Hmm.Feuds and rows and gossip are built into any human activity. Bringing the law into folkie ructions seems about as sensible as if we started taking out injunctions against each other on Mudcat because we tread on each others toes from time to time.

Folk clubs and especially sessions spring up and die down for all kinds of reasons. Auxiris's story doesn't sound anyway out of line with the kind of things that happens north of the channel. You just hunt around till you find another bar or whatsoever.

As for the "professionals" - I don't know about France, but over in England the Musicians Union now has a section for folk musicians, with a policy that stands up for amateurs and semi-amateurs. The real battle isn't between amateurs and professionals, it's between live musicians and canned music.