The perplexing thing about this whole situation is that this article, and the resulting firestorm that has followed, is that people are acting as if this is brand new information.
And he was ruthlessly protective of the brand, using his own paramours and children to play his compositions, acting as his own soundman and marketing his recordings only through Stockhausen Verlag, at sky-high prices.
Also, said Allason, Shutl is acting as middleman between the couriers and retailers and to be successful in building such a brand, quality control has to be top priority.