I'm pretty sure this has been discussed before, but I've tried searching for the thread and keep getting timed out.

Can I just check if there's a consensus on the "learned from the singing of" phrase? I've always assumed it meant that you'd heard a singer's version of a song, but from a recording rather than in person. And "learned from" I'd take to mean you'd actually heard it sung by the singer, perhaps getting their permission to sing it.

Do these definitions fit in with the general use of the terms?

thanks