The background to this was that i was seeking permission to distribute BALLY/WMS cabinet stencils..... this man approved on conditions.
First was a royalty fee.. this was OK.
next royalty fee went up... this had me wondering.
Then i was to supply him all my files for verification.... not stencils or PDFs of the files etc, but the actual vector files themselves... this i said outright NO to.
Then i got the email.
Then i approached WMS directly and it transpires that WMS have NEVER given permission for ANY stencils to be produced and the fact that they existed was news to them.
So "our man" who cant be named didnt have the rights to dick squat in the first place.. and for me to just hand over my files???? Er... like im really friggin stupid?

So why am i telling all this and posting the actual email?
Well, since losing the rights he has transformed into a nice guy... now as far as im concerned he can do business how he wants with who he wants these days.. makes no difference to me, but i dont deal with toads, slime bags etc.
I hope the new owner/ distributors are very different... i cant say, ive had no dealings with them... but i can say that the old owners were an absolute PR nightmare for WMS and any change in ownership can only be for the better