Controversy
In 2007, a controversy occurred concerning tapes of Carter Family performances. Dale Jett, son of Janette Carter, gave tapes of live performances of the Carter Family to the University of North Carolina's Southern Folklife Collection. The Carter Fold board called for the immediate return of the tapes, claiming that Jett (who was on the board) transferred the tapes without the board's knowledge. The board maintains that they own the tapes, and Jett had no right to move them. Jett's response was, "My only concern was to preserve them for the ages. And it should be the Fold’s . The tapes don't belong to the Carter Fold, they belong to the people that are on them."
Jett's connections to the Carter Fold Board were severed. According to some sources, he was removed. According to other sources he resigned from the board.
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