Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/09/24

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Subject: [Leica] Hove
From: gwpics at googlemail.com (Gerry Walden)
Date: Mon Sep 24 12:48:16 2007
References: <002101c7fe52$ba3b99b0$6401a8c0@asus930> <C31CB007.6C0F7%mark@rabinergroup.com> <002601c7fe63$1edb3b90$6401a8c0@asus930> <200709240538.l8O5ccFd058002@server1.waverley.reid.org> <AD282405-F242-4C4D-96E1-577F765BEFF7@cox.net> <9b678e0709241232i7721b3f2m1832a36cc8fc03a3@mail.gmail.com>

I thought under English law that if the bill had not been paid the
goods remain the property of the vendor in cases of bankruptcy, but I
am no expert. However I have a brother-in-law who is and if I can help
let me know off-list and I will do what I can to pick his brains.

Gerry

On 24/09/2007, Don Dory <don.dory@gmail.com> wrote:
> Steve,
> Hove is an English company and I don't believe that Marc is licensed
> to practice law in England.  Additionally, the company in question has
> gone througth bankruptcy so owns the books without having to
> compensate the creative talent.  Different countries, different legal
> arrangements.
>
> On 9/24/07, Steve Barbour <kididdoc@cox.net> wrote:
> >
> > On Sep 23, 2007, at 10:36 PM, Marc James Small wrote:
> >
> > > 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.
> >
> > hi Marc, I thought you were a lawyer...
> >
> >
> > why are you bringing it here?
> >
> > Steve
> >
> >
> >
> > >
> > > 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!
> > >
> > >
> > >
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> --
> Don
> don.dory@gmail.com
>
>
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