Why does folk music collector Alan Lomax have a copyright interest in “Takeover” by Jay-Z?

Why does folk music collector Alan Lomax have a copyright interest in “Takeover” by Jay-Z?

A fascinating step by step breakdown of just that question of on  Ethan Heins Blog › Jay-Z and Alan Lomax.   And a pretty persuasive argument for how screwed up the US copyright system is.