Most people won't know the song in any form and will judge this version on its own merits. The song may be extremely well-known amongst folkies but most people won't have heard of it. This version is not my cup of tea but I dare say that plenty of people will like it, and that it will be a success on its own terms and will raise funds for the Legion.

Whilst Eric Bogle has said he and his publishers have no intention of suing, I think the BL has acted unethically by not seeking his approval. However I suspect this is more likely to be a cock-up than a conspiracy. They went to someone to commission a fund-raising song, and someone in the production company thought of this and trimmed it, either to deliberately change the meaning or simply to reduce the length. I suspect it was then presented to BL for approval, no one there knew the proper version and they accepted it at face value without question. They would have expected the production company to deal with copyright issues.