski -Vice President North America Operations/ CCLI
Paul Herman -Marketing Manager/CCLI

Vicki Mack Lataillade and husband Claude Lataillade are founders of Lilly Mack Music Publishing and Gospo-Centric Records, home to such gospel superstars as Kirk Franklin and Kurt Carr. Mack-Lataillade relates how the collaboration with CCLI came about: “We’ve been involved for quite a while with CCLI. Our new joint venture that we started in 2008 with EMI Music Publishing’ Christian Music Group President Eddie DeGarmo prompted him to approach us about expanding into the urban community. He introduced me to Howard Rachinski (founder of CCLI). He talked with me about areas of CCLI that I was not aware of. Also, he spoke of a huge lawsuit in 1983 against a church that had copied songs without permission, which was a clear violation of copyright laws. Through that, he came up with the concept for CCLI. A lot of churches didn’t realize that they needed a license for copying songs or lyrics. Churches didn’t mind paying the licensing fee once they became aware of the need.”