Interesting Thread!

I'm in favor of having as many people as possible singing my songs.

It's a thrill for me to hear another musician play my music. I want my songs still kicking around and getting sung when I'm old, older, dead, and long long gone.

On the other hand, capitalism being what it is, I'd feel mighty sore if Joni Mitchell arranged one of my songs and made it a platinum hit, and didn't give me anything substantive.

Of course, as the old song (from the Pajama Game???) goes: "seven-and-a-half cents doesn't mean a helluva lot. seven-and-a-half cents doesn't mean a thing!"

It's a tough game to play, but it gets tougher if lawyers make the rules!

my US$0.02, fwiw

V