April 28, 2023, Founder-2 messaged Founder-1 that "[t]hey [i.e., the investors] also have full rights to the IP," and "[s]o if we grow" the platform, "they can still technically take it away." Founder-1 replied that the "french" clarified that "we own the channel, but they own the rights to the content," and "so in the event of a split, I think we'd either need to pay them out for the rights or remove the videos," "but we'd keep the platform," i.e., U.S. Company-1.
24. Founder-2 also helped Founder-1 recruit additional commentators to work for U.S. Company-1 and "Eduard Grigoriann." For example, on or about May 22, 2023, Founder-1. messaged Founder-2 on Discord that Founder-I needed to send "a prospectus for the company" to a potential commentator ("Commentator-3"). Founder-2 responded with proposed talking points for the prospectus and added: "Though I think we should probably borrow some of Gregorian's [sic] language here." Commentator-3 later agreed to work for U.S. Company-1.
25. On or about May 12, 2023, Founder-1 sent an email to Persona-1 in which Founder-1 proposed that "we . . . keep the contract between us with my Canadian company ([Canadian Company-1]), but for [Commentator-2]'s contract, it will be through our American subsidiary, [U.S. Company-1]." In a subsequent email on or about May 19, 2023, Founder-1 explained that Founder-1 wished for "my personal payment [to] be under [Canadian Company-1] but the payments for the influencers go directly to [U.S. Company-1]."
26. On or about June 13, 2023, consistent with Founder-1's proposal, Persona-1 emailed Founder-1 a final "service agreement" that named Founder-1, Canadian Company-1, and U.S. Company-1 as the service providers. The contract provided for a monthly fee of $8,000 for the "first stage," a monthly fee of $25,000 per month for the "second stage" after signing Commentator-1 and Commentator-2, and additional performance incentives and commissions for "engagements closed with talents." The "client" named on the contract was neither "Eduard
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