Cap'n
Perhaps if you read posting carefully it would not be necessary to go over old ground.
Kennedy was sent a tape of John Reilly by Irish collector Tom Munnelly. It was made clear that the tape was for his personal interest, not for publication, yet it was put in his catalogue and, despite decades of requests to remove it, it remained there until after his death. He did the same with tapes of the Carpenter Collection which he was sent for review.
While employed as a collector for the BBC he persuaded source singers to sign contracts passing the rights of the songs over to him (and, in some cases, any songs they might remember in the future). On numerous occasions I know of, attempts at publishing traditional songs were met with demands from him for royalties, claiming that the songs originated from 'his' versions (bearing in mind the fact that (a) these were traditional songs and (b) he was employed to collect them on behalf of the BBC and EFDSS).
I go along completely with those who question the behaviour of the bloggers; my point is that there appears to be a sea-change in the attitude of singers regarding the ownership and sharing of songs. Correct me if I'm wrong but I understand that the the bloggers are not claiming or receiving payment for what they are doing.
Jim Carroll