Sugwash, I think you have misunderstood the motives of Folkiedave, Ruth Archer, myself and others. Please read my post a few lines above. I (we) repeat: This is not about Seth in the slightest. Indeed, had Seth called it an original song, we'd have been happier - me for one, certainly. But it's not even about what Seth called the song. Let me say it once more clearly:

It's about the SmoothOps-led process that mistakenly categorised the song as "traditional", and the subsequent SmoothOps attempt at justifying this action in ways that kept deepening the hole they found themselves in; because SmoothOps should have known better.

To simply say now "let it go, it's not that important" is effectively giving SmoothOps licence to rewrite history. It may not be "1984", but it is the thin end of the wedge all the same, when commercial interests - or anyone, come to that - can dictate to the masses what their heritage is. And the fact that the masses themselves may not give a hoot does not excuse it.