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CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

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Huh. So Tobias is pissed because when he pulled his "I'M LEAVING FOREVER AND EVER AND YOU GUYS SUCK; SO SHUT MY ACCOUNT" tantrum, he actually got the account shut?

Too bad Antony isn't here to see this. As a rule, unless there's a good reason, I don't shut accounts. You want to leave, fucking leave. Scramble your password if you feel that you're too weak and may return.

As for "bad things being said?" Sorry, Axanar, we are NOT Axanar. People can ask question and unlike at their sites, they're NOT shut down. The price of free speech means that you sometimes get unpleasantness. Deal with it. For two million fucking dollars, you can deal with it. I put up with a helluva lot more for a helluva lot less. :p

Lesson to you kiddies. You want to leave, leave. Be adult though and just go. No one wants your whining vent on the way out and we're not going to go "OH PLEASE STAY! OH GOD, THEY'RE TREATING YOU SO TERRIBLY! IT'S SO UNFAIR! WE LOVE YOU."

To quote Q, "if you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross, but it's not for the timid."

Rather describes TrekBBS. *grin*
 
Getting booted from Axanar FB page is almost like a badge of honor, you stood up and asked the question they couldn't answer and called you a hater or trouble maker and sent you on their way and patted each other on the back.
 
Greg, I've followed your conversation over at Tobias' facebook page.
Man, you gave your best, found all the right words, tried to explain it objectively to Tobias and others... but they simply don't want to listen. It's even come to Trek BBS name calling. And HERE is the dark place...?

I can tell you: If this is a dark place, I'm happy to be a part of it, because I'm not be Blinded By The Light (or lens flare). There will be some bad awakening for some people in a few weeks or months, coupled with a headache...
while others might be saying "We told you so!". Sooner or later...

Wow. Of all people, I never expected Tobias Richter to be such a willfully ignorant crybaby. Disappointment, man. Disappointment. Greg could not have been more clear (here or in that FB conversation). Much like Alec Peters, Tobias just wants to fall on his sword. I say let him. Greg set the record straight and even if Tobias tries to delete all Greg's comments, it'll always be here.
 
Wow. Of all people, I never expected Tobias Richter to be such a willfully ignorant crybaby. Disappointment, man. Disappointment. Greg could not have been more clear (here or in that FB conversation). Much like Alec Peters, Tobias just wants to fall on his sword. I say let him. Greg set the record straight and even if Tobias tries to delete all Greg's comments, it'll always be here.

I took at look at that page - worse was the little poodle who'd leap up to yap on TR's behaviour.
 
Huh. So Tobias is pissed because when he pulled his "I'M LEAVING FOREVER AND EVER AND YOU GUYS SUCK; SO SHUT MY ACCOUNT" tantrum, he actually got the account shut?

Too bad Antony isn't here to see this. As a rule, unless there's a good reason, I don't shut accounts. You want to leave, fucking leave. Scramble your password if you feel that you're too weak and may return.

As for "bad things being said?" Sorry, Axanar, we are NOT Axanar. People can ask question and unlike at their sites, they're NOT shut down. The price of free speech means that you sometimes get unpleasantness. Deal with it. For two million fucking dollars, you can deal with it. I put up with a helluva lot more for a helluva lot less. :p

Lesson to you kiddies. You want to leave, leave. Be adult though and just go. No one wants your whining vent on the way out and we're not going to go "OH PLEASE STAY! OH GOD, THEY'RE TREATING YOU SO TERRIBLY! IT'S SO UNFAIR! WE LOVE YOU."

To quote Q, "if you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross, but it's not for the timid."

Rather describes TrekBBS. *grin*
Well, playing Devil's Advocate, he does have a little point: he didn't know his requested account deactivation would be called a "ban."

"I wanted my account closed completely and utterly but you didn't have to ban me!"

He likes the closed account, but doesn't like (for his case) what the system calls such deactivations--a "ban."

I wouldn't object to a simpler and less inflammatory term "deactivated" label for these account dactivations---if that IT change can be made. "Deactivated" sounds more objective for *all* cases--and more accurate in Tobias' case.
 
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Tobias is German, as am I (obviously). I can't explain the situation to him better than you did, Greg, as I'm not even befriended with him over at FB. He doesn't seem to have grasped the idea at first, that a "ban" would have allowed him, in the days/months/years to follow, to return whenever he would have asked, as has been pointed out.

