Chico,

Jed is right on. If you place lyrics or tunes on a web site, you need the permission of their creator or must pay a licensing fee. Mudcat goes through major efforts to ensure that what is in the Digital Tradition is either "public domain" or is there by permission of the creator.

The Harry Fox Agency did threaten legal repercussions against the Mudcat until the issue was clarified (there is a long thread on this in the archives). It also shut down the On-Line Guitar Archive (OLGA) for a period. They no longer publish the lyrics of songs, just guitar tab. The entity which was going to do lyrics appears to have faded away.

So, Chico, if the Harry Fox Agency calls, be prepared to make changes.

Roger in Baltimore