If this is a hoax or a joke, it's gone on for a long long time..
I had a long exchange with the potential plaintiff and made it very clear to him that he had no idea at all, about "how this is done" and he insisted on calling the bands in question "His Artists". I'm really quite sure that he was being serious at the time. If he sent Philip a notice via e-mail claiming he would name him in a law suit, then he's more of a hack than I originally thought..
He asked a group of professionals their opinion about a contract that he claimed he would be asking artists to sign. The verdict was that we all, for the most part, found it to be the most unfair thing we had ever seen. Someone, according to him, contacted some of these artists and pointed out that there was a person at PSW claiming he would be offering certain artists a contract that the professional community had dismissed as unfair and that they should be aware of this. The potential plaintiff then started to threaten me and others with a Lawsuit, or Lawsuits..
I believe this person is a Lawyer. I also believe he is an idiot and doesn't know much about entertainment Law and for the most part should be dismissed as a hack who is out to steal other peoples intellectual property..
But this is just my opinion based on what he has said publicly about his intentions. Even though he has claimed that he knew all along that he would never offer such a contract to any artist, I think he was being less than truthful about this. I think it's likely that he would have in fact offered the contract outlined in the links provided above {see Fiascos/Philips original post} and that this is a good enough reason for me to never do business with him.
I also believe it is lawful to make his public postings known to whomever one chooses.
Ivan................