Whew. Too damned many laws and ordinances. They're gonna protect us whether we want 'em to or not.
Actually, this puts me in mind of the ~reason~ the folk scene has, in recent years, fallen back a little more to it's underground roots. Now, don't get me wrong- I'm all in faor of (us) musicians and songwriters getting their fair cut. But are the big industries (won't name names, just in case- ya don't go around whisperin' the devil's name, after all,) really interested in seeing to it that we get what we earn, or are they really more interested in getting their own chunk o' pie? Stupid question, huhn?
If anyone reading this thread hasn't read the Phantom Banjo, I highly recommend it. It puts this question in an entirely new light. (Not to mention being based on a song an old partner of mine wrote- Plug for K.W. Todd here,) And of course, it's also a darned good read, for folk musicians and non-musicians alike.