I don't think the Answer will greatly affect the calculus used by CBS/P to determine their settlement demands. The fundamentals of their demands aren't impacted by Alec's public posturing. Those fundamentals are likely based on what will impact their future earnings and what will reduce the need for expensive lawsuits in the future.
The immigration one was fun. The idiot emailed us that he did it; bragging and being a little shit head. We were still early in the GC process, so we were dealing with a officer/caseworker at the time to arrange various appointments. Call them up, forwarded over the email while I was one the phone, and got "Oh, we know about it, this person can expect us to follow up with them in person about their issue". Last I heard about it, was a call that basically went "They had followed up and addressed the person's concerns and would be forwarding the matter to appropriate department for evaluation and action if needed". Never heard anything more of ir or the person.
It was a given that JJ and Lin opening their mouths out of turn would emboldened the collective of idiocy that is the Axanar faithful. Peters has a nice little cult of personality going for him, L. Ron Hubbard would be proud.
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I tend to agree with the above except I think they could get 87% of what they wanted in a settlement. The thing will be whether or not the settlement includes language where Peters has to admit he willfully infringed upon C/P IP and intended to use it for commercial gain. And of course, "Axanar" will not be made. That language may be in there, and in return for admitting it, C/P agrees not to divulge those details of the settlement other than "Axanar" cannot be made, at least not in the scope and form Peters intended. I'd bet it would also stipulate that (mostly because of Peters' mouth) if Peters should do or say something in the future that is disparaging to CBS, Paramount, or "Star Trek" or in any form misrepresents the content of the settlement, they can come back down on him like a ton of bricks.
I think you're summary of W&S's latest court filing wins the internet for the day.Although I am sure @jespah will have her expert take on the Answer, in my layman's view this feels like more of the same "Throw stuff at the wall and see what sticks" - the Defense denies everything, attempts to reuse arguments from the MTD, names a dozen or more affirmative defenses, contradicts several of those defenses, spends a few pages praising the fanvenance of Alec, and then flips a bird at the Plaintiffs by countersuing. Along the way it makes some unintentionally funny assertions, like those little curlicues on the Space Elf robes were Chinese, not Vulcan, and that CBS/P have abandoned their copyrights.
Oh and it still pretends that Paramount and CBS haven't clearly provided enough evidence of who owes what copyright.
It's the best Ranahan can do, and it won't hold up very well in the light of day.
More drama is desirable, but settlement would be a big "win" for CBS. They hold ALL the cards and can demand whatever they want. They don't have to worry about any potential precedent from the case, they can create "guidelines" as a gift to the various productions who haven't poked them in the Eye, and they can save some unrecoverable money.
According to the Axanariologist the boycott was gonig to backrupt the studio and force CBS to drop the suit.
Les Moonves?
