Treasure Island Media Sues Their Own Employee For $630,000
Treasure Island Media is used to being on the receiving end of lawsuits, but for once they’ve finally filed one of their own—against former employee Mitch Mason (real name Jeffrey Smith, pictured above).
According to the $630,000 suit filed at federal court in San Francisco, Mason abruptly resigned from his position as TIM’s marketing manager last month after changing social media/administrative passwords and installing spyware on company computers. It’s also alleged that Mason “used company funds to launch marketing campaigns that directed traffic to his affiliate account and increased defendant’s unreported commissions, instead of directing traffic directly to TIM.” And, Mason is also being sued for taking a corporate laptop, as well as “physical and backup files full of confidential information.” Just what kind of confidential information? How much fake cum the studio had to use in 1000 Load Fuck?
More, via XBiz:
Company officials said that they own the “Mitch Mason” trademark for adult entertainment, but now are hamstrung over [MitchMason.com] because it is registered to Smith, who “actively promotes that domain and the Mitch Mason trademark for his personal benefit.”
Mitch Mason is a fictional personality, Treasure Island Media officials said. Mitch Mason, as the story goes, is a “go-go dancer-turned-business school student-turned-club promoter-turned adult blogger” and relative of another company brand and depiction, Matt Mason.
In the suit, Treasure Island Media charges Smith with allegations of cyberpiracy, breach of contract, trade secret appropriation, conversion, unjust enrichment, false designation of origin, unfair competition and violations of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act.
The San Francisco studio is seeking a preliminary and permanent injunction over Smith’s use of the Mitch Mason trademark, a transfer of the MitchMason.com domain name and $630,000 in damages, as well as profits realized by Smith using MitchMason.com.
Well, I for one am shocked that someone who worked as the marketing manager on movies like Viral Loads, Damaged Goods, and Fucktards would behave in such an unethical manner. How did someone so morally bankrupt even fit in at Treasure Island Media in the first place?
I’ve reached out to Mitch Mason for comment, but all I’ve seen from him are the cryptic tweets he sent shortly after resigning:
AND:
Because Mitch Mason changed and is holding on to all the studio’s social media passwords, the Treasure Island Media Twitter account hasn’t been active since February 26th, when it tweeted a link to the Mitch Mason-controlled Tumblr account.
