Is this a fair summation of the situation so far;-

Most of us accept that PK did valuable work on collecting folksong and music and was employed by the BBC and EFDSS whilst this was happening.

It is possible (or highly probable) that a lot of that material ended up in his possession and he has exploited it for commercial ends.

There are questions as to whether a) he had the rights to this material, b) whether those from whom he got the material received (or were due) recompense.

On Folktrax there is seems to be some copyrighted material which he had no right to sell. There is also an issue with the quality of the 'offer'.

How much of the archive is duplicated by the EFDSS (at least some) is not really known but the BBC almost certainly don't hold any.

The future of the archive is a matter for debate.

A lot of people have had quite bad experiences either at the hands of PK or other collectors.

I am not making any value judgements here. I am trying to pull some parts of this together to get it clear in my own mind.

All the best

oggie