In the past I have been very critical of anyone putting a copyright on anything that they did not compose.
That being said it is my humble opinion that the Lomaxs' work , both in recording and documenting the old songs, leaves me as an admirer of their foresight in preserving what would otherwise have been lost. In that way they, along with Helen Creighton and Hamish Henderson, stand tall.
   I renew this thread several months after Allan's passing in order to see if there are any other comments that those who knew him may make.( after an appropriate mourning period)
Mudcat is so great in that we , the great folksinger unknowns, can draw on the wisdom of the pioneers. :-}
            Slainte,
               Sandy