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CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

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King Daniel Beyond said:
When the shit hit the fan, they were claiming it was them seeing the script which prompted the lawsuit (although I imagine the Axanar Annual Report had more to do with it)
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Which is irrelevant to the suit but I am guessing the response will be "like all unsolicited scripts, this was read by nobody".
 
aalenfae said:
Almost all of the contributing artists (all but Tobias Richter, I believe) have done so on a 100% volunteer basis. Since the rhetoric of the complaint seems to target those who "vicariously infringed" (those that received a direct financial benefit), it would be a stretch to drag the artists into it.
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I really liked the pilot console you designed for them. And I really hope that at the end of the day, Pacific 201 goes unscathed by this. With that said, if fan films get a wide stink eye from CBS/Paramount, Your film looks to be the easiest to "File the serial numbers off" off, because so much of what you had was more original concepts anyway...
 
Ion said:
Ah, the wonders of insomnia...


  • I would consider MGM a client of Propworx by my understanding of the context, which is close enough to customer for me. I guess it's true, though, they didn't lose a dime -- they lost 3,000,000 of them if the numbers I've heard are correct.
  • Oh, but it was only MGM, it must be okay!
  • Not being able to fulfill your obligations "is business"? No. Just no.
  • They did it, so it's okay if we do it! Hmmmm, that sounds familiar...
Sigh.
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300,000 to MGM, but also many utility companies and professionals, and a travel company. And of course he lied about assets. I believe the total was over 400,000.
 
Franklin said:
It's only 7:00 AM out there. He may just be rolling out of bed. Let him grind some Axanar coffee, make a pot, and have a cup. We'll find out soon enough.
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He replied to someone at 7:04AM PST this morning. So he's up! :lol:

Peters has turned himself into a minor internet reality star!
 
We know he can't win in court.
We know he can't continue to do Axanar as a Star Trek Film.
We know if he fights he'll lose all of it.

I think he might announce that he's settled with CBS. Specifically he'll state that he wasn't going to waste donar money on a lawsuit. But it's all good because Axanar will continue as a new project.

Really it's his only choice if he wants to keep going.
aalenfae said:
Almost all of the contributing artists (all but Tobias Richter, I believe) have done so on a 100% volunteer basis. Since the rhetoric of the complaint seems to target those who "vicariously infringed" (those that received a direct financial benefit), it would be a stretch to drag the artists into it.
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You're not worried at all? Volunteer or not can you name 20 people further up the chain?
 
Or maybe Gerrold is coming in as a script doctor? Give the thing one last polish while offices are being carpeted.
 
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