I said can fred mcormick give details, and prove that Peter Kennedy stole mechanical copywright royalties[ And what was the amount stolen].
that is a question not an accusation/Ihave not accused you of anything. my remarks about libel were not aimed at you specifically, but a reminder to every one to be careful,.
you still havent given details of the amounts stolen, this is important.
I have not accused you of anything,you owe me an apology. its impossible to virtually accuse anyone of something, you either accuse them or you dont, read my post carefully, i have not accused you of anything.
finally traditonal material does not belong to a source singer [ only self penned material belongs to somebody ][[or an arrangement ]]that traditional singer has no more right to royalties.than the collector or his next door neighbour. some broadsheet writer wrote the song, so its his / her material, not the source singers. now personally I would not have behaved the way Peter Kennedy is alleged to have done. But without kennedys work the folk scene would be poorer, the source singer plays an important part but there are no rules as to how they should be rewarded, it is matter of individual conscience.