Oh Dear God....
Normally, I wouldn't waste 40 minutes of my precious lifespan to listen to a Jonathan Lane podcast, but know Ken Burnside. I met him a few times, back when he was working with / for Amarillo Design. I'm really disappointed by some of his comments. He should know better.
Quoting Ken: "When I can get a license, I get a license. ... For Axanar, it's a little weird. ... I have gone thru and made sure Axanar uses nothing that belongs to Star Trek."
He goes on to say "I only used the stuff that was created for Prelude to Axanar, so we D-6's but we don't have the Klingon Battlecruiser."
That would imply that Axanar invented the term "D-6", when in fact is was used by FASA and is still used in Star Fleet Battles.
He points out that the word "phaser" was used by other companies, e.g., a brand/model of 3D printer.
I don't think any of them used it to describe a sci-fi weapon.
Best line spoken by Jonathan Lane: "Not that you should be taking legal advice from me."
Really?
The one line that hit close to home was when Lane said "Just having someone named 'Garth' ... you can't just say 'Everyone named "Garth" is owned by us'." Here's the thing: my legal given-name as printed on my birth certificate is "Garth". And unlike Garth Brooks, it is my first name, and the name I go by.
Back when IMDB still had the discussion boards, I commented negatively about Prelude To Axanar. A few days later, I received a notice from IMDB saying they had received a complaint which claimed I was using the complainant's copyrighted / trademarked name "Garth" without their permission. Well, IMDB wouldn't tell me who filed said complaint, so I can't prove it was Alec Peters or anyone related to the Axanar project. The timing was very suspect. Whoever it was, all I have to say to them is
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