But the money used to furnish their sound stage came from donations to make a Star Trek film, therefore doesn't their ability to produce Gerrold's work come as a direct result of misuse of the Star Trek IP??
CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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Clearly it was recorded this week as Mr. Gerrold mentions Star Trek Beyond being released in select Barco Escape theaters. That was only announced on Monday, the 11.
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Thanks, Neil. Was wondering, as I hadn't been able to watch the video.
Did one of them actually say that? I don't have time to watch the video right now, so I can't see for myself.
Yeah Alec did.
J.J. Abrams is a Star Wars fan and because of this he claims that Episode VII is a fan film. The only problem with this 'belief' is that fan films are made by fans out of an appreciation of a particular franchise not by the source's copyright holders or original creators.
Mr. "I have no dog in this fight..." spouts nonsense again - big surprise. Personally I am amazed that with a pending litigation in process -Alec Peters CONTINUES to talk about 'Axanar'. The man (supposedly an 'attorney by training'); seems oblivious to the fact that this all demonstrates a willful pattern of actions (in this case copyright infringement) - and should he receive a Judgement against him - everything he's said and done can be brought up in the 'damages' phase and have an effect on how much of a damages award C/P will receive. I can't believe how utterly stupid Mr. Peters is with regard to his overall response to being a plaintiff in a major lawsuit - where all the evidence to date CLEARLY SHOWS he has infringed on Star Trek copyrighted material. It boggles the mind.
He'll just file for bankruptcy again if things don't break his way.
Wonder if CBS understands that they have to administer all of the antibiotic or it won't work.
There's a thought like that going around in my mind too!
Actually, considering what has been discussed elsewhere in this thread about Propworx, I have a question. As has been mentioned before, if he loses, his credability in Trek fan circles should be zero. But how big is the prop collection fan base compared to the general Trek fan base? Probably a difficult figure to accurately establish, but it would be interesting to know.
Obviously, from earlier links, there is probably a knowledgable part of the prop fan base that know how dodgy some of Propworx dealings were alledgedly. So, if he went back to that, could he conceivedly continue as before?
My sense is Madoff Investment Securities could run an auction "from the estate of William Shatner", and if Mr. Shatner certified it and offered evidence of provenance for the items, I think there would be plenty of buyers for the items.
Perhaps the real question would be whether sellers (insiders or collectors) would feel that other auction houses would be more likely to create a better return for their items, given the publicity that may accrue to PropWorx.
It might also be interesting to watch the fate of the PropWorx auction at the 50th. It might be contracted and not cancelable by the convention, but if it were cancelled, that might have an impact.
I haven't watched the video yet, but I'm thinking I don't really need to be in a hurry.
From what I've read here about the conversation, it just tells me that Lord Axahat is not listening to his pro bono legal team's advice* to STFU. Surely, he must be thinking, his training as an attorney makes him a much better judge of appropriate behavior than those who work for him.
*If W&S have not advised AP & Co-conspirators to STFU, in my opinion they must be incompetent or just trying to lose.
I'm sure one could be made for that amount. It would just look like shit.
Someone told me that he had announced in the Star Trek Prop and Costume forum that his collection was now owned or controlled by a trust, and that he would be selling much of it off. This was a few weeks ago I think.
None of that surprises me. I predicted before page 300 that he'd be squirreling away all his assets, and just dragging the whole thing out to take in more money for the film that he knows will never be made. He seems delusional, but he has a plan, and he moved on from Axanar mentally the day he was served. IMHO
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So if this is true, and its his right to move his assets around, it is just idiotic to announce it.
To be fair, wasn't the film District 9 filmed for about that amount?
But you're right, a Star Trek film these days couldn't match the now established look of the 23rd Century, lens flares and all!
The prop collectors are a tiny fraction of fans, as it is an expensive hobby - especially Trek props. Alec is still able to put out well attended auctions, but even before the Axanar debacle Propworx went bankrupt so it's not clear if it is a viable business model. It may be kept alive purely by the discounted rent it's getting in the werehouse.
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The prop collecting base is small. Passionate but very small.
People have short memories. TrekUnited was brought down a decade ago, but a year or so later, people were back getting screwed out of FedCon USA.
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