Guys, let's not speculate about Dianna. The picture that Tom saw could means anything. I just saw it. Looks like a selfie between friends. She's basically a fan-film maker much like Alec Peters is with his Star Trek fan-film until the lawsuit. 
CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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Depends. I'm taking a case to the (English) Court of Appeal at the moment pro bono. I think that while it has merit it's going to be very difficult to win due to the current approach of the courts on the issues it involves. I'm doing it mainly to give my client a fighting chance and get my firm's name in the law reports, and that's always beneficial for getting new work.
At the end of the day two cases are the same, and have varying degrees of strength. A case can have legal merit but still be an uphill struggle. Conversely you can have a case you think is really strong and you get a bad judge who takes a dump all over it. Some cases have multiple arguments, some of which are string and some of which aren't. If I had to speculate I'd say that they think they have an argument/s to advance that they consider has at least some level of merit. Probably no more and no less. Given the significant time involved in litigation of this nature, you can bet that raising their profile is a not insignificant part in them taking the case on.
Yeah let's not speculate. The guy can have five girlfriends if he wants I don't care, it's his Axanar-related dealings that this is about.
True, but sometimes cults are hard to break out of, without a little external help.
A question comes to mind based on what was mentioned in that FOX report.
When their motion was filed on Monday, was anyone from their defense team actually in a courtroom filing their motion, or is that done electronically, with a preliminary hearing date to be set?
When their motion was filed on Monday, was anyone from their defense team actually in a courtroom filing their motion, or is that done electronically, with a preliminary hearing date to be set?
I am also actively uncomfortable with talking about third parties (staff, etc.) personal motives and especially about personal relationships and the like.
Re the lawsuit, I wonder whether the argument that the studio prove their copyright ownership in detail will survive. Clearly it is a straw bale in the jet engine tactic, and down the road allows the defense to undermine the case by attacking the trail of ownership itself if ownership is allowed to be examined and questioned. It seems to me every copyright defendant would try the same tactic if they could. There must be precedent to keep this manageable.
Re the lawsuit, I wonder whether the argument that the studio prove their copyright ownership in detail will survive. Clearly it is a straw bale in the jet engine tactic, and down the road allows the defense to undermine the case by attacking the trail of ownership itself if ownership is allowed to be examined and questioned. It seems to me every copyright defendant would try the same tactic if they could. There must be precedent to keep this manageable.
Same, but I liked Star Trek 2009 because it was a fun action movie, I couldn't really see it as being Star Trek.I liked it too, to be honest, it was fun to watch, but I liked the 09 reboot too ( but not into darkness)
I saw it after it hit Red Box, I was expecting it to be horrible, so once again my low standards save me disappointment
Was just on FB, looks like Alec has a new girlfriend, wonder what happened with Dianna? He likes blondes, that's for sure. (not that there is anything wrong with that
Personally, I'd be surprised if it did. The copyright for all of Trek is jointly own by the two studios. I think even a layman can see that the likelihood is that the IP will be found to be theirs.
That is unless Axanar's legal team are going to try and assert that somehow the IP belongs to the original writers, designers, etc (which is highly unlikely).
FYI ... Erin Ranahan, the lawyer representing Axanar, has talked to Fox News about the case, and said that Axanar has the best fans ...
Well, more or less.
http://1701news.com/node/1045/axanar-attorney-says-studios-have-targeted-biggest-fans.html
Well, more or less.
http://1701news.com/node/1045/axanar-attorney-says-studios-have-targeted-biggest-fans.html
Not speculating, FB says Alec Peters in now in a relationship with ______ (not posting her name on a public forum). If you go to either of their pages it says there in a relationship with each other. Not a big deal, just curious if Dianna still is working for Axanar Productions if her and Alec broke up.
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If this isn't settled, it WILL be a jury trial. CBS/Paramount requested it.
It's filed electronically, although this specific judge has also requested hard copies by lunchtime the next day of filing.
She leads by saying CBS is targeting fans? Did she read the lawsuit, or believe no one else did? And making a value judgment about who are the biggest fans? Has she ever read a trek site thread about *that*
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