A chairde

First of all, the story is indeed VERY confusing, and I apologise again for the bad formatting which did not help

Clearing up a few matters; it relates to bulmer insofar as he contacted us, out of the blue, on Tuesday; 3 weeks before the first hearing in federal court in the USA, over 15 years after the saga began. I did not know who he was until I checked this site - luckily - while on the phone with him. He asked us for our friend Donal Lunny's address, and Donal is rater grateful that we did not oblige.

Secondly, I have indeed consulted with James Wolsey, but he cannot take action in the US, where most of the illegal sales occur.

Having apologised for the story's bad formatting, I should probably reassert the truth of every detail, and do so. As to its relevance, it will probably shock many to find that a blanket licence for the performance of "Irish" music (much of which is Scottish) was issued and accepted in Ireland (by a senator on the one side, and peace commissioner on the other); that it seems to be the case that MCPS in Streatham accepts utterly bogus composer "claims"; that IMRO was initially set up partly to protect these fake claims, and only the effective sacrifice of a whole generation of Irish musicians has prevented matters getting much worse

Best wishes

Sean