Without a license, yes.
Churches are bound by the same laws as any other organisation, including copyright. Some would say they have an even greater moral obligation to uphold both the letter and the spirit of the law.An unauthorised public performance of music, even in a church, could be a breach of copyright.
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Everything written or recorded since 1923 is affected by copyright laws.
Copyright laws protects the artist in the music industry. They prevent others for stealing music and claiming it as their own.
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All created material is copyright, whether commercially generated or not. Making a copy of any copyright material is against copyright laws in most jurisdictions. Distributing such material is considered more serious but it is the copying that is against the law. Making a custom disc is therefore in breach of copyright. WikiAnswers cannot endorse or condone any breach of the law. One might consider if the owner of the copyright material would approve of the copying or not. If there is no commercial loss for anyone, the copyright holder may well ignore the breach.
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A copyright regime refers to the set of laws and regulations that govern the protection and ownership of creative works such as books, music, art, and software. It outlines the rights and limitations of creators, the duration of copyright protection, and the procedures for enforcing those rights. Copyright regimes vary from country to country but generally aim to balance the interests of creators and users of copyrighted works.
ABBA's music is protected under international copyright laws.
A copyright protects original material (text, images, audio) recorded in a fixed format. There are two types of copyright, national and international. National copyright only protects original material produced within the country's borders. If your music was produced in the United States, then it is protected under US copyright laws, but not laws of other countries. International copyright, on the other hand, protects your music no matter where it was produced. A European artist can be protected by international copyright laws in the USA, for example.
No, but any sound recording of a performance of Grieg's music may still be copyrighted according to when it was created and the laws of the country where it was produced. For example, in the USA, any recording published prior to 1972 is copyrighted until 2067 when state copyright laws become preempted by federal copyright.
The book has a copyright. The music has a copyright. The musical production has copyright. The movie has a copyright. The sound track has a copyright. Music not used in the movie has copyright. The play was first produced on Broadway in 1957, meaning it is copyrighted until 95 years later. The movie was produced in 1962 and has 95 years of copyright. The sound recordings of the music produced prior to 1973 have no federal copyright but are protected by state laws until 2067, not including those works that were also part of the 1962 dramatic audiovisual work, which are covered by federal copyright for 95 years.