What do the laws(if any) say about this? And on what scale. Is it legal for a member of church to sing a song to the congregation, or a high school student?
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The right to perform or record a song written by someone else, the right to play a recording of a song in public, and the right to “sync” (the legal term) a song recording to video or film are all treated separately legally.
For the first one, you have to pay the people who own the publishing rights to the actual *song* (lyrics and/or melody). Usually a choir would buy the official sheet music to a song. Also, choirs often perform traditional songs or classical music that isnt covered by copyright.
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