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'''Jim Robinson''' (born ]) is the founder and primary owner of ], a ] internet forum based out of ]. He is a computer programer and served in the ] as an electricion from 1965 to 1969. He formed Free Republic in 1996 and is currently semi-retired due to ] |
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==Controversy== |
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Robinson's activites on Free Republic are the subject of extensive controversy. In 1998 Free Republic was successfully sued by the ] and ] for copyright infringement of their news stories, which were posted to the site. |
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Free Republic's finances and Robinson's involvement with them have long been the subject of internet criticisms. The website is allegedly run on quarterly fundraiser drives that reportedly collect as much as $100,000 from member contributions. Many critics on sites such as ] and ], as well as former Free Republic posters who have since fallen out with the site, have expressed suspicion with the site's fundraising and Robinson's activities. Frequent allegations of financial impropriety include the claim that Robinson uses member donations as a source of substantial personal income. One frequent allegation suggests that Robinson used money collected for Free Republics operations to purchase a large ] for his personal use. |
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