New York Times
By Remy Tumin
Nov. 22, 2022
Henry Bernstein has seen Bob Dylan 27 times in concert and owns three items autographed by him: a copy of “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album, a photograph of the singer and a “John Wesley Harding” songbook. His favorite song is “Tangled Up in
Blue.”

So when Simon & Schuster, Dylan’s publisher, advertised limited-edition, hand-signed copies of the musician’s new collection of essays for $600 each, Bernstein was among 900 fans who went for one. Last week, he received his copy of “The Philosophy
of Modern Song,” Dylan’s first collection of writings since he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, with a letter of authenticity signed by Jonathan Karp, the publisher’s chief executive.

There was only one problem.

Karp’s signature “looked more legit than Bob’s,” Bernstein said.

Bernstein was one of hundreds of fans who sleuthed their way around social media, reaching the conclusion that the supposedly hand-signed books had not, in fact, been signed by Dylan.

“I got the nostalgia bug,” said Bernstein, who already owned an unsigned copy of the book, as well as a Kindle version and an audio version. He added, “If he touches this book — he wrote it, signed it — it feels like the soul of Bob Dylan is
with me.”

Instead, many fans suggested that the “autographed” copies of the book had been signed by a machine.

Justin Steffman, a professional authenticator who runs a Facebook group for collectors, said the autograph was most likely created by an autopen. The machine, which recreates signatures, is used by universities, celebrities and, most notably, the White
House.

Handwritten penmanship normally has a flow, Steffman said. But “with a pen machine, it goes from point to point,” he said, adding that the beginning and the end points of each stroke apply more pressure to the page. Dylan’s autograph in the new
books also appears to have a “slight shakiness throughout the signature,” he said.

“It does not look like something a person signed; it looks like a copy,” Steffman said.

As orders began arriving last week, Dylan fans began comparing notes online, and it quickly became clear that something was amiss, Steffman said. Steffman collected images of at least 17 signatures that all looked as if they had been created by a machine.
Items autographed by Dylan typically sell for $1,500 or $2,000, he added.

“They started popping up, everyone received them the same day and it was instant — we all realized it was an autopen,” Steffman said. “More and more people shared their copies, and we all put it together.”

Steffman said Simon & Schuster’s customer service had originally refused to issue refunds and had even denounced “online rumors” about the possibility that the signature was a fake. Twitter and Reddit users also chimed in; a chat board organized by
a fan encouraged others who had purchased the book to write directly to Karp, the Simon & Schuster chief executive. Fans flooded his inbox, including Bernstein, who, like others, received a personal response from Karp promising a speedy refund.

By Sunday, Simon & Schuster had issued a public statement that offered few details but acknowledged that Dylan’s signature had been rendered “in a penned replica form.” The publisher said it would give buyers “an immediate refund.”

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On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 12:45:45 AM UTC-5, K. Hematite wrote:

New York Times
By Remy Tumin
Nov. 22, 2022
Henry Bernstein has seen Bob Dylan 27 times in concert and owns three items autographed by him: a copy of “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album, a photograph of the singer and a “John Wesley Harding” songbook. His favorite song is “Tangled Up

in Blue.”

So when Simon & Schuster, Dylan’s publisher, advertised limited-edition, hand-signed copies of the musician’s new collection of essays for $600 each, Bernstein was among 900 fans who went for one. Last week, he received his copy of “The

Philosophy of Modern Song,” Dylan’s first collection of writings since he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, with a letter of authenticity signed by Jonathan Karp, the publisher’s chief executive.

There was only one problem.

Karp’s signature “looked more legit than Bob’s,” Bernstein said.

Bernstein was one of hundreds of fans who sleuthed their way around social media, reaching the conclusion that the supposedly hand-signed books had not, in fact, been signed by Dylan.

“I got the nostalgia bug,” said Bernstein, who already owned an unsigned copy of the book, as well as a Kindle version and an audio version. He added, “If he touches this book — he wrote it, signed it — it feels like the soul of Bob Dylan is

with me.”

Instead, many fans suggested that the “autographed” copies of the book had been signed by a machine.

Justin Steffman, a professional authenticator who runs a Facebook group for collectors, said the autograph was most likely created by an autopen. The machine, which recreates signatures, is used by universities, celebrities and, most notably, the White

House.

Handwritten penmanship normally has a flow, Steffman said. But “with a pen machine, it goes from point to point,” he said, adding that the beginning and the end points of each stroke apply more pressure to the page. Dylan’s autograph in the new

books also appears to have a “slight shakiness throughout the signature,” he said.

