Surprise - AU customers get same raw deal as freelancers.
Posted: Oct 14th 2002, 4:28 pm
Hello to all, and my sympathies and commiseration with your collective dealings with Mr. Rojek.
My name is Howard Price, and I was a freelance writer for Mr. Rojek's previous Internet ventures, TheComicStore.com. I was one of several freelancers who wrote comic book reviews, interviews, and feature articles to provide content for the website.
In December of 2001, I successfully won a judgment against Mr. Rojek for around $3500 (accruing 10% annually, and yes, I'm still keeping track.) Since that time, other freelancers have received some small checks (some of which have bounced), and Mr. Rojek publicly stated that he could not pay me because I had the judgment against him (which is a curious sort of circular logic I haven't yet fully grasped.) At this time, I am still working out the logistics of getting my judgment registered in the Sacramento courthouses where CMI Holdings (the parent company) has its offices, and then having the papers re-served. I have all the paperwork filled out now, so it's just a small matter of getting all my ducks in a row and my Christmas expenses out of the way.
I'm rather shocked that Mr. Rojek's business is doing to his customer's what it has done to its freelancers. If no product is going out, and the workers aren't being paid, it begs the question: Exactly where is all the money going? It seems that CMI Holdings / TheComicStore.com / AnotherUniverse.com may be the Internet entertainment industry equivalent of Enron.
My name is Howard Price, and I was a freelance writer for Mr. Rojek's previous Internet ventures, TheComicStore.com. I was one of several freelancers who wrote comic book reviews, interviews, and feature articles to provide content for the website.
In December of 2001, I successfully won a judgment against Mr. Rojek for around $3500 (accruing 10% annually, and yes, I'm still keeping track.) Since that time, other freelancers have received some small checks (some of which have bounced), and Mr. Rojek publicly stated that he could not pay me because I had the judgment against him (which is a curious sort of circular logic I haven't yet fully grasped.) At this time, I am still working out the logistics of getting my judgment registered in the Sacramento courthouses where CMI Holdings (the parent company) has its offices, and then having the papers re-served. I have all the paperwork filled out now, so it's just a small matter of getting all my ducks in a row and my Christmas expenses out of the way.
I'm rather shocked that Mr. Rojek's business is doing to his customer's what it has done to its freelancers. If no product is going out, and the workers aren't being paid, it begs the question: Exactly where is all the money going? It seems that CMI Holdings / TheComicStore.com / AnotherUniverse.com may be the Internet entertainment industry equivalent of Enron.
