Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: Jack Campin Date: 15 Jan 10 - 08:26 AM Most Mudcatters aren't interested in folk clubs in South Derbyshire either. Are you suggesting we ban them too? If you're not interested don't read the thread. It would have been nice if the Irish scenario had been presented in a more comprehensible way. Richard Bridge could probably make sense of it all but most of it was lost on me (except to convey that some of Bulmer's confederates in Ireland are people with an even worse reputation than him). |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: Tig Date: 14 Jan 10 - 08:26 PM Don't know what happened there - repeat posting not as Guest. I never said I agreed with Bulmer's behaviour - in fact I strongly disapprove of his business handling etc. However I do stand by the fact he's a great musician. I was always lead to believe that there were far more Mudcat's in the world than were interested in him, or ever would be. To keep up bringing stuff like this isn't on. A quick flick through the relevant threads would soon provide the names of Catters who WERE interested/involved. Then you could pm each other and stop blackening him throughout the world. Some of his 'acts' were advised by his then legal eagles and were not of his starting. I have been a Catter for a long time (10 years) but if it's sinking to this I may well be joining the increasing number of 'ex-cats'. |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: GUEST,Don Scott. Date: 14 Jan 10 - 05:08 PM A bit confusing, which of these companies is Dave Bulmer involved with?. |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: The Sandman Date: 14 Jan 10 - 12:41 PM as far as I am concerned his behaviour is unacceptable, and yes I have ben affected by him. |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: Richard Bridge Date: 14 Jan 10 - 04:46 AM The long guest post above is rather confusing and in places clearly inspired by a failure to understand relevant legal concepts. Some of the lawyers mentioned are fairly serious players and have a good idea of what they are doing. Anyone in Ireland wanting some legal muscle that could understand what is going on might want to check out a certain James Wolsey although he might be conflicted as he has previously acted for some Irish collecting societies and others highly placed in the Irish musical world. I doubt whether James comes cheap these days though. It would be interesting to know who the English lawyers and New York lawyers referred to in the sentences "After consulting with our New York lawyer dealing with the case, who points out that truth is the best defense against libel, the site is left as is with only the letter from MCPS acknowledging the defeat of Hennessey's copyright claims added. Clintons are referred to our lawyer in Britain" are. |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: Jim Carroll Date: 13 Jan 10 - 07:43 PM "OK, financially he may be a rogue, vagabond and total jerk.....Privately he's a damn good musician and a really nice guy" Oh, that makes the way he has behaved ok then - does it? Jim Carroll |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: Tig Date: 13 Jan 10 - 06:28 PM OK, financially he may be a rogue, vagabond and total jerk who has taken advantage of friends, musicians and is refusing to let old stuff loose. Privately he's a damn good musician and a really nice guy who more of you have probably met at festivals than you would know. I know both sides of him - so don't say I don't know what I'm talking about! If you actually have business with him you no doubt now know where to find him - but must we keep on bringing up his misdeeds on here? Stop using Mudcat for mud slinging. It's getting boring! |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: GUEST,Sean O'Nuallain Date: 13 Jan 10 - 06:01 PM Scam details posted; they go way beyond Bulmer, and there are strong indications of criminal conspiracy between British and Irish miscreants. B's sudden interest in this before the Feb 4, 2010, federal hearing is piquant. Sorry for the bad formatting Sequence: 1. Late 1980's/ early '90's.Shay Hennessy is fired as head of K-Tel Ireland. His company Crashed Music Ltd is struck off, despite his prominence as Fianna Fail appointee to many State boards over 30 years to date. The Taxing master later pronounces a judgement of 100,000 pounds against him after his unsuccessful appeal to the EAT. 2. Early 1990's : Oliver Sweeney sets up CBM Ltd. and later its publishing arm Dog Music Ltd. He signs a multitude of artists to CBM Ltd., including Sean Keane, Cran,Barry Ronan, Draoichtand Melanie O'Reilly. Melanie does not sign a publishing deal, and signs only heads of agreement for one CD recording, as Sweeney himself admits in writing. 3. Mid-1990's : Hennessy claims copyright on Melanie's compositions at MCPS London through the trader name Crashed Music. The Gardai are later sent a file of some of these spurious claims, anonymously, though MCPS is itself a possible source. 4. Dec. 1996: CBM Ltd is struck off just as a High Court case taken against it by Sean Keane is about to proceed. CBM Ltd. trades openly after dissolution, until 1998 at least. Files are sent to Dept. of Ent. Trade & Employment proving this. Paul Vickers, Harney's secretary writes to Melanie stating the precise documentation required for a prosecution. When this is supplied, Dete phones to say that prosecution of CBM Ltd and record services can take place. Other companies are also implicated. No prosecutions have occurred 6 years later. Other complaints were lodged at that time concerning Dog and Ecellent Ltd. 5. Record Services Ltd. , struck off in 2000, continues to trade openly, even after losing lawsuits and after complaints to DETE. Paul Mc Guinness is listed as one of the Directors. 