No one is disputing that fact and I never for one insinuated otherwise.
My comment about who "should" get a cut of this and that is in regards to principal and ethics and not legality and the speculation of which I'm not informed of I just remember reading about at one point when the board was being cracked down on, that bootleg laws are different in China somehow.
But it's true you could argue the whole custom market is in essence unethical as it capitalizes off of intellectual properties, and therefore the point is moot anyways.
At the end of the day, as I stated earlier I do doubt Denny has a leg to stand on in terms of legal action, at least in the US against some meaningless Joe blow who is spreading rumors. But then again, those battles are not even worth the trouble.
And at the end of the day it's all par for the corse anyways. It depends on what you collect, the quality you are after and this and that. Some people like limited edition stuff. That I could give a rat's ass about. I want the best version of the best character and that includes quality and accuracy and am willing to pay high but to a limit for these.
Others don't care if they are orange and shiny they want the characters at a reasonable price which is fair too.
So at the end of the day it is well put and I completely agree that there is room in the market for everyone.
But I do empathize with Denny that slander is unwarranted and disrespectful even if there's not much that can be done.