Most churches now pay a fee to be able to copy out of hymnals. I do not know how often the fee is paid or how much it is. $200-300 sticks in my mind. Any time a hymn is printed in our bulletin, there is a notice of the copyright permission. We do tape the service and had never heard of that problem!! The worst case of this going to far I have ever heard was someone trying to sue the Girl Scouts for singing their songs at camp without permission!! Does this mean when we 'sing around the campfire' someone is lurking in the trees? BTW for those who remember me asking about some dizzy, numb, sweating spells my dad had, he is carrying a heart monitor with him to record his heart next time this happens. He has had a total of 3 episodes since early March, 2 in church. Dad thought maybe he should ask the minister to meet him at church and practice his sermon so he could get this over with!! Jean [log in to unmask] Casper,Wyoming