Is that the kid who got the $10,000 gift card to itunes? (Ok, maybe that’s an internet myth.)
He got some prize, I don’t recall what.
If we still had the copyright laws of the first 150 year years of this country, that Johnny Cash song would be public domain today. It certainly does not benefit Johnny Cash these days.
PS, that Johnny Cash recording IS public domain in Europe and you can find countless low cost compilations of Johnny’s Sun recordings there (some have been imported into the US).