As an aside, artists can copyright their interpretation of a public domain song and they receive all of the rights mentioned and alluded to here for that version of the song. There are many PD songs that hundreds if not thousands of artists have recorded. I doubt many folks have been called out for recording another's version of a PD tune but it could happen. What irritates me are the artists who use PD songs and don't credit or even mention the writer if known.
Pardon the aside, not trying to hijack the thread.

J&B


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