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Precious Moments, Inc. (aka PMI) is an American catalog order company that sells giftware. The company was initially formed in 1989 by the illustrator Samuel J. Butcher, as a licensing company. ==General== Illustrator Sam Butcher, together with his partner Bill Biel, sold greeting cards at Christian book fairs under the company name of Jonathan & David. They partnered with Enesco, Corp. to sell giftware.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Precious Moments History/Timeline )〕 In 1991, the company created a series of seasonal animated specials, starting with the Christmas special, ''Timmy's Gift'', which focuses on an angel named Timmy following a star which will lead him to the newborn prince (later to be revealed as Jesus) he has to send a gift to. In 1993, a sequel was made titled ''Timmy's Special Delivery''. Other seasonal specials would be made throughout the 1990s, including the Easter special ''Simon the Lamb'', the Thanksgiving movie, ''Little Sparrow'', ''Who's Who at the Zoo?'', and ''The Story of Joseph'', based on the story of the same name seen in the Book of Genesis. In 2004, PMI and Enesco decided to end the licensing contract. The early move was due to falling sales by Enesco. In addition to its original licensing duties, PMI's functions became product design, marketing, warehousing, and distribution. In 2008, PMI launched its new line of "Precious Girls Club" products. The following September, the company was sued by country music singer Shannon Clemmons for copyright infringement and breach of contract. In October 2008, the federal judge assigned to the case dismissed 15 of 18 claims against PMI in the suit, and in November 2008, a jury cleared PMI of any wrongdoing with regard to the remaining counts.〔http://www.christianretailing.com/index.php/news/industry-news/18347-lawsuit-against-precious-moments-dismissed〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Precious Moments, Inc.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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