I don't know if i'd be that restrictive. Runtimes don't matter, and I mean, if you're using the Federation and Klingons and Vulcans and whatnot, what does it matter if you use Kirk, Spock or whoever? The only thing there I'd agree on is crowdfunding. It's too easy to wind up with TOO much money and accidentally pocket some profit.
CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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I don't know if i'd be that restrictive. Runtimes don't matter, and I mean, if you're using the Federation and Klingons and Vulcans and whatnot, what does it matter if you use Kirk, Spock or whoever? The only thing there I'd agree on is crowdfunding. It's too easy to wind up with TOO much money and accidentally pocket some profit.
They're suppose to be fan films. The easiest way to make sure there is no brand confusion is to be very restrictive on what is used.
Yes! It's time to take Trek back from the masses, returning it to an esoteric wisdom for the privileged few. First thing we need is a secret handshake or greeting... since the Vulcan salute is compromised, I propose we switch to the Romulan salute.
What does NBC think about the use of the Peacock bit at the beginning of each episode?
Glad we agree.
Correct. The complaint is not on the donors' behalf.
If there is a bankruptcy, the donors are probably not going to be secured creditors, BTW. Bankruptcies are (in part) designed to put the creditors into a line. The ones which have done more to secure their rights are the ones which are in line before others. If there's nothing left at the end, then that's that.
Do they need to refund donor funds? I'd be interested in seeing that litigated.
If they set that precedent, it would probably destroy crowdsourcing as we know it.
That wouldn't really be a precedent if it was a class action lawsuit, would it? I mean, if i raised 10,000 for a product I wanted to make, and stiffed a few hundred people, what would happen based on that precedent? I'd have to refund their money?
Frankly i think it's high time more project creators be held accountable.
@BillJ It probably would. I imagine the economics of it will change in the next 5 years, anyway, Axanar or no Axanar.
Someone is going to sue, probably a bunch of donors. Someone will argue that there was a promise to make a film or a set of crocheted doilies or whatever and nothing was delivered, and that IGG or KS or the like profited anyway.
Someone is going to sue, probably a bunch of donors. Someone will argue that there was a promise to make a film or a set of crocheted doilies or whatever and nothing was delivered, and that IGG or KS or the like profited anyway.
Well I don't know much about court rules, so whatever you say! I did just find this article from last year:
http://valleywag.gawker.com/it-just-got-easier-to-sue-failed-kickstarter-campaigns-1637720027
http://valleywag.gawker.com/it-just-got-easier-to-sue-failed-kickstarter-campaigns-1637720027
I'm not entirely certain that would be a bad thing. A little accountability would go a long way.
I've never been comfortable with the idea of the crowdfunding model. I've seen established companies use Kickstarter to fund business upgrades, new variants of existing products, etc. It just seemed to me to be a way to take risks that they wouldn't otherwise.
I've never donated to a crowdfunding campaign, and I probably never will.
I have a tiny little side business, self-funded and maintained by sales. If it grows, it grows. If it doesn't, fine. I'd never consider asking for money on a speculative basis for something I might not be able to deliver.
The fan film crowdfunding is fine by me as long as the donors understand that they have no equity in the product. But it seems to me that every Tom, Dick, and Harry is asking for money for everything under the sun and there's no freaking accountability.
I've never donated to a crowdfunding campaign, and I probably never will.
I have a tiny little side business, self-funded and maintained by sales. If it grows, it grows. If it doesn't, fine. I'd never consider asking for money on a speculative basis for something I might not be able to deliver.
The fan film crowdfunding is fine by me as long as the donors understand that they have no equity in the product. But it seems to me that every Tom, Dick, and Harry is asking for money for everything under the sun and there's no freaking accountability.
I hear they look really good on film!
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