I wonder what Don Henley's lawyer would say.
Looking beyond Bob's brilliant and correct musings? I'd follow the contest but not enter.
Forgetting Copyright for a moment, with all of the variety capability of BIAB, it seems impossible to choose a 'best' BIAB production.
Would it be a smooth 90db cover?
An Atmospheric wind instrument render from MarioD?
A video from RnAM?
A brass arrangement from Matt Finley?
A MIDI style performance from Notes Norton?
A 'radio ready' render from Tom, Bud and Janice?
A new lyrics version from Floyd Jane?
A Jazz cover from Dani Lindross and Alek Rand?
An instrumental from Sergio?
Americana/acoustic from RSDean?
Or a hundred more varied and unique versions - and then we are back to --- COPYRIGHT ---