“It does not look like something a person signed; it looks like a copy,” Steffman said.

As orders began arriving last week, Dylan fans began comparing notes online, and it quickly became clear that something was amiss, Steffman said. Steffman collected images of at least 17 signatures that all looked as if they had been created by a

machine. Items autographed by Dylan typically sell for $1,500 or $2,000, he added.

“They started popping up, everyone received them the same day and it was instant — we all realized it was an autopen,” Steffman said. “More and more people shared their copies, and we all put it together.”

Steffman said Simon & Schuster’s customer service had originally refused to issue refunds and had even denounced “online rumors” about the possibility that the signature was a fake. Twitter and Reddit users also chimed in; a chat board organized

by a fan encouraged others who had purchased the book to write directly to Karp, the Simon & Schuster chief executive. Fans flooded his inbox, including Bernstein, who, like others, received a personal response from Karp promising a speedy refund.

By Sunday, Simon & Schuster had issued a public statement that offered few details but acknowledged that Dylan’s signature had been rendered “in a penned replica form.” The publisher said it would give buyers “an immediate refund.”I

Wow, just think of the other items out there!

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I wonder how many lawyers it took to come up with the line that it's "Bob's original signature, but in a penned replica form."

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On Tue, 22 Nov 2022 21:45:43 -0800 (PST), "K. Hematite"
<khematite@gmail.com> wrote:

New York Times
By Remy Tumin
Nov. 22, 2022
Henry Bernstein has seen Bob Dylan 27 times in concert and owns three items autographed by him: a copy of �The Freewheelin� Bob Dylan� album, a photograph of the singer and a �John Wesley Harding� songbook. His favorite song is �Tangled Up in Blue.�

So when Simon & Schuster, Dylan�s publisher, advertised limited-edition, hand-signed copies of the musician�s new collection of essays for $600 each, Bernstein was among 900 fans who went for one. Last week, he received his copy of �The Philosophy of

Modern Song,� Dylan�s first collection of writings since he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, with a letter of authenticity signed by Jonathan Karp, the publisher�s chief executive.

There was only one problem.

Karp�s signature �looked more legit than Bob�s,� Bernstein said.

Bernstein was one of hundreds of fans who sleuthed their way around social media, reaching the conclusion that the supposedly hand-signed books had not, in fact, been signed by Dylan.

�I got the nostalgia bug,� said Bernstein, who already owned an unsigned copy of the book, as well as a Kindle version and an audio version. He added, �If he touches this book � he wrote it, signed it � it feels like the soul of Bob Dylan is with me.�

Instead, many fans suggested that the �autographed� copies of the book had been signed by a machine.

Justin Steffman, a professional authenticator who runs a Facebook group for collectors, said the autograph was most likely created by an autopen. The machine, which recreates signatures, is used by universities, celebrities and, most notably, the White

House.

Handwritten penmanship normally has a flow, Steffman said. But �with a pen machine, it goes from point to point,� he said, adding that the beginning and the end points of each stroke apply more pressure to the page. Dylan�s autograph in the new books

also appears to have a �slight shakiness throughout the signature,� he said.

�It does not look like something a person signed; it looks like a copy,� Steffman said.

As orders began arriving last week, Dylan fans began comparing notes online, and it quickly became clear that something was amiss, Steffman said. Steffman collected images of at least 17 signatures that all looked as if they had been created by a

machine. Items autographed by Dylan typically sell for $1,500 or $2,000, he added.

�They started popping up, everyone received them the same day and it was instant � we all realized it was an autopen,� Steffman said. �More and more people shared their copies, and we all put it together.�

Steffman said Simon & Schuster�s customer service had originally refused to issue refunds and had even denounced �online rumors� about the possibility that the signature was a fake. Twitter and Reddit users also chimed in; a chat board organized by a

fan encouraged others who had purchased the book to write directly to Karp, the Simon & Schuster chief executive. Fans flooded his inbox, including Bernstein, who, like others, received a personal response from Karp promising a speedy refund.

By Sunday, Simon & Schuster had issued a public statement that offered few details but acknowledged that Dylan�s signature had been rendered �in a penned replica form.� The publisher said it would give buyers �an immediate refund.�

This is one reason why the whole memorabilia scene has no interest for
me. Why does anyone care about having a celebrity's autograph?

