Arle, Well, it's my fault for not having a website. I must be the only person without one but I can't set it up myself and I'm not prepared to pay the earth for one. I am surprised I am so difficult to locate. I am a member of the Hurdy gurdy Forum (UK) and I'm not sure if you must register before communicating. Membershiop is free.In the meantime (pending my over-delayed website)my address is [EMAIL PROTECTED] for the next two weeks only (I am forced to change) I sell the Method direct and it is the same price as sold commercially in the States, but selling direct is a better deal for me. Thanks. Payment is by Paypal - £30.00 Sterling inc postage. Email me for details & to place an order. Anything can be found on the web. Search for Doreen and Michael Muskett/Flutes, Reeds & Whistles and you will find my home address and my email address. So simple! Let me get my website going before I venture into electronic publishing please. I am sure that most HG players are perfectly honest. Good luck and best wishes to all. Michael
---Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Arle Lommel Sent: 20 May 2008 00:20 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: copyrighted material was Re: [HG] Music Michael, Where does one get a legitimate copy? I've never seen one for sale where I could get it, so I simply do not have the book at all. (No, I have not pirated it.) I'm not trying to justify piracy of the material, but often times people copy things that they can't otherwise obtain. I suspect that a substantial number of these photocopied pieces could be turned into legitimate sales if there were an easy way to buy it (i.e., if the hassle of finding it and buying it didn't exceed a reasonable amount). I just went on hurdygurdy.com and the only reference for how to get it that I found was your postal address, something fewer and fewer individuals, even well meaning ones, would avail themselves of. Anymore, without a website, I suspect most people would find the links on Amazon that indicate it is out of print and simply assume that they can't get it from you anymore. I've been on this list now for something like eight years as an active participant and if I don't know how to get it, I suspect that most neophytes have even less of a clue. I think it would benefit you and the community at large if there were an easier way to (a) find out how to get a copy and (b) actually get said copy. As near as I can tell, there is no convenient way for someone to get it now. "Marsbar" asked if it is in electronic format. That's not an unreasonable question today and there are fairly simple ways you can stamp electronic copies with "This copy purchased by John Doe" so that if John Doe does "lend" it out, it is obvious where the source was. Contact me off list at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you'd like to know more about what would be involved in setting up electronic distribution. Best, Arle On May 19, 2008, at 3:48 PM, Michael Muskett wrote: > It has come to my attention that at least one copy of our Hurdy-gurdy > Method has been copied to the point of extinction. By doing this > instead of buying a copy reduces the income of the author (my wife) > and the publisher (myself). I consider this to be an unscrupulous and > scurvy thing to do and amounts to theft, which is why copying is > illegal. I think anyone who uses such a copy at a festival or workshop > should be banned. I would add an Arabic curse: May his crotch be > infested with fleas and may his arms be too short to scratch. > I had been toying with the idea of making copies post free to > students, but this toy is now back in the cupboard. > MM > > Can anyone say why I am getting loads of [EMAIL PROTECTED] messages directly > to my own email address? -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 269.23.20/1453 - Release Date: 18/05/2008 09:31
