Ok, I guess I'll agree on both points.

But I don't understand where the copyright infringements are. The RealBook has been around for ages. I guess I never assumed that the lead sheets were pirated. Am I to think that also the accompanying music is pirated ? How about the BIAB files? Is somebody's midi transcribing of music legally considered an infringement of intellectual property ?

I'm very much anti-piracy i.e. being a software developer by day and a "wanna be" music composer/producer by nite. So this makes me pretty unhappy since I did go ahead and purchase the software last nite. I guess I was being naive.

Anyhow, "not good".

Finally, I will agree with your last point. I'm a member of a multitude of techie and music related forums. I also happen to manage a couple forums myself and making a post just "vanish" without notice is not in my opinion typical nor do I think it good practice as you allude. Not that I'm really sore about that , I was just "mystified".

thanks

Charles A. Monteiro
Monteiro's Fusion site