I don't see any ethical dilemma at all there. If your members want to contribute to the charity then they can buy a copy, or donate the royalties back (do they get an itemised list, or just a yearly total?), or volunteer for a project where they've explicitly agreed to waive their performance royalties. It would be completely unreasonable for any charity to assume that just because it's a charity, they don't have to pay for anything, which is why charities have to pay rent for charity chops, buy their own stamps, and so on. Same applies if they want to raise money by selling recorded music.
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I don't see any ethical dilemma at all there. If your members want to contribute to the charity then they can buy a copy, or donate the royalties back (do they get an itemised list, or just a yearly total?), or volunteer for a project where they've explicitly agreed to waive their performance royalties. It would be completely unreasonable for any charity to assume that just because it's a charity, they don't have to pay for anything, which is why charities have to pay rent for charity chops, buy their own stamps, and so on. Same applies if they want to raise money by selling recorded music.
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