Churches paying royalties 'unthinkable and lazy' – Trigmatic

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• YES 8 years ago

  Hmmmm..., has it come to this now?

  Hmmmm..., has it come to this now?

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• YES 8 years ago

  Oh Ghana, please stretch out your hands to God...

  Oh Ghana, please stretch out your hands to God...

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• Pataapa 8 years ago

  There is nothing wrong for Churches to pay Royalties. Don't the pastors get paid? So what is wrong paying songwriters? In the US most Churches (sans African Churches) pay royalties e.g. thru CCLI etc. However, the royalties a ...
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  There is nothing wrong for Churches to pay Royalties. Don't the pastors get paid? So what is wrong paying songwriters? In the US most Churches (sans African Churches) pay royalties e.g. thru CCLI etc. However, the royalties are paid to the Songwriters and not the artists/celebrities!
  The problem in Ghana is how are they going to implement this?

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• bobo 8 years ago

  de gospel musicians, do dey own de songs dey sing? u take hymns from presby n Methodist n u sing. Sonnie Badu singing captain of lsrael host written by John Wesley de founder of Methodist . wat did he pay. those who sing Pent ...
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  de gospel musicians, do dey own de songs dey sing? u take hymns from presby n Methodist n u sing. Sonnie Badu singing captain of lsrael host written by John Wesley de founder of Methodist . wat did he pay. those who sing Pentecost songs how much do they pay. lazy way of taking money with ananse sense

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• Pataapa 8 years ago

  Most of the old hymns are public domain and since they are not the writers they cannot get royalties. likewise all public domain songs with unknown writers.

  Most of the old hymns are public domain and since they are not the writers they cannot get royalties. likewise all public domain songs with unknown writers.

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• Kwamena Fanste 8 years ago

  They have to pay, damn it? Ain´t they escorting money from people and making them selves wealth? Where I live in Europe, churches pay taxes and the government help them as well.It´s give and take bit not take and take of co ...
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  They have to pay, damn it? Ain´t they escorting money from people and making them selves wealth? Where I live in Europe, churches pay taxes and the government help them as well.It´s give and take bit not take and take of collect and keep.

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