Anyone agree with me about accepting that it's ok when someonme else changes the song you wrote? After all, that's the folk process, and it's going to happen no matter what.

The complication is, how many changes does it take before it turns into a new song? And what about when Mary writes a song, which is a bit like some traditional song but different as well; Jim sings it, and changes it round a bit; Liam does the same. And then Charlie changes it around, puts it on a record, and sells a million.

The truth is, songs don't really fit in easily with copyright and property rights, any more than jokes do. I doubt if there is a simple solution you can write down on paper. You just have to have honest people doing what feels right. And that's asking a hell of a lot it seems.