From: ras@controls.ccd.harris.com (Russell Soule)
Subject: Re: Word suspends Warnke sales
Originator: ras@sp1
Organization: Harris Controls
Date: Tue, 1 Sep 1992 17:08:46 GMT


In article <mjenkins.715290485@cunews>, mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson) writes:
|> In <1992Aug31.193706.8641@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov> alan@elroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Alan S. Mazer) writes:
|> 
|> >In article <mjenkins.715013070@cunews> mjenkins@alfred.carleton.ca (Michael Jenkinson) writes:
|> >>Word pulled Warnke's stuff a month after the Lexington, KY,
|> >>Herald-Leader disclosed that the IRS revoked the tax-exempt status of
|> >>Warnke's ministry last fall, a ruling under appeal. The newspaper
|> >>raised questions about ministry practices and finances, luxury perks,
|> >>high salaries, etc. paid to Warnke when his ministry--little more than
|> >>a telephone referral service--was ailing.
|> 
|> >Everyone posting seems to think Word is making some sort of judgment call
|> >here.  I suspect that Word has financial/legal reasons for looking hard at
|> >their contracts with Warnke given that he is no longer tax exempt.  They 
|> >may have somehow been taking advantage of that in their contracts and this
|> >may have thrown them into legal jeopardy, too.  That's my guess.
|> 
|> Judgement call?!?!?  I'm surprised Word didn't cancel Warnke's
|> contract outright as soon as this surfaced! Judgement call?!?!? They
|> supported him fully for the first month, until it was revealed his
|> tax-exempt status was gone.
|> 
|> Judgement call!?!?! (Sorry if I keep harping on this...its just I
|> think neither Word nor Warnke has used any judgement at all in this
|> debacle.) Word has now done a complete flip-flop on the situation.
|> 
|> I'd say they're in legal trouble too...and I bet they're praying that
|> no one sues them and Warnke for perpetuating this massive fraud.
|> 
|> Just my thoughts, rabid as they may be on this subject....

Hey Michael, settle down. Being rabid isn't going to solve anything :^).
I'll have to start making unfounded blanket statements if you keep this
up.

Anyway, I think in this month's CCM, they said Word pulled Warnke's stuff
only until Warnke's situation was straightened out. Then, based on what
happens with Warnke, they will decide what to do.

Can Word be sued in this situation? Is a record company liable when an
artist does something illegal (such as plagarism)? This is getting curiouser
and curiouser.

|> Michael
|> 
|> >-- 
|> > 
|> >-- Alan                        # Mountain Dew and doughnuts...
|> >   ..!ames!elroy!alan          # because breakfast is the most important meal
|> >   alan@elroy.jpl.nasa.gov     # of the day.

Russ

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