Comments on: Opinion: Del Mar Union School District should stop using taxpayer-funded resources for politics http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/05/13/opinion-stop-using-taxpayer-funded-resources-for-politics/ The Latest News from the Community of Del Mar Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:23:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 By: DMMOM http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/05/13/opinion-stop-using-taxpayer-funded-resources-for-politics/#comment-157840 DMMOM Sun, 03 Jul 2011 17:30:17 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=23873#comment-157840 I did not receive a robo-call political message from James Peabody. However, I agree that Del Mar is wasting a TON of money! They plead for money from parents constantly yet offer an outrageous pension package: if you are over 55, and have worked only 2 years in Del Mar Union, then you can retire and get 75% of your pension until you die. I did not receive a robo-call political message from James Peabody. However, I agree that Del Mar is wasting a TON of money! They plead for money from parents constantly yet offer an outrageous pension package: if you are over 55, and have worked only 2 years in Del Mar Union, then you can retire and get 75% of your pension until you die.

]]> By: OA Mom http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/05/13/opinion-stop-using-taxpayer-funded-resources-for-politics/#comment-141278 OA Mom Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:33:39 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=23873#comment-141278 That doesn't exactly address the issue he raised. He must be right if you went to that length to attack his credibility. That doesn't exactly address the issue he raised. He must be right if you went to that length to attack his credibility.

]]> By: question the author http://www.delmartimes.net/2011/05/13/opinion-stop-using-taxpayer-funded-resources-for-politics/#comment-119293 question the author Fri, 13 May 2011 19:54:58 +0000 http://delmartimes.mscsddev.com/?p=23873#comment-119293 If anyone knows about "breaking the law" it's Robertson. Robertson was the founder of the original MP3.com. Despite the early success of MP3.com on Wall Street (the day of the stock IPO (ticker:MPPP), the stock rose from $28 to peak at $103[2]), Robertson quickly led his company into a firestorm of lawsuits generated by the major record labels and music publishing concerns. The litigation sprang from Robertson's "Beam-it" program, a functionality that allowed people to quickly load their existing CD collection into online lockers at my.mp3.com and access their private music collections online from anywhere in the world. And also "Instant Listening" which allowed instant access of CDs purchased online from participating retailers. However, to launch the service Robertson essentially had to duplicate every music CD ever created. Although MP3.com purchased the CDs for their index and users had to supply their own copy as well, MP3.com violated copyright laws by failing to acquire licenses for the music that was internally duplicated by digitally storing the material on their servers. Massive lawsuits erupted, with MP3.com claiming fair use and record labels claiming copyright infringement. Virtually every major record label sued MP3.com with MP3 settling the majority of the law suits for tens of millions of dollars. Universal Music, however, held out and took the issue to court. After the trial started, in the landmark case of UMG v. MP3.com, MP3.com was found to have violated copyright laws.[3] MP3.com paid $53.4 million to settle Universal Music's claim.[4] This legal outcome triggered a class action complaint charging MP3.com and certain of its officers, including Robertson, and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaint was boilerplate class action language but revolved entirely around the copyright lawsuit and subsequent stock price decline. If anyone knows about "breaking the law" it's Robertson.
Robertson was the founder of the original MP3.com. Despite the early success of MP3.com on Wall Street (the day of the stock IPO (ticker:MPPP), the stock rose from $28 to peak at $103[2]), Robertson quickly led his company into a firestorm of lawsuits generated by the major record labels and music publishing concerns. The litigation sprang from Robertson's "Beam-it" program, a functionality that allowed people to quickly load their existing CD collection into online lockers at my.mp3.com and access their private music collections online from anywhere in the world. And also "Instant Listening" which allowed instant access of CDs purchased online from participating retailers. However, to launch the service Robertson essentially had to duplicate every music CD ever created. Although MP3.com purchased the CDs for their index and users had to supply their own copy as well, MP3.com violated copyright laws by failing to acquire licenses for the music that was internally duplicated by digitally storing the material on their servers.

Massive lawsuits erupted, with MP3.com claiming fair use and record labels claiming copyright infringement. Virtually every major record label sued MP3.com with MP3 settling the majority of the law suits for tens of millions of dollars. Universal Music, however, held out and took the issue to court. After the trial started, in the landmark case of UMG v. MP3.com, MP3.com was found to have violated copyright laws.[3] MP3.com paid $53.4 million to settle Universal Music's claim.[4] This legal outcome triggered a class action complaint charging MP3.com and certain of its officers, including Robertson, and directors with violations of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The complaint was boilerplate class action language but revolved entirely around the copyright lawsuit and subsequent stock price decline.

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