Well said, gloopy. Bob does the same thing other folksingers have done since time immemorial. The difference is that when he does it everyone hears about it.

The liner notes to "World Gone Wrong" are the best evidence to support what you and I have said about this whole subject, but why would someone who hates Dylan bother to seek them out and read them? Most people would far rather stay mired in a comfortable and familiar rut of prejudice than exert a little mental effort, do some thoughtful investigation, and dig themselves out of it.

And it's a damn good thing no one has succeeded in copyrighting air and sunlight or we'd all be a whole lot worse off for it.

What Dylan earns money for is being creative in a unique way and entertaining people in a unique way, and you can't put a copyright on that nor is there any need to. When he dies, that particular show is over, and no one can start it up again.

- LH