I've seen some people saying not to ask for changes to these guidelines. I feel like that's bunk. Don't DEMAND changes, don't threaten if changes aren't made. But so long as we're polite and we make it clear that everyone is clear that the final decision is and will remain that of CBS/P, then *absolutely* we should *ask*. You don't get anywhere in life, otherwise.
I don't know about that. I mean, certainly, if the parameters of what they're trying to make can be made compatible with the guidelines without utterly destroying what they intended to make.
I don't know about that. I mean, certainly, if the parameters of what they're trying to make can be made compatible with the guidelines without utterly destroying what they intended to make.
I would say, though, that it would probably do to wait to see what CBS/P has to say on the 29th. And then, if some of the fan projects still feel like it is necessary, they should work together to put together ONE very politely worded *request* for the smallest number of changes that they feel like would be reasonable - preferably, with insight into how those changes will, at worst, not harm CBS/P's ability to make money, and at best, how they would HELP CBS/P make money off of their IP. A heap of diplomacy and a little creative thinking.
To me it goes back to entitlement. It's the idea that says "my creation is super special, and deserves to flout the rules." If your creation is that special, put it in your own universe and build it up with your own rules, using your own intellectual property. Surely, if it is that wonderful, the characterizations that vital, then it deserves its own sandbox, and not taking advantage of someone else's.
That, I agree with. And I hope everyone understands that *my* "suggestion" of leaking Yorktown was strictly tongue-in-cheek - meant as a statement of admiration for the product of their work, not as an *actual* suggestion to break the guidelines. I feel like about half of the things I've seen here along those lines are similarly innocent.
Yeah, they were playing with fire. Many of them even acknowledged they were playing with fire. Well, they got burned, and instead of going "we always knew this could happen when you play with fire," some of them are saying "omg! it burned me! How could this have happened?! This is grossly unfair!"
Certainly. I made sure to put "some" in my reply because there are indeed fan productions who have accepted this. Renegades, for one, Continues is also one of them who accepted this whole thing with grace and respect as well.
Yeah, any time someone throws around the words "semi-professional," you've gone too far. I'm not saying I haven't enjoyed these outings, but many of them did go well beyond what would be considered a "fan film."
This is what I've begun to think. It mightn't be what many are automatically assuming.
