Well, this is an unfortunate episode. I do hope that the perpetrators will be brought to justice, but let's remember that in America, one is innocent until proven guilty. Just because someone is "named" as a defendent in a lawsuit doesn't mean that he is guilty. Let's see how it all plays out.
RDB Richard Del Belso Date: Sat, 29 Aug 2009 13:31:31 -0500 From: [email protected] Subject: [MOPO] Some of the speculation is over To: [email protected] There has been much private speculation on the part of many collectors as to which restorer allegedly created the fakes which defrauded so many people, including most major Universal horror collectors. And those who have known who it was have continued to refuse to name that person, forcing some people to publically announce it was NOT them, to keep their good names clear. These days, lawsuits are not filed with paper, but they are also filed electronically, and they are available for public view. Go to http://dockets.justia.com/docket/court-miedce/case_no-2:2009cv13405/case_id-242141/ and see the lawsuit that was filed two days ago, which names some names (but it also includes a "John Doe" and a "Jane Doe", which means that more names will be forthcoming). I wish those involved in this would simply tell exactly what happened, so that the air can be cleared, and all honest dealers, restorers, and auction houses will no longer have a cloud over their heads. Once the truth is known, even those who had a relatively minor involvement (like dealers or auction houses which unknowingly acted as middlemen in the sale of some of these fakes) will surely find that having the truth out there will be better than waiting for it to be dragged out over a period of months. I am so happy this matter is not being mishandled as the minty whites were (where no one did anything), which resulted in the criminals never being brought to justice, thousands of collectors being defrauded of hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, and a black cloud hanging over the hobby to this day. Let us all learn from that giant mistake and not put our heads in the sand and hope this will just "go away", because if we do that, our entire hobby will suffer greatly. Bruce Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content. Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [email protected] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
