Thanks a lot soda, now I'm going to spend all afternoon on iTunes. *fabricated eyeroll* No, really; I appreciate the link. Lots of goodies. I think a few more people need to cover "Hotel California" - holy cow.

I was cognizant of the compusory license regarding live concerts but am not aware of one permitting recorded music. To my understanding the compulsory license involves only the "public performance" portion of a song's copyright, not the right to actually create, press and distribute your own version on a phonograph (CD). Whoever holds that portion of the copyright has to issue explicit permission - usually it's the record company, hence all the Countdown Singers dopplegangers and the appeal of independent labels.

I'm splitting straws, though. Bottom line is I have new material to download on the iPod. Yay!