"There is an old Vulcan proverb - 'Only Alec could break IP'"
CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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Not a lawyer (and feel no compunction admitting it, unlike Darth Peters) but as I read it, the Judge is setting the meeting date for May 9, and ordering lawyers from both sides to come up with a plan for how they will proceed during the discovery phase, to be submitted to him/the court no later than April 18 (three weeks before May 9.)
Again, not a lawyer and this is just my rudimentary understanding from a cursory read of the document. Happy to be corrected
"This is Terry McIntosh speaking for the Axanar Productions. There has been a lawsuit filed against Ares Studios. However, everything is under control, we have no need for assistance. Obey treaty stipulations and remain outside the Axanar Fan Group. This transmission ends now."
"Two months ago, a law firm in Beverly Hills filed a lawsuit against a fan film production, Axanar. We believe it was the result of shameless greed and insufficient leadership. The fan film's shutdown means a deadly contamination of their credibility within fandom. They will have depleted their supply of fundraised money in approximately fifty Earth hours. Due to their enormous expectations the Axanar crew do not have the resources to complete their film. Last month, at the behest of the CBS Television Studios, I opened a dialogue with Alec Peters, Lord Douche of the Axanar fanboys. He proposed to begin negotiations for us to go fuck ourselves."
"Negotiations for what?"
CBS Log, stardate 9529.1. This is the final posting of the Star Trek universe under our command. This IP and its history will shortly become the care of another man. To him and his posterity will we commit our future. He will continue the voyages we have begun, and journey to all the undiscovered courtroom, boldly going where no man... where no *one* has gone before.
"The end to almost three months of unremitting IP infringement, which the Axanerds can no longer afford to donate to."
"Bill - are we talking about mothballing the IP?"
You Haters shouldn't be judging a supporter or a member of the Axanar team, that has put in countless hours of work and love into that project while drawing a salary like I, Tobias Richter.
In fairness to him I doubt any of the Axanar team would enjoy this thread. But I'd say the Axanar "hate" is pretty well confined to this thread with occasional snide comments in other threads in this subforum. Put it this way - a TrekBBS member could quite easily avoid all mention of it. Most do.
I almost feel bad for Tobias........he has most likely worked harder and completed more than anyone else at Axanar......but then again he got paid.......so there's that.You Haters shouldn't be judging a supporter or a member of the Axanar team, that has put in countless hours of work and love into that project while drawing a salary like I, Tobias Richter.
Dear Tobias,
For any 'de-escalation' to happen, that would almost certainly require that Lord Alec & his cabal act rationally and cast aside their denial & arrogance. As long as they act like they've done nothing wrong and think the outside world still considers them professionals, I don't see that happening.
No one in their right mind would criticize Tobias' work or talent, that's top notch, no doubt about it. The fact he still can't see Axanar for what it is, is sad though. I understand he put a lot of time and effort into that, but given Axanar is a toxic project and almost certainly dead in the water, there would be no shame in admitting defeat and walking away (esp. if he wanted to keep his future options open)
You know damned well everyone has said your FX have been the only salvageable part of Prelude. Even if it weren't the case, "love" doesn't mean what you did was "right". I'm sure John Wayne Gacy "loved" what he did. Doesn't mean he got a pass.
Man the fuck up. Take your accolades and revel in the fact you live out of the court's jurisdiction.
Also, TBBS has banned people who worked on Star Trek for realsies.
The STC bunch struck me as a class act from day one. Unfortunately, I can't say that for AP. I can usually spot a "used car salesman" a mile away, and the klaxon sounded the first time I read one of his posts.
Hate? No. Disgust? You betcha.
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