Originally Posted by Brian Austin Whitney
I understand what Public Domain means Ben quite well. My point is that it's only a matter of financial issues that separates Public Domain from Copyrighted material. It has no artistic significance in that you're either performing a song you wrote, or a song someone else wrote. If they are going to allow you to post a song someone else wrote to compete in a category, then that should apply to ALL songs someone else wrote, not just the ones that you can record for free. Being free or not is not relevent in the contest.

Brian


I'm not sure that I understand what you are saying Brian, yes I know that you know what public domain means, I never doubted your knowledge. If it appeared that way then I apologize. P/D songs go back centuries to the point to where no one knows who actually wrote the songs.
But it sounds like you are still comparing them with cover songs and their is no comparison in my opinion. You can take a P/D song apart and add your own artistic qualities as if you rewrote the song its self and do it for the love of the song and not because it's free. That's how we keep the old songs from being forgotten. Money isn't everything. I recorded my version of "Sailors Hornpipe"/ "Devils Dream" not because it was easy and I didn't have to write anything new. I did it because I love those songs and hope that those melodies will stay alive. Next time you talk to Dan, please bring this subject up. Maybe they can make room for a P/D channel. Thanks, Ben

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