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From: viking@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Jon W. Backstrom)
Newsgroups: rec.music.synth,rec.music.makers,comp.music
Subject: Did AfterTouch rip you off for $12?
Keywords: AfterTouch, Tesladar, Tom Darter
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Date: 21 Aug 90 04:31:19 GMT
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I have received a *lot* of mail from people who paid $12 to Tesladar
Communications (Tom Darter's company) and didn't receive anything in
return.

Last July, Yamaha turned over the publication of AfterTouch over to
Tom Darter (it's editor at the time) and a subscription fee was
instituted.  Many people paid their subscription and haven't heard a
thing from Tesladar...not even a note saying the venture was a bust.

I'm preparing a letter for Keyboard and Electronic Musician and I
would like to get a list of people on UseNet who mailed checks, had
them cashed, and received nothing in return.

Yamaha says it doesn't know what happened to the venture or the money.
I see charges of mail fraud and possible legal action in the future.

If you lost money and want to be included in a group complaint, send
me a note with permission to use your name.  (It would be helpful to
include your postal mailing address.)

Does anyone know what happened?

(812) 336-3660  Applied Digital Arts

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