concerned
- 2013-03-07
Honestly, do you think that any of these court cases have an inpact on the teachers. I highly doubt it. For one most of these are against Pearson as a publisher and related to product development and design, including copyright issues of printed and digital materials, rather than teaching or teaching resources. I highly doubt that any of these issues will even make it down to the teaching centers and schools.
I do feel that the teaching load, hours, "out of class" expectations, and additional contractual issues could make the teacher tired and concerned but really doubt that any of these reasons would ever affect the teaching employees of either of these schools.
Attention INTERESTED PARTY....
Hi,
I've been very busy lately but I wanted to respond to your many PRO-WALL STREET postings as to why I think that Pearson Longman is not a good organization and as to why the Carlyle Group might have wanted to SELL their interests and avoid further exposure to risk and liability.
Wall Street and/or Pearson Longman looks like a great place to work if they could stay out of court long enough to just teach, but as they are usually being sued for COPYRIGHT ISSUES.....one must really wonder just how great their teaching materials are.
This work is making me tired. I need to take the BAR exam before I can proceed any further.
Let's just examine a few possible reasons....
Other than, and in addition to the fact that I happen to think that their educational materials are worthless.
Example one:
Walker Digital LLC v. Cryptic Studios Inc. et al Featured Case
Filed: May 16, 2011 as 1:2011cv00423
Plaintiff: Walker Digital LLC
Defendants: Cryptic Studios Inc. , Electronic Arts Inc. , Gaia Interactive Inc., Pearson Education Inc. , Playdom Inc. and others
Presiding Judge: Leonard P. Stark
Cause Of Action: Patent Infringement
Court: Third Circuit Delaware District Court
Example two:
Walker Digital LLC v. Compasslearning Inc. et al
Filed: April 11, 2011 as 1:2011cv00308
Plaintiff: Walker Digital LLC
Defendants: CompassLearning Inc., Pearson Education Inc. , Previsor Inc. and Renaissance Learning Inc.
Presiding Judge: Berle M. Schiller
Cause Of Action: Patent Infringement
Court: Third Circuit Delaware District Court
Example three:
OCHOA v. PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
Filed: March 11, 2011 as 2:2011cv01382
Plaintiff: ROGER OCHOA
Defendant: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
Presiding Judge: Dennis M. Cavanaugh
Referring Judge: Joseph A. Dickson
Cause Of Action: Fair Labor Standards Act
Court: Third Circuit New Jersey District Court
Example four:
DEGGINGER et al v. PEARSON EDUCATION, INC. et al
Filed: February 24, 2011 as 2:2011cv01302
Plaintiffs: ESTATE OF ED DEGGINGER and PHIL DEGGINGER
Defendants: JOHN DOE PRINTERS 1-10 and PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
Presiding Judge: GENE E.K. PRATTER
Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
Court: Third Circuit Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Example five:
DEGGINGER et al v. PEARSON EDUCATION, INC. et al
Filed: February 24, 2011 as 2:2011cv01302
Plaintiffs: ESTATE OF ED DEGGINGER and PHIL DEGGINGER
Defendants: JOHN DOE PRINTERS 1-10 and PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
Presiding Judge: GENE E.K. PRATTER
Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
Court: Third Circuit Pennsylvania Eastern District Court
Example six:
WILSON v. PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
Filed: October 25, 2010 as 1:2010cv01356
Plaintiff: LISA WILSON
Defendant: PEARSON EDUCATION, INC.
Presiding Judge: Tanya Walton Pratt
Referring Judge: Debra McVicker Lynch
Cause Of Action: Equal Pay Act
Court: Seventh Circuit Indiana Southern District Court
Example seven:
Cole v. Pearson Education Inc.
Filed: October 1, 2010 as 1:2010cv07523
Plaintiff: Brandon Cole
Defendant: Pearson Education Inc.
Presiding Judge: John F. Keenan
Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
Court: Second Circuit New York Southern District Court
Example eight:
Wu v. Pearson Education Inc.
Filed: September 2, 2010 as 1:2010cv06537
Plaintiff: Norbert Wu
Defendant: Pearson Education Inc.
Presiding Judge: Unassigned
Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
Court: Second Circuit New York Southern District Court
Example nine:
Psihoyos et al v. Pearson Education Inc.
Filed: August 5, 2010 as 1:2010cv05912
Plaintiffs: James P. Reed and Louis Psihoyos
Defendant: Pearson Education Inc.
Presiding Judge: Jed S. Rakoff
Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
Court: Second Circuit New York Southern District Court
Example ten:
Exceller Software Corporation v. Pearson Education, Inc. et al Has Decisions
Filed: January 15, 2010 as 1:2010cv00381
Plaintiff: Exceller Software Corporation
Defendants: Addison-Wesley Longman, Inc. and Pearson Education, Inc.
Presiding Judge: Judge Paul G. Gardephe
Cause Of Action: Copyright Infringement
Court: Second Circuit New York Southern District Court
Should I keep citing more examples or do you get the idea?
Plastic Logic, Inc.-v-Pearson Education, Inc.
Filed: December 9, 2009 as 5:2009cv05760
Plaintiff: Plastic Logics, Inc.
Defendant: Pearson Education, Inc.
Presiding Judge: Magistrate Judge Richard Seeborg
Referring Judge: Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd
Cause Of Action: Declaratory Judgement
Court: Ninth Circuit California Northern District Court
DO YA WANNA TEACH......?????
OR....DO YA WANNA SPEND ALL DAY IN COURT IN MANY JURISDICTIONS ANSWERING LAWSUITS?????
OH YEAH.... a great organization to work for in my opinion......