@Loukas @Gargron @Mastodon That reminds me of the company that made the first wave of soft toy Paddingtons. They were, ahem, 'unlicensed', but then the owners ended up having a friendly chat with Paddington's creator, Michael Bond, in the lift, and all differeces (and royalties) were resolved. This made the merch retrospectively legit, and it was all very high quality anyway.

And the final twist? The owners of the firm were also the parents of... Jeremy Clarkson!