Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/24
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc, I seemed to have touched a nerve regarding Hove. I had read that Erwin Puts was very unhappy with them also. Sorry to hear that you were badly treated too. In my defence, I mentioned that the current Leica Lens Compendium content could be downloaded from his site and a donation made. If Erwin publishes a new version of the book, obviously not involving Hove, then I'll be ready with my credit card. There were a number of small soft covers which were reprints of Leica instruction books, catalogues and the like. Perhaps these may be reproducible by another publisher as the content is all from Wetzlar, I think, with no modern content added. I have no idea what the arrangements are regarding copyright permissions. Cheers Hoppy -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Marc James Small Sent: Monday, 24 September 2007 15:36 To: Leica Users Group Subject: [Leica] Hove At 12:26 AM 9/24/2007, G Hopkinson wrote: >For example the 50 1.4 >asph. I hope that some agency does pick up the Hove titles as >there is a wealth of Leica content in them. There are several on the LUG who were royally cheated by Hove. I hope that some agency drives the folks who continue producing my works without paying me to actually pay me what I am owed, as small as it is. Pardon me. I was cheated out of around $US 3,009 or more: I probably will never know the entire amount as British Bankruptcy Law prevents me from learning the sales. And they GO ON selling my book without trying to account for it to me or to my co-author? Hove and its successor are Evil, Evil, Evil. An offer of five cents on the dollar would have been interesting. Instead, they filed bankruptcy and have gone on selling books without any regard for royalties! These people are thieves and those with a regard for decency ought to cut them, dead. Marc msmall@aya.yale.edu Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir! _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information