Another evil pirate nipped.

mrG — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 10:19:00 -0400

Another evil pirate nipped. His horrible crime? Doing for musical ensembles what Project Gutenberg did for educators by making quality score prints of public domain music freely available to anyone who wants one, completely within the bounds of the law of This Land of Ours where he lived. Unfortunately, Universal Editions USA didn't like it:

"after lengthy discussions with very knowledgeable lawyers and supporters, I became painfully aware of the fact that I, a normal college student, has neither the energy nor the money necessary to deal with this issue in any other way than to agree with the cease and desist, and take down the entire site"
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mrG — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 14:34:23 -0400

Tell me, what sort of country do you have if it is not your government or even the judges who make your censorship laws, but the big-money corporate lawyers? Oh, wait, no, doh-- I already know that answer! What sort of country? "America" ...

We received a letter from a lawyer represeting the CRIA, they were threatening with legal action and We need to start blocking Canadian traffic because of this. If you reside in Canada, that is the reason you are being redirected to this message. Thanks for your understanding, and sorry for any inconvenience.
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Another evil pirate nipped.

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