This discussion is entirely one sided.
As usual.

The focus is on the collectors and their practices. Nobody ever wants to talk about the collectees and their views on the matter.

Anyway,

A.P. Carter collected material from many sources.
The Carter Family then recorded some of this material and benefitted financially.
RCA Victor also benefitted.
Ralph Peer got the copyrights and made out like a bandit.

The people who were collected noticed this.

As a rule they were quite annoyed by the arrangement.

They felt that they deserved a piece of the pie.

Prima facie I think they have a good point.

I'll bet if you or one of your ancestor's had been such a collectee you'd agree with them.

Russ (Permanent GUEST)