Kidson, Sharp and other collectors collected Traditional songs and tunes. They were lmost never written by those who they collected them frm. Royalties were not paid. Fran Kidson who was my Great Uncle sometimes rewarded his singers with a pintb in the pub. Despite the fact that he was himself teetotal he was not against the consuming of alcohol. Kidson made little from publishing the traditional tunes. A lot more information is available if required.