Hello, To speak of his behavior being "childish" I would say the US government does it all the time, especially in civil cases where recovery is awarded to a victim through Punitive (meant to punish) Damages. I salute Jeff...
Ryan Heard -----Original Message----- From: Carissa Tintinalli [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 04, 2000 7:22 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Subject: Re: [313] mills vs .ca > > >that does generate some sort of sympathy, but not much. at best it >shifts >some of the blame to the promoters. how much does that visa >cost compared >to how much he raised his fees? sure, the promoter >didn't do what he was >supposed to (this isn't a new story, why aren't >both sides more careful?). >but there is a question as to if this was intentional on the part of >the >promoter or not, how did he end up putting down "inaccurate >information"? >an invonvinience clause was probably not in the >contract. and it wasn't >just mills that was inconvinienced. I work for a club in Canada that regularly brings in American djs. We've definitely learned the hard way that it is imperative that the artist's work visa is processed accurately and on time. When it wasn't, we accepted full responsibility. Getting a work visa is not that difficult - if you know what you're doing. I believe the original post said that the booking was handled by 514 Productions in Montreal. They have been bringing in international djs on a regular basis for awhile and have most likely applied for dozens of these visas - there's really no excuse for this kind of mistake. And if the inaccuracies on the application were made purposely, it seems a little shady. (maybe 514 covering up something else?) Getting in trouble at the border is more than an inconvenience...when Richie got in trouble at the border, he was banned from the U.S.! I can understand Jeff being worried about the implications of this incident. As for him doubling his fee to "get back at" the promoter, I do agree that it was unecessary...it really seems a bit childish. I'm sure there was a more professional way to deal with the promoter's mistake.
