I recognize your motives in starting this thread, but like all threads it has taken on a life of its own. There were clearly some disparaging remarks about Dylan's failure to credit his sources, and his use of the standard notation "Words and Music by Bob Dylan" on material that was built on borrowed melodies. And of course, it's Dylan, so there were the usual gratuitous references to his "nasal whine" and take-no-prisoners professional ambition. I defended his honor, not against attacks that you launched, but against comments that others made which I considered unfair.

This is called "thread creep" -- happens a lot around here. Some object to it, but I think it keeps things interesting.