so Treklanta has a "film festival" appropriate to imply is comparable to arts film festivals which ordinary people think of when they hear those words?
CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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so Treklanta has a "film festival" appropriate to imply is comparable to arts film festivals which ordinary people think of when they hear those words?
Pretty much - after reading the court summary of the Settlement Conference; I'd say Alec Peters is getting hit with the reality of the situation - IE Axanar is dead; and if he wants to have any sort of a life after this, and not be living on the street, he better take the deal C/P are offering. I still say that Alec Peters ego will probably take over and he will end up not settling because let's face it - anyone with a functioning brain wouldn't have let the situation get to this point in the first place.
I will say that even if there is a settlement, Alec Peters could STILL screw it up in that you can be sure one of the main terms will be:
"You can't talk about or disclose the settlement terms publicly in any way."
Because I'm sure if CBS/Paramount settle, they don't want to give a road map to any other idiot who might be thinking about using any of their IPs (Star Trek or otherwise) - and given how Alec Peters is, I seriously doubt he'll be able to adhere to that for very long.
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The case isn't being decided on the basis of Axanar's quality. Unfortunately the issue was muddied due to JJ/Justin Lin stepping forward. From that point onward it might have seemed a plausible tactic to use the threat of fan backlash as a lever to get CBS/P to step away, but as far as the technicalities of the case, Axanar winning awards will not get them off the hook.
LOL - I knew Johnathan Lane was an ardent supporter of Axanar; but I didn't know he actually and physically worked for them too (Taken from the comments section of his latest 'Fan Film Factor Blog entry:
http://fanfilmfactor.com/2016/10/31...e-application-in-axanar-lawsuit/#comment-1537
http://fanfilmfactor.com/2016/10/31...e-application-in-axanar-lawsuit/#comment-1537
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You didn't know he was one of their stooges? He was in charge of updating the Axanar website before the "independent" Fan Film Factor started up. He's nothing but a Peters puppet.
That's why I had to laugh at his attempt to challenge the new fan films guidelines. It was really just Peters trying to stage a backdoor campaign to get the rules weakened.
No I did not until now. Given that I too have to laugh harder at the claim that 'Fan Film Factor' is the "only unbiased source for news about the CBS/Paramount V. Axanar lawsuit" per Alec Peters' claims.You didn't know he was one of their stooges? He was in charge of updating the Axanar website before the "independent" Fan Film Factor started up. He's nothing but a Peters puppet.
That's why I had to laugh at his attempt to challenge the new fan films guidelines. It was really just Peters trying to stage a backdoor campaign to get the rules weakened.
Well, I do see your point. Now Treklanta does call theirs ST Indie Fan Film Awrds, and being an ordinary person myself I didn't find myself equating it to art film festivals. The defendant did say 47 film awards but I didn't find myself equating them to art film festivals either. Nor do I think I would do so if I saw them listed under awards on iMDB. Though it is conceivable others might.
So I do see your point. While I'm not sure I agree with it (as of this posting anyway) I do see your reasoning on this.
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Does he really always qualify his claims with the word "fan" in front of "film festival"? I thought generally he claims "film festival" awards without qualification.
So is anyone (not Peters of course) attempting to make short Axanar\Garth fan film that conforms with the film guidelines? Just wanted to see if anyone would be bold enough to legitimately tackle that story. The thinking being, that thousands of fans wanted to see that story but can't now. Now that Peters is out of it, can someone else do it, in a effort to placate some of those fans.
Hum.. I don't remember. Will start paying attention again, with special attention to things I come upon from btl. (before the lawsuit).
I have this bookmarked:
Wait. The production's promised movie:
is essentially writing a non-CBS approved history of that canon time and those canon characters, presented with the look and feel like a true ST movie which 'definitely' could conflict with my own reception of a real CBS owned Trek history of those same characters & history already in CBS trek canon if they decided to make new ST for us in that time frame.
Hum..
Anyway..
Correct me if I'm wrong, that world premiere showing was not even held at SDCC. "(just a 15 minute walk from the San Diego Convention Center) during the weekend of San Diego Comicon" That may have no significance as maybe other SDCC offerings are also shown elsewhere? Or is this conflating (is that the right word) something non-sanctioned at SDCC with the actual SDCC?
--and--
" fan made short film" -Wikipedia
--plus--
all the various interviews, crowdfunding blurbs, podcasts, etc. "We are not a fan film"
EDIT: Found it:
(see above quote and personal suggestion this is an inaccurate and misleading statement)
(all the immediately above quotes are directly from the production site)
So, yeah, I now agree there is a possible-to-probable conflation of Film Festivals with Fan Film Festivals that could mislead an ordinary person such as myself when hearing the defendant say Prelude has garnered 47 film festival awards from around the world.
Yep.
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Looks like the rats are really starting to flee the sinking ship........
http://fanfilmfactor.com/2016/10/31...arte-application-in-axanar-lawsuit/#more-2498
http://fanfilmfactor.com/2016/10/31...arte-application-in-axanar-lawsuit/#more-2498
Let's not call Axanar's shill Lois Lane. That's an insult to the fictional character who is more of a real, honest-to-god-particle journalist than Jonathan Lane could ever hope to be.
Y'all leave Lois Lane alone. That lady has a Pulitzer Prize sitting on her desk!
Johnny boy has a Lois Lane figurine on his.
And no, I am not @Ryan Thomas Riddle's sock puppet.
History is repeating itself as AP also used the same tactic of hiding behind a hand puppet (Dan Benton) on a prop blog.No I did not until now. Given that I too have to laugh harder at the claim that 'Fan Film Factor' is the "only unbiased source for news about the CBS/Paramount V. Axanar lawsuit" per Alec Peters' claims.
I asked Mike Bawden (Axanar P.R. rep.) if he is being paid with donor funds. He answered he isn't, his services are free but later it turns out he's been promised a stake in the studio as compensation and he's one of the "secret" studio investors. NuDiana denied having any involvement with the studio yet it turns out she has a studio position. Johnathon Lane is directly involved with Axanar.
The dishonesty on the part of AP and his current circle of like minded liars reminds me of a quote:
"Oh! What a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive" - Walter Scott
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