I'm with all of you above all the way except for that Mudcat rule #3. If someone sells 500 copies of a CD, they would owe me $30 if they used one of my songs (more if it's the featured or title cut). As I've been looking into making a CD lately, I know that by the time you've sold 500 self-produced CDs you've already made a tidy little profit, so sending me $30 should not be a bother. I certainly intend to pay royalties on mine to those that are entitled, which won't be much because most of what I do is either PD or original anyway. If anybody sings my songs while making little or no profit, as most of us do, please feel free. Sincerely. But don't capitalize on me, not even a little bit beyond that. I guess we'll hear soon from that crowd that wants it all for free, and I say again, they're perfectly free to write their own songs and take all the profits. There is no freedom without responsibility.

Liberal and generous, Chet