Case Paper
As mentioned in class, mass tourism or overtourism is a prevalent phenomena that puts tourism development in question. Typically marketing and overly promoting the destination can be blamed. In this paper, choose a mass tourism case but one that emphasizes a unique history or circumstance how it happened, as opposed to mass tourism that has been brought about merely by irresponsible marketing.
Thinking as a tourism planner, what can you propose to mitigate this situation? Provide realistic and effective solutions for the improvement and resolution of the given scenario. Also, provide an example of another destination that has used this solution and how it worked properly. How can that solution apply to your chosen destination?
The Case Paper should have a well-articulated critique, deep analysis, a unique and novel issue, outside-of-the-box thinking, and incorporations of concepts and learnings from class for your proposed mitigation strategies.

Andrew Jupin, Eric Szyszka and Steven Sajdak start a comic book called The Infinites. The Infinites becomes very successful and in order to better protect their assets, the comic book creators decide to incorporate a company to own all of The Infinites’s intellectual property. Andrew, Eric and Steven allot themselves 1000 shares each, and each becomes a director of their new company, The Infinites Pty Ltd. The comic book creators remunerate themselves mainly through dividends. They do not bother paying themselves separate directors’ fees. The comic continues to sell extremely well and is even optioned by Netflix. Due to their continuing success, the three comic book creators decide to hire a new writer to help expand the comic universe. The new writer’s name is Chris Cabin.

Chris insists that as a fellow writer of The Infinites he should have an equal say in management, so the original three writers give him a seat on the board. Chris is also granted 500 shares.

After about 6 months it becomes clear that the three founding members have made a huge mistake in hiring Chris. He is rude and difficult to work with. Andrew, Eric and Steven ask Chris to resign, but he refuses to do so. The three founders vote to remove Chris as a director, but he still refuses to leave the comic. They then cut The Infinites Pty Ltd’s dividend and start taking most of their pay in directors’ fees. They refuse to replace Chris’s income with a regular salary. Chris still will not quit. Finally, Andrew, Eric and Steven incorporate a second company, WE HATE COMICS Pty Ltd, without including Chris. They then inform Chris that The Infinites Pty Ltd will be selling its main asset — its intellectual property rights to all of the characters — to WE HATE COMICS Pty Ltd for $10.

WE HATE COMICS Pty Ltd will not be offering shares to Chris; nor will it employ him on salary. As The Infinites Pty Ltd will no longer have any valuable assets, it will not be in a position to pay dividends. Accordingly, Chris will have no income.

Chris says that he will vote against the sale, but he is outnumbered three to one. At this point, Chris no longer wants to work with the other three comic book writers, but he feels like he should receive some compensation for effectively being fired.

Consider whether:

(a) Andrew Jupin, Eric Szyszka and Steven Sajdak have breached any of their duties as directors of the company (The Infinites Pty Ltd). (10 Marks)

(b) The company (The Infinites Pty Ltd) is able bring an action against Andrew Jupin, Eric Szyszka and Steven Sajdak. (10 Marks)

(c) Any remedies available to Chris Cabin for the restriction of his dividend or the enforced loss of value of his shares in The Infinites Pty Ltd. Does Chris have any remedies in Oppression of the Minority? (10 Marks)