Washington Post article on MoFi vs. Fremer vs. Esposito

@clearthinker You may or may not be correct on misrepresentation issue, suppose it depends on how expectations of purchasers presented in court.

I did mention the psychological bias in my post. And yes, Mofi could lose based on that bias. Psychological harms may indeed be inflicted and compensated by courts, I don't believe that fair.

I quit purchasing modern vinyl perhaps five or six years ago, have much vinyl from 50's-70's, many very high sound quality, assume from original or early generation masters, some hot stampers.

Certainly Mofi didn't disclose info, but has sound quality suddenly diminished since the revelation? No, so what's the big deal if sound quality is value proposition here, only diminished value due to anti digital beliefs.

On the other hand can understand feeling of being duped, authenticity at this price level is critical. Goes to show honesty is always best policy. Wonder how this will affect mofi long term? Imagine digital masters all that will be left as analog tape continues to deteriorate.

@cleeds Exactly what I was thinking. Is the intention to drive Mofi out of business?

@clearthinker Is not withholding critical information is in fact misrepresentation to some degree, ultimately, courts will decide this issue.

My issue is with what are the harms done to individual purchasers of Mofi recordings? Did suddenly gained knowledge of digital step in mastering instantly change inherent quality of recording? No, the inherent qualities of recordings are absolutely the same as prior to this knowledge. Some may suddenly dislike the sound quality, total delusion based on anti digital bias. So there is no devaluation of these recordings based on sound quality. Then there is the question of market value of Mofi recordings, will these recordings drop in market value due to same bias?  What a shame for  Mofi to suffer based on anti digital bias, remember no devaluation based on sound quality.

I don't see any harms to individual purchasers of Mofi recordings. The misrepresentation should have some consequence, I'd suggest any financial settlement should accrue to entire mastering industry, not individuals, whether in class action or individual suit.