I’m indifferent as to the whole Mike/technicolor thing at this point. Whatever happened, it seems like it was a complete mess on both sides and escalated into silliness. Hell, I agree with negative1 that it sucks that the torrent was removed from myspleen.
(edit to clarify …)
P2 and P3 are collectors that own (or owned) prints of SW. Both loaned them to Mike, and P2 paid for both to be scanned. This is where it gets complicated. P2 held raw copies of both scans, and agreed to give them both to N1. N1 either believed here that he had the knowledge and consent of P3, or believed he didn’t need it, and we don’t really know which it was. As it happened, P3 did not want his scan to be publicly released. Mike found out about this and was (probably justifiably) furious. What happened next is the important bit…
Mike convinced P2 not to give N1 a copy of either scan (including P2’s scan of P2’s print that P2 paid for). N1 would have viewed that as vindictive and unnecessary for the purposes of protecting P3 and P3’s wishes. Later Mike asked to rescan the Spanish LPP and N1 said no. So really it’s my opinion they both share culpability in that mess, especially if it is indeed true that N1 knew that P3 didn’t want people other than P2 and Mike accessing his scan.
(end edit - hopefully that’s accurate)
But other aspects are indeed “disasters”, and I don’t agree that his work is a free pass for his behavior (nor should anyone’s be).
Well, it’s his prerogative if he wants to go onto Myspleen and ask for the torrents to be removed, it’s up the Spleen admins to decide what to do. Rob didn’t exactly interject in the matter either. N1 came on here and asked for all these threads to be locked, and they weren’t. And again, none of the ex-members interjected (besides of course ignoring it and continuing to post). It’s odd behaviour yes, but it’s hardly worth bashing someone over. As I said ages back, if it’s not on the Spleen it’s not the end of the world, it’ll surely pop up on another tracker.
