You are completely right Jerry.

But by the same token, when we set those songs free we have a duty to tell people where they came from, and point them to that archive, so that maybe a few will go and do the same.

THAT's what's important. Attribution. Plain and simple.

It's like real ale. If you only ever gave people cask ale in a plain can labelled only 'beer,' and did the same with lagers both rare and rubbish, they'd never know the difference. And what a shame that would be. Half the pleasure comes form knowing how it's made, and where. No?

It drives me mad that people like Drummer, for whatever strange reason, always see the simple desire to provide correct and informative 'consumer information' about music as some attempt to stop people listening to it!