The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #160465 Message #3806494
Posted By: GUEST,Reinhard
24-Aug-16 - 02:49 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The Nutting Girl
Subject: RE: Origins: how to verify a song is public domain
Phred, show your publisher the Traditional Ballad index entry for The Nutting Girl. It gives 1895 for the earliest known printed version, which is well outside any copyright claims.