CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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Didnt the guy from STAR TREK ONLINE do their badges.. Thomas something.. he does the ship patches for the game etc.
That's why Alec proposed rules say no one can use the Starfleet "arrowhead" on merchandise.
Hey, I've been in the same room as Gene Roddenberry. At the same time, too. Along with several hundred other people, though. (At the Dalhousie University Student Union Building back around 1983.) And I almost wish I hadn't, because my esteem for him dropped significantly as a result. That was when I heard him go on about how awful Star Trek II was, with all its militariness, and Kirk shooting the Ceti Alpha eel instead of being fascinated by the opportunity to encounter strange new life. That was also when he read bits and pieces of his unfinished book of philosophy, in which he viewed the Earth through the eyes of an alien visitor who doesn't understand our strange habits, like war. And when he kept pausing every so often to let us know it was time to applaud.
(Well, there are no Does, a little topic drift will help us reach 2000 pages.)
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Hmm. His guidelines said the fan films can't use the logos on sellable products or giveaway perks. (I take this to exclude the film itself, which would neither be sold nor be a 'perk').
But his guidelines were mute about prior and post clearance rights of the IP holder wrt/ *all* of the Trek IP for *any* other purpose the "fan film" wishes to make. http://axamonitor.com/doku.php?id=axanar_guidelines
Instead of stating the intent to proactively honor the IP and seek licenses or any other permissions if required for *any* fan film activity (such as making a film) (a statement made by just about all the other fan films spontaneously), from Alec comes the proposal that illegal unlicensed reselling, and *only* that, is offered up as a """""""concession""""""".
Semantic Shenanigans. Defined.
And really, why Axanar must be made an example of in court, Defined.
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Satire is a form of parody.
Well LFIM has branded me a hater/traitor today. I will not go into it since I don't want to stoop to his sub-level, so I will leave at that.
He/she may work for Cryptic.
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You should probably view that as a badge of honor.
I am so so sorry, Sean. In a million years you, of all people, do not deserve this.
I think what Sgt_G said is accurate. I will also hope that you wear your decision of not stooping to his level... as an even bigger badge of honor.
Not really. Satire comments on society, usually by mocking something 'real' like a person or event. Parody apes a specific work of art for comedy. For eg. A political cartoon you see in the paper is satire, a spoof of a politicians campaign ad is parody.
Satire is a defence for defamation, parody for copyright. In Australia, you technically can use parody as a defence for defamation, but only in situations like my example (mocking an advertisement).
There, that's the sort of super-useful knowledge that a university education gets you.
LFIM???
Shouldn't that be a patch instead of a badge?
Sorry to hear that Alec has resorted to his usual behaviour, Sean.
That's weird how LFIM treats people like they are disposable hand wipes. Very narcissistic.
Nope: While they are both forms of humor, their aims are different. More here: http://www.differencebetween.net/miscellaneous/difference-between-parody-and-satire/
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Alec Peters is Lord Foot In Mouth (LFIM).
Did he do this publicly, Sean?
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