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>>haunte+(OP)
Funko's statement:

>At Funko, we hold a deep respect and appreciation for indie games, indie gamers, and indie developers. We’re fans of fans, and we love the creativity and passion that define the indie gaming community.

>Recently, one of our brand protection partners identified a page on http://itch.io imitating the Funko Fusion development website. A takedown request was issued to address this specific page. Funko did not request a takedown of the @itchio platform, and we’re happy the site was back up by this morning.

>We have reached out to @itchio to engage with them on this issue and we deeply appreciate the understanding of the gaming community as the details are determined. Thank you for sharing in our passion for creativity.

https://twitter.com/originalfunko/status/1866255848366039468

>>haunte+sb
That sounds like a clear lie, no? If your wish is for someone to take down a specific page, you don't report them to their domain registrar for fraud.

>>mort96+Nb
They are saying "a partner did this, not us"

>>bill87+Sc
Unless they're explicitly cutting ties with the partner, it's hard to take what they say seriously. Even if they _did_ unequivocally say that they were cutting ties, it would be hard to be sure they weren't just unhappy they got noticed rather than not wanting to them to act like this.