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Carey Carlan Carey Carlan is offline
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Default Licensing music in podcast

(Scott Dorsey) wrote in
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This is not pre-recorded music. The church uses copyighted sheet
music for their live-performance anthems and service music.


Do they pay fees for the performance? Wherever that money goes is
where the money for podcasting rights go.


No. I'd assume the live performance rights are included in the purchase
price of the music. I've never seen a church pay performance fees for
ordinary service music except when broadcast or recorded.

I'll also point out that there is plenty of excellent PD church music
out there.... and most of the really good stuff is PD anyway if you go
searching for older arrangements. The Magnificat is getting a little
old these days but it stands up against anything currently
fashionable... --scott


But they aren't choosing their music in church based on podcasting
criteria.

Perhaps I'm asking the wrong question. If a church podcasts its services,
do they owe anyone anything? There are no revenues generated (the usual
measure for ASCAP and BMI payments).