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On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 12:45:45 AM UTC-5, K. Hematite wrote:

New York Times
By Remy Tumin
Nov. 22, 2022
Henry Bernstein has seen Bob Dylan 27 times in concert and owns three items autographed by him: a copy of “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album, a photograph of the singer and a “John Wesley Harding” songbook. His favorite song is “Tangled Up

in Blue.”

So when Simon & Schuster, Dylan’s publisher, advertised limited-edition, hand-signed copies of the musician’s new collection of essays for $600 each, Bernstein was among 900 fans who went for one. Last week, he received his copy of “The

Philosophy of Modern Song,” Dylan’s first collection of writings since he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, with a letter of authenticity signed by Jonathan Karp, the publisher’s chief executive.

There was only one problem.

Karp’s signature “looked more legit than Bob’s,” Bernstein said.

Bernstein was one of hundreds of fans who sleuthed their way around social media, reaching the conclusion that the supposedly hand-signed books had not, in fact, been signed by Dylan.

“I got the nostalgia bug,” said Bernstein, who already owned an unsigned copy of the book, as well as a Kindle version and an audio version. He added, “If he touches this book — he wrote it, signed it — it feels like the soul of Bob Dylan is

with me.”

Instead, many fans suggested that the “autographed” copies of the book had been signed by a machine.

Justin Steffman, a professional authenticator who runs a Facebook group for collectors, said the autograph was most likely created by an autopen. The machine, which recreates signatures, is used by universities, celebrities and, most notably, the White

House.

Handwritten penmanship normally has a flow, Steffman said. But “with a pen machine, it goes from point to point,” he said, adding that the beginning and the end points of each stroke apply more pressure to the page. Dylan’s autograph in the new

books also appears to have a “slight shakiness throughout the signature,” he said.

“It does not look like something a person signed; it looks like a copy,” Steffman said.

As orders began arriving last week, Dylan fans began comparing notes online, and it quickly became clear that something was amiss, Steffman said. Steffman collected images of at least 17 signatures that all looked as if they had been created by a

machine. Items autographed by Dylan typically sell for $1,500 or $2,000, he added.

“They started popping up, everyone received them the same day and it was instant — we all realized it was an autopen,” Steffman said. “More and more people shared their copies, and we all put it together.”

Steffman said Simon & Schuster’s customer service had originally refused to issue refunds and had even denounced “online rumors” about the possibility that the signature was a fake. Twitter and Reddit users also chimed in; a chat board organized

by a fan encouraged others who had purchased the book to write directly to Karp, the Simon & Schuster chief executive. Fans flooded his inbox, including Bernstein, who, like others, received a personal response from Karp promising a speedy refund.

By Sunday, Simon & Schuster had issued a public statement that offered few details but acknowledged that Dylan’s signature had been rendered “in a penned replica form.” The publisher said it would give buyers “an immediate refund.”

The Jew must come out sooner or later.

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On Thursday, December 1, 2022 at 2:03:09 AM UTC-5, fake Zod forged:

On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 12:45:45 AM UTC-5, K. Hematite wrote:

New York Times
By Remy Tumin
Nov. 22, 2022
Henry Bernstein has seen Bob Dylan 27 times in concert and owns three items autographed by him: a copy of “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album, a photograph of the singer and a “John Wesley Harding” songbook. His favorite song is “Tangled

Up in Blue.”

So when Simon & Schuster, Dylan’s publisher, advertised limited-edition, hand-signed copies of the musician’s new collection of essays for $600 each, Bernstein was among 900 fans who went for one. Last week, he received his copy of “The

Philosophy of Modern Song,” Dylan’s first collection of writings since he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, with a letter of authenticity signed by Jonathan Karp, the publisher’s chief executive.

There was only one problem.

Karp’s signature “looked more legit than Bob’s,” Bernstein said.

Bernstein was one of hundreds of fans who sleuthed their way around social media, reaching the conclusion that the supposedly hand-signed books had not, in fact, been signed by Dylan.

“I got the nostalgia bug,” said Bernstein, who already owned an unsigned copy of the book, as well as a Kindle version and an audio version. He added, “If he touches this book — he wrote it, signed it — it feels like the soul of Bob Dylan

is with me.”

Instead, many fans suggested that the “autographed” copies of the book had been signed by a machine.

Justin Steffman, a professional authenticator who runs a Facebook group for collectors, said the autograph was most likely created by an autopen. The machine, which recreates signatures, is used by universities, celebrities and, most notably, the

White House.

