I think that AP is NOT willing to settle, and therefore has instructed his attorney to fight this one to the bitter end. To their credit, his legal team is doing their very best to create a novel and unique argument.
CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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Indeed - the scheduling thing struck me as odd though, esp. given Alec's previous stated desire to avoid a trial. With this having gone on as long as it has, I figured at some point his pride would become insurmountable (and he'd totally loose it, just like Garth)
The scheduling conference is basically mandatory in federal civil cases. My guess is when they get there the judge will probably either summarily deny the motion to dismiss or "take it under advisement" and get on with the business of setting a schedule.
Is there a different definition of specify in the legal world than in the real one? Because it looked pretty specific in the amended complaint. Just Soval alone. Like, how much more specific can they get?
Same definition.
PS This is getting into the question of using common names.
James Bond isn't a copyrighted character because of the use of the name, 'James' (at least one king of England, more than one American president, and the Godfather of Soul share that name, among many others), it's because of an aggregate of characteristics that make that character unique.
Also - characters who have the fully consistent traits as mentioned in the motion are, what's the word I'm looking for?
Wooden.
One-dimensional.
Boring.
Good characters are three-dimensional. They change and grow. That's how good fiction is written and acted.
Correct.
AP's legal team is really straining the gnat at this point, attempting to break up copyright works into their disparate elements and then justify their being reconstituted and reused. It's a giant stretch.
what, wait. he's *still* fighting this? I thought the Sun would have rebelled against being declared to rise in the South by now. How's a person supposed to give their diaphragm a rest around here?
Also called Chakotay
Why not fight it? His attorneys are doing the job for the "exposure," a group of mysterious private investors who will likely magically appear when equity crowdfunding becomes legal in a few weeks is buying out the lease on Ares "Studio" Warehouse, he has plenty of leftover Indiegogo money to live off of, and he can enjoy the life of the misunderstood and persecuted martyr while sitting in room with RMB and pointing cameras at each other while talking about how misunderstood and persecuted they are.
When he needs a break he can polish his torpedo that will be part of upcoming Propworx auction (thanks donors for revitalizing my defunct company!) play with his Warhammer toys (thanks donors!) and order more sushi.
Suddenly, this topic is NSFW.
The torpedoes have to be polished as, otherwise, dirty ones will be used to fling dead bodies out the forward launcher
It's an achievement when a fan film you produced becomes a Jeopardy question
an online "Phase II" of Star Trek had this George Takei character travel through, time and again; help, save the enterprise
Futurama: Time's Arr--oh--myy
time to book a stage in Vegas; separate admission of course
there's a name for this, and it is reviled. "costume cutters".
How could he be? He doesn't have any money, his "business" is defunct and has no physical assets beyond a cash out from the "private investors" for IKEA furniture, a section of green screen, a bunch of lumber, and and a few carpet squares.Could backfire if he ends up on the hook for their legal expenses!
I was going to include a line about him and RMB trying to see who can get an erection quicker whilst talking about Lord Garth, Axanar, and the Four Year's War but I thought better of it.Oops.
That was a lot of carpet squares. I guarantee he has more carpet squares than any other non-functioning studio in the greater Los Angeles area!
It's interesting that the defense cites "Nosferatu" as looking like a Vulcan because he has pointed ears. Did you know that "Nosferatu" was a blatant Dracula rip-off and the Stoker estate successfully sued against it? All prints were ordered destroyed. But like the internet, as Alec is learning, things don't really work that way. You can read about that case here.
Neil
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Also the defense may be trying to push this out in hopes that CBS/P will feel pressured to cave and drop the suit, because they don't want this publicity happening at the same time that are going to do a major promotional push for STB (in July), the 50th anniversary, and then after the new series this January. There is going to be a heavy spotlight on Star Trek the second half of this year.
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