CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

[BillJ]

"Ready to shