I think the initial piece of drama is the least concerning. It very well could have been a mistake, and jumping to conclusions hasn’t made the situation better. Personally, if I gave someone a piece of my IP for a personal thing I wouldn’t be too concerned if it was sold off. It’s their personal property at that point and it’s not like it was mass produced. It’s just a very silly thing to be so upset about— especially in a hobby like this. How many designers have used trademarked material for their keycap sets? How many ****ing Eva boards are out there with stolen artwork stamped all over it?
Some of the other stories are more concerning and people are justified in being suspicious. SL does come off as a bit juvenile and seems to be making the situation worse for themselves— but we all kind of do that sometimes. I am not saying that to defend you. You’ve got a lot of work to do to repair your reputation, SL.
As for the board, I don’t like the design as much as the TKL and will probably pass. I’m honestly not into the art style chosen for the weights, and if you’d have omitted those in the first place then none of us would be having this discussion.