Composers who write religious works receive compensation from a religious institution.
INCORRECT
While as recent as the 1920’s, it was common for classical composers to receive compensation from a church or wealthy patron, today this is rarely the case. Modern composers rely on diverse income streams to make a living. These income streams may or may not include royalties and direct sales of audio recording and printed sheet music, live performances, arrangement or adaptations of the song for a particular audience or congregation, as well as use in films, television programs, video games, or other media.
Composers who have agreed to include their song as part of a licensed catalog or licensing agency receive royalties each time a song usage is reported.
As a member of a religious order or organization it may not be permissible for a composer to hold property. This includes a composer’s ownership of a copyrighted work, which is released to the religious order or organization. Similar to a private corporation or film studio that hires a composer to produce a 'work for hire,' the composer (employee) releases the ownership of a copyrighted work to the corporation or studio (employer) for a one time fee.
CORRECT
While as recent as the 1920’s, it was common for classical composers to receive compensation from a church or wealthy patron, today this is rarely the case. Modern composers rely on diverse income streams to make a living. These income streams may or may not include royalties and direct sales of audio recording and printed sheet music, live performances, arrangement or adaptations of the song for a particular audience or congregation, as well as use in films, television programs, video games, or other media.
Composers who have agreed to include their song as part of a licensed catalog or licensing agency receive royalties each time a song usage is reported.
As a member of a religious order or organization it may not be permissible for a composer to hold property. This includes a composer’s ownership of a copyrighted work, which is released to the religious order or organization. Similar to a private corporation or film studio that hires a composer to produce a 'work for hire,' the composer (employee) releases the ownership of a copyrighted work to the corporation or studio (employer) for a one time fee.