Some day it might occur to him, that the whole heated discussion could have been avoided. I don't think, that his Trek BBS postings or history would show up in any resume he offered as a calling card. Not as of two days ago, anyway... :D
 
So, does this mean the Motion to Dismiss is off the table, or is this just preparation for the likelihood it will be rejected.
It appears someone a little more knowledgeable about civil proceedings is posting, so take my stuff with a grain of salt (and I've only been loosely following this). I would imagine a motion to dismiss would fail at this stage - at least by the defense under 12(b)(6) (Failure to State a Claim). At this point, all motions are in the light most favorable to the non-moving party (so, if there's any ambiguity, you assume the other side is going to win on that point). I assume Paramount has the stronger argument anyway so, if they're the non-moving party, I definitely think they'll at least survive a 12(b)(6) motion.

I suspect this case will be resolved by a Motion for Summary Judgment after all the discovery in the case is in. It might be that a lot of the facts aren't in dispute. In that case, I could see the case resolved much sooner after limited or even no discovery. But, generally, you need depositions and discovery before a case can be resolved in favor of the Plaintiff.

Does anyone know if the pleadings are posted online? I'd like to see Axanar's Answer in this case.
 
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I think we should all be thankful Tobias didn't go antisemitic on trekbbs. Then again, I wonder what does he mean by "a very dark place"?

Huh. So Tobias is pissed because when he pulled his "I'M LEAVING FOREVER AND EVER AND YOU GUYS SUCK; SO SHUT MY ACCOUNT" tantrum, he actually got the account shut?

Too bad Antony isn't here to see this. As a rule, unless there's a good reason, I don't shut accounts. You want to leave, fucking leave. Scramble your password if you feel that you're too weak and may return.

As for "bad things being said?" Sorry, Axanar, we are NOT Axanar. People can ask question and unlike at their sites, they're NOT shut down. The price of free speech means that you sometimes get unpleasantness. Deal with it. For two million fucking dollars, you can deal with it. I put up with a helluva lot more for a helluva lot less. :p

Lesson to you kiddies. You want to leave, leave. Be adult though and just go. No one wants your whining vent on the way out and we're not going to go "OH PLEASE STAY! OH GOD, THEY'RE TREATING YOU SO TERRIBLY! IT'S SO UNFAIR! WE LOVE YOU."

To quote Q, "if you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross, but it's not for the timid."

Rather describes TrekBBS. *grin*
 
I think we should all be thankful Tobias didn't go antisemitic on trekbbs. Then again, I wonder what does he mean by "a very dark place"?

I don't know how one goes 'antisemitic' against a forum and I haven't seen anything that suggests Tobias has anything against Jews. This post just seems odd, as in you have a misunderstanding regarding what antisemitism is. Or are you suggesting that just because he's German, he must be antisemitic? I'm genuinely confused as to what you meant by this.
 
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Does anyone know if the pleadings are posted online? I'd like to see Axanar's Answer in this case.

There is no answer; they moved to dismiss.
https://www.pacermonitor.com/public...oration_et_al_v_Axanar_Productions,_Inc_et_al

We did talk about it on the show today. Blog post about the show, and YouTube, will be up later today. My blog on the most recent scheduling conference will be up on Tuesday but it is heavily based on what I wrote here - I'm somewhat back to the wall with schoolwork.
 
OK. IIRC, a motion to dismiss extends the time to file an answer. Or am I wrong that an answer is still required at some point? Regardless, I can't imagine a motion to dismiss succeeding.

I wish I could actually read those documents as opposed to just the titles.
 
After everything, isn't Axanar pretty much like The Nazis? And no, I'm not saying Tobias must be antisemitic because he's German, that would be racist. Come on. I was just wondering what does he mean by "a very dark place". The Holocaust was a very dark place. Tobias needs to explain or differentiate his words carefully.

I don't know how one goes 'antisemitic' against a forum and I haven't seen anything that suggests Tobias has anything against Jews. This post just seems odd, as in you have a misunderstanding regarding what antisemitism is. Or are you suggesting that just because he's German, he must be antisemitic? I'm genuinely confused as to what you meant by this.
 
After everything, isn't Axanar pretty much like The Nazis? And no, I'm not saying Tobias must be antisemitic because he's German, that would be racist. Come on. I was just wondering what does he mean by "a very dark place". The Holocaust was a very dark place. Tobias needs to explain or differentiate his words carefully.

Tobias Anti-Semetic?

Nein
 
After everything, isn't Axanar pretty much like The Nazis? And no, I'm not saying Tobias must be antisemitic because he's German, that would be racist. Come on. I was just wondering what does he mean by "a very dark place". The Holocaust was a very dark place. Tobias needs to explain or differentiate his words carefully.
You really have no idea what you are talking about. If you have any sense of decency you'd apologize for suggesting something so horrible and drop this line of reasoning right now.

Neil
 
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