Jeri, I thought it was pretty obvious that I meant her/his Mudcat identity, if s/he had one prior to being A Publisher. I don't really care who they really are; I just want to know if it is someone we have all trusted and come to know here as another Mudcatter before they were A Publisher.

Yes, s/he seems to be trying to be reasonable, but when asked for specifics, s/he obfuscates and plays coy, while their appointed representative goes on the offensive and is unreasonable.

Logically, the HFA, with its paid staff, IF they really care, should be the ones who have to diligently comb through various sites for any of their clients' copyrighted material; that is, presumably what they get paid for, i.e. protection of their client's property. To come on like gangbusters and then expect a bunch of volunteerswhom they are accusing to do all of the work for them is ridiculous. I hope A Publisher calls them to task for this; with over half a million titles, I would expect A Publisher's voice would be paid heed to at HFA/NMPA.

I still say it is a simple matter. Why would HFA/NMPA continue to be the bullies, when Max has already indicated his desire to comply? The only reason I can see is a seeming megamaniacal desire to control it all. If this weren't true, they know they could resolve the matter very quickly and easily, from all that I have read on these threads.