Churches to pay royalties – GHAMRO

Ghana Music Rights Organisation (GHAMRO) has hinted that churches in Ghana will be paying royalties for songs they sing during their services.

Speaking at a media workshop last week, Chairman of the organisation, Rex Owusu Marfo, indicated that they are planning to make churches also pay royalties for the music they use.

“Yes, we are considering that. We are putting in place the necessary measures to let churches pay royalties because they also use musicians’ intellectual property,” he said.

He added that if all music users would pay for the songs they use, the Ghanaian music industry would be better.

GHAMRO held the workshops for the police and the media to educate them on their activities and their respective roles in helping enforce copyright laws.