Hey Chet, I'm with you. I was delighted to find out how simple it is to take care of royalties when you record someone else's song. I think there is no arguement as to whether or not we ought to pay the royalties. It is law. For better or worse, it is law. I think the intent of the law is good and fair. The bending of it, as has been described by Kat, is certainly questionable and (to me) a gray area. Margarita