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North Korean animation outsourcing for Amazon, HBO Max series

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Re: North Korean animation outsourcing for Amazon, HBO Max series

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dchftcs wrote: post #288
duxup wrote: post #75

The few times I was involved in some outsourcing the outsourcing company was contractually obliged to actually be the one doing the work. Not that folks might not cheat and get away with it, but there were financial implications and a somewhat close working relationship that meant that ... it would have been hard to fake. In this case does the original company just not care at all?

The subcontracting situation reminds me of a news article about someone in China hiring a hitman, the hitman then subcontracted to another hitman, who then subcontracted to another, then another, then another. Each hitman was offered half the money of the upstream. The last hitman defected and informed the target.

That's very telling as far as how outsourcing changes incentives.

My experience with outsourcing has always been it becomes a contract game / poor incentives based around contract metrics and in the end a complete waste of money.

Re: North Korean animation outsourcing for Amazon, HBO Max series

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Post by nerdjon »

I genuinly don't understand why North Korea and China have such a... "good"?... relationship.

Since this seems like an open secret, idk it just boggles my mind. Like I constantly see articles about it happening, but I have yet to see anything about why it is the way it is.

Obviously cheap labor is one thing, but I wouldn't think even China can ignore the threat of North Korea working on missiles?

It also makes me wonder, if the people writing these comments know that they are working with people from North Korea or if they just assume its another company.

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Post by mujjingun »

nerdjon wrote: post #302

I genuinly don't understand why North Korea and China have such a... "good"?... relationship. Since this seems like an open secret, idk it just boggles my mind. Like I constantly see articles about it happening, but I have yet to see anything about why it is the way it is. Obviously cheap labor is one thing, but I wouldn't think even China can ignore the threat of North Korea working on missiles? It also makes me won…

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Post by StressedDev »

1123581321 wrote: post #21
jsiepkes wrote: post #9

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So all that's required would then just be to outsource it to a bunch of companies who then outsource it and then claim you have: "no knowledge"? You're the one outsourcing, so it's your responsibility. The entire chain.

Yes, of course, but I was asking what level of due diligence is expected to verify that the chain does not violate sanctions. In other words, when a problem like this is discovered, the US State Department will assign more blame to the company if their attempts to avoid violating sanctions fell below a threshold; what is that threshold for the arts industry.

You should ask a qualified lawyer. No one on this forum is going to know the right answer.
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