I have no qualms about writers using trad tunes, we all do/did but what excuse does one have in say, for instance, copying the bulk of Paul Clayton's 'Who's gonna buy me ribbons..' and claiming it as his own 'It's no use to sit and wonder why babe..'.
As Dominic said, why did Dylan not write his own song (to the trad tune used by Patriot Game) instead of messing about with his (Dominic's words).
Anyway, I'm going to stop now as we could go round in circles on this thread. Hope you're well, Big Tim