The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #99963 Message #2008209
Posted By: Ruth Archer
27-Mar-07 - 03:32 AM
Thread Name: It isn't 'Folk', but what is it we do?
Subject: RE: It isn't 'Folk', but what is it we do?
Personally, I think that the issues around ownership and accreditation are quite complex even when it comes to traditional music. Look a the issues around Peter Kennedy, the McPeakes, Wild Mountain Thyme etc. That's before you even put Rod Stewart into the mix...
What's to stop someone making minor alterations to a trad song, and claiming authorship?