[247 / 37 / ?]
Quoted By: >>9315765 >>9315766 >>9315768 >>9315788 >>9315814 >>9315829 >>9315905 >>9315914 >>9315935 >>9315961 >>9316023 >>9316070 >>9316085 >>9316123 >>9316271 >>9316557 >>9316795 >>9316903 >>9317507 >>9320532 >>9329054
>In 2020, popular figurine manufacturer Good Smile Company sued two former vice presidents, Guy Brand and James Young-sik Kim, for competing with its merchandise business while employed at GSC.
>Good Smile Company’s initial suit accused Brand and Kim of taking advantage of the company’s relationship with Netflix, and actively creating competing merchandise with the Stranger Things IP. The suit was mostly concerned with competing interests and a breach of contract.
>The former employees stated that the managing director repeatedly defended the sales of “lolicon” figurines. After the employees had informed her that these sales would violate American obscenity laws
>They also alleged that GSC had knowingly evaded sales taxes for years, and that they owed a significant amount of back taxes to the United States.
>According to Brand and Kim, GSC had acquired tje website 4Chan, which was being managed by the GSC headquarters in Tokyo.
Since when are we owned by Good Smile Company?
>Good Smile Company’s initial suit accused Brand and Kim of taking advantage of the company’s relationship with Netflix, and actively creating competing merchandise with the Stranger Things IP. The suit was mostly concerned with competing interests and a breach of contract.
>The former employees stated that the managing director repeatedly defended the sales of “lolicon” figurines. After the employees had informed her that these sales would violate American obscenity laws
>They also alleged that GSC had knowingly evaded sales taxes for years, and that they owed a significant amount of back taxes to the United States.
>According to Brand and Kim, GSC had acquired tje website 4Chan, which was being managed by the GSC headquarters in Tokyo.
Since when are we owned by Good Smile Company?