6. IMRO gets the unambiguous right to collect for broadcast music in bars and arts centres in 1996. 7. Hennessey becomes Chair of IMRO in 1997. 8. Musicians transferring their works to IMRO from the British PRS in the 1990's find miscellaneous publishers like Dog Music Ltd , Crashed Music Ltd. and Gael Linn Teoranta illegally associated with them. 9. Melanie O'Reilly finding the same illegal transfer of her copyright, goes through the MCPS/PRS Alliance duplicate claims procedure, a procedure accepted by IMRO. 10. Dog Music publishing Ltd. who claim Melanie's/Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill/David Milligan's works on Melanie's album "Tir Na Mara", are written to: -C/O Crashed Music -their common address. Neither reply and copyright is returned to Melanie, Nuala, and David in 2001. Dog Music publishing Ltd. Have already been dissolved Mysteriously, Hennessy's illegal claims are done t/a Crashed Music, versus using his company Crashed Ltd. However, only Crashed Ltd, which was reinstated under the auspices of then Minister Bertie Ahern in 1992 is registered to trade as Crashed Music. 11. Matheson Ormbsby Prentice, acting on behalf of IMRO, vociferously deny Hennessey has any beneficial interest in Melanie's works other than the slight amount associated with Dog Music Ltd. This is untrue, as proven later in written correspondence from MCPS. MCPS do not pay Melanie at any stage until threat of legal action in 2006. 12. 2003: MCPS in correspondence with Melanie, mediated by the British Musicians Union, categorically state that contrary to MOPS repeated objections, Hennessey's Crashed Music had actually claimed Melanie's works. The 250,000 euros, or so , due to Melanie for the illegal licensing of her works as well as the 60,000 euros of legal fees and considerable damages, are therefore due to Melanie. 13. 2000: Melanie, along with other musicians, Maurice Lennon, and Donal Lunny make detailed statements to the Gardai about copyright fraud involving Dog Music, Crashed and Gael Linn. Melanie finds her compositions and recordings on 8 compilations for which she has not given permission. Sales figures indicate total units of at least one million. 14. Garda Mulvey is taken off the case, but Dail questions ensure a smooth handover to Garda Mooney. Mooney and Mulvey see preliminary evidence of massive fraud at IMRO, with bogus song titles being created, and attributed to musicians without their knowledge, as well as the theft already outlined. 15. 2001-2002: Mulvey and Mooney interview all parties concerned in Ireland and Britain, and find that all Melanie's, Donal's and Maurice's stories ring true. Mulvey himself buys one of the bootleg Cds in Ireland. 16. 1998: Hennessey signs a deal with Labhras O Murchu agreeing that IMRO can issue a license for Irish music. As much Irish music is not registered with IMRO, and much else is public domain, this is illegal. While signing, O Murchu denies doing so in the Seanad (see beyondthecommons.org). Around the same time Hennessey is made a Peace commissioner 17. The Gardai submit a detailed 120 page file to the DPP who sits on it for almost 2 years. In mid 2003, an article appears in the Sunday Independent saying that the DPP declines to prosecute according to "sources close to the investigation". The Sunday Independent admits IMRO is the source. 18. The Gardai, whose first knowledge of the DPP's decision is the Sunday Independent, are informed of it officially 2 weeks later. The DPP, acting outside his remit, recommends civil action against Hennessey and Sweeney. However, more evidence has since arrived for the DPP's consideration. 19. 2004: Mistletoe Music LLC is reliably informed that Hennessey, back on the board of IMRO after a short absence, is working with Gael-Linn, a former employer of Oliver Sweeney. 20. 2004-2005: The Arts Council of Ireland criticises the IMRO -Murchu deal. Una Bhean Murchu resigns from the traditional committee chaired by Philip King,issues a minority report from that committee, and a wholesale campaign contra the Arts Council begins. Una's Cashel "Bru Boru" centre has been the major beneficiary of the IMRO deal. 21.Summer 2006; Melanie O'Reilly and Sean O Nuallain meet with Paul Appleby for two hours, handing him numerous documents that got mislaid on their passage from dete to him. Appleby promises High court action within two months. 22.November 2006; Mistletoe music llc receives documents showing that Hennessy's claim on Melanie's material antedated her legal claim. This is in contradiction to what both MCPS and IMRO are contending, and MCPS is reminded of this. 23Dec 2006; following a prolonged silence from Appleby, he confirms that there is unlikely to be any prosecution after all. 24. Accounts finally arrive from MCPS, showing that, nearly 7 years after the original complaint against them, both Dog and Excellent are still trading as limited companies. 