Jim Carroll,you make some very good points,however I agree with Diane,it isnt just about revivalist singers[Iam notsure if NicJones can afford to pay solicitors,Idoubt it,]in the words of PrettyBoyFloyd,some men rob you with a shotgun others with a fountain pen,last time I had anything to do with barristers,IT COST 10OO EUROS A DAY.
It is about treating people decently,not behaving in an amoral/immoral way.
you yourself criticised PeterKennedy for his neglect of Nealy Boyle.PeterKennedy for all his failings at least made his material available.if you go to the thread Diane mentioned you will see a lot of material collected from tradional singers that is being kept out of the public domain,This hoarding/ collecting benefits nobody.
I am sure if the source singers who had this material collected from them were asked,they would not be happy with the situation ,neither would the original collectors.