And I would add the caveat of the illustrious Bseed:

If I should ever write anything which any Mudcat member should ever want to perform, such Mudcat member is not merely permitted but strongly encouraged to perform it. I give the Digital Tradition and the Mudcat forum express and unlimited permission to publish any of my writings. I, too, ask that onyone using my creations acknowledge me as their source--and add the caveat that--in the highly unlikely event that such a thing might happen--if my words and/or music be recorded and the recording be profitable that I receive the same consideration as given the writers of any other proprietary materials on the recording.

I would further suggest that any writer of songs should be happy to find his/her lyrics and tunes given the widest possible distribution: publication in such resources as the Digitrad and the Mudcat Cafe makes it much more likely that the creations come to the attention of artists whose performances and recordings might prove profitable to the songwriter

Kathleen LaFrance