11 years after being recorded, Melanie's compositions are still making 100 sterling or so a week. 25. June 2007; Melanie meets Minister Eamon Ryan, who agrees that her constitutional rights have been violated, and undertakes to contact Appleby 26. August 2007; Appleby writes to rescind his undertaking to proceed with High court action. Jan 2008 Sean meets Preston Dufauchard, Californian commissioner of corporations, who complains about difficulties he is having with Irish companies trading in California. In particular, many are in fact dissolved; moreover, the notion of company reinstatement does not exist in Ca. The complaints are taken to John Bruton, Eu ambassador to the US, initially at a public meeting in Berkeley. No action is taken Feb 27 2008 1. Initial contract whereby the work of up to 50 Irish musicians was pirated is obtained 2. Appleby et al continue to refuse to act February 2009 There has still been no enforcement of any of the relevant legislation. In the meantime, for similar reasons as for the failure of the Irish music industry, the Irish banking sector collapses. May 2009 Through his British solicitors, Clinton, Hennessey sues the owner this site in an attempt to get the content removed. After consulting with our New york lawyer dealing with the case, who points out that truth is the best defense against libel, the site is left as is with only the letter from MCPS acknowledging the defeat of Hennessey's copyright claims added. Clintons are referred to our lawyer in Britain. August- 2009 – Jan 2010 The complaint against Valley and St Clair proceeds at federal court in the US and is sent for mediation. In the mediation, valley files a motion to dismiss on the grounds that Non-US copyrights are not valid in the US No, I'm not kidding |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: GUEST,Sean O'Nuallain Date: 13 Jan 10 - 05:57 PM I got a call this morning from a person called "Dave" who seemingly wanted to help about the scam detailed at the bottom of a rough little website I put up in a hurry; http://seanonuallain.com/id2.html It turned out to be Dave Bulmer - only when I was on the phone did he reveal his surname. While talking to him I found this thread Thanks to all here who posted and revealed certain details that have motivated me to tell him NEVER to phone again On request, I will post the "scam" details |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: GUEST,Max Date: 29 Nov 09 - 01:41 PM Any more news Andy? Whilst writing, anyone attending MIDEM 2010in Cannes during January, should be aware that Mr B will be attending and presumably representing his company LOYALWARE. Loyalware is listed in the Midem list of attendees as a "UK distribution company". Be careful, be very careful!!!!! |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: GUEST,Andy, Port Erin, Isle Of Man Date: 03 Sep 09 - 09:33 AM To Dave: Much of the case will be able to be traced through various sections of the RCJ web site. Judgments will ultimately appear on the site and can be accessed FOC! I got the info about todays hearing by checking out the links after clicking on the following:http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/cms/courthearings.htm Let's hope that the man with right, and the law on his side, wins. |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: The Sandman Date: 03 Sep 09 - 07:52 AM Yes,I am interested in him too. |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: Folkiedave Date: 03 Sep 09 - 07:16 AM Thanks Bryn. I have one or two friends with an interest in Bulmer. |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: Bryn Pugh Date: 03 Sep 09 - 06:16 AM Dave and Andy, The Case will almost certainly be reported, being in the High Court. I am not sure how long it will take, but you might think of contacting the Incorporated Society of Law Reporters (Google it)in about four weeks' time. You will almost certainly have to pay for a transcript, and I should tell you that they don't come cheap. Hope this helps. Regards, Bryn. (PS it may well be in the Commercial Court). |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: Folkiedave Date: 03 Sep 09 - 06:06 AM Andy - I couldn't find this. Where is it and can you keep us posted? |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: John MacKenzie Date: 02 Sep 09 - 12:50 PM Compass Records. |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: GUEST,Andy, Port Erin, Isle Of Man Date: 02 Sep 09 - 12:24 PM Tomorrow (September 3rd 2009) in the High Court in London, there appears to be an action that can only really be our much observed Mr Bulmer? Anyone know what it could be about?? COURT 78 Before MASTER PRICE Thursday 3rd September 2009 At 11 o'clock Compass Records Group Inc v Bulmer |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: John MacKenzie Date: 19 Feb 06 - 04:56 AM Sorry, I suggest you start with this thread, and if you click Printer Friendly at the top of the page it will relist the posts in the correct order for you. There are many many posts on this, and the sequence is denoted by the number after the thread name in the related posts list at the top of the page. Giok |
Subject: RE: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: John MacKenzie Date: 19 Feb 06 - 04:49 AM Have a look at this , you will also find related threads listed at the top of the page that I have linked to. Giok |
Subject: BS: Dave Bulmer-related enquiry From: sinpelo Date: 19 Feb 06 - 02:57 AM Yeah yeah I know..... if one more person mentions Bulmer.....! Thank God people can't actually throw things at you on the Internet! Can somebody point me to the original article on this hoo-hah? I've been trying to piece together bits of info by sorting through the threads but I'm getting on a bit and there are other things I want to do before I die! I would be eternally grateful (well, perhaps not eternally but for several weeks at least). Many thanks in anticipation..... |
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