Handwritten penmanship normally has a flow, Steffman said. But “with a pen machine, it goes from point to point,” he said, adding that the beginning and the end points of each stroke apply more pressure to the page. Dylan’s autograph in the new

books also appears to have a “slight shakiness throughout the signature,” he said.

“It does not look like something a person signed; it looks like a copy,” Steffman said.

As orders began arriving last week, Dylan fans began comparing notes online, and it quickly became clear that something was amiss, Steffman said. Steffman collected images of at least 17 signatures that all looked as if they had been created by a

machine. Items autographed by Dylan typically sell for $1,500 or $2,000, he added.

“They started popping up, everyone received them the same day and it was instant — we all realized it was an autopen,” Steffman said. “More and more people shared their copies, and we all put it together.”

Steffman said Simon & Schuster’s customer service had originally refused to issue refunds and had even denounced “online rumors” about the possibility that the signature was a fake. Twitter and Reddit users also chimed in; a chat board

organized by a fan encouraged others who had purchased the book to write directly to Karp, the Simon & Schuster chief executive. Fans flooded his inbox, including Bernstein, who, like others, received a personal response from Karp promising a speedy
refund.

By Sunday, Simon & Schuster had issued a public statement that offered few details but acknowledged that Dylan’s signature had been rendered “in a penned replica form.” The publisher said it would give buyers “an immediate refund.”

The Jew must come out

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Obvious forgery reported ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^°

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On Wednesday, November 23, 2022 at 12:45:45 AM UTC-5, K. Hematite wrote:

New York Times
By Remy Tumin
Nov. 22, 2022
Henry Bernstein has seen Bob Dylan 27 times in concert and owns three items autographed by him: a copy of “The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan” album, a photograph of the singer and a “John Wesley Harding” songbook. His favorite song is “Tangled Up

in Blue.”

So when Simon & Schuster, Dylan’s publisher, advertised limited-edition, hand-signed copies of the musician’s new collection of essays for $600 each, Bernstein was among 900 fans who went for one. Last week, he received his copy of “The

Philosophy of Modern Song,” Dylan’s first collection of writings since he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016, with a letter of authenticity signed by Jonathan Karp, the publisher’s chief executive.

There was only one problem.

Karp’s signature “looked more legit than Bob’s,” Bernstein said.

Bernstein was one of hundreds of fans who sleuthed their way around social media, reaching the conclusion that the supposedly hand-signed books had not, in fact, been signed by Dylan.

“I got the nostalgia bug,” said Bernstein, who already owned an unsigned copy of the book, as well as a Kindle version and an audio version. He added, “If he touches this book — he wrote it, signed it — it feels like the soul of Bob Dylan is

with me.”

Instead, many fans suggested that the “autographed” copies of the book had been signed by a machine.

Justin Steffman, a professional authenticator who runs a Facebook group for collectors, said the autograph was most likely created by an autopen. The machine, which recreates signatures, is used by universities, celebrities and, most notably, the White

House.

Handwritten penmanship normally has a flow, Steffman said. But “with a pen machine, it goes from point to point,” he said, adding that the beginning and the end points of each stroke apply more pressure to the page. Dylan’s autograph in the new

books also appears to have a “slight shakiness throughout the signature,” he said.

“It does not look like something a person signed; it looks like a copy,” Steffman said.

As orders began arriving last week, Dylan fans began comparing notes online, and it quickly became clear that something was amiss, Steffman said. Steffman collected images of at least 17 signatures that all looked as if they had been created by a

machine. Items autographed by Dylan typically sell for $1,500 or $2,000, he added.

“They started popping up, everyone received them the same day and it was instant — we all realized it was an autopen,” Steffman said. “More and more people shared their copies, and we all put it together.”

Steffman said Simon & Schuster’s customer service had originally refused to issue refunds and had even denounced “online rumors” about the possibility that the signature was a fake. Twitter and Reddit users also chimed in; a chat board organized

by a fan encouraged others who had purchased the book to write directly to Karp, the Simon & Schuster chief executive. Fans flooded his inbox, including Bernstein, who, like others, received a personal response from Karp promising a speedy refund.

By Sunday, Simon & Schuster had issued a public statement that offered few details but acknowledged that Dylan’s signature had been rendered “in a penned replica form.” The publisher said it would give buyers “an immediate refund.”

What a great Subject line for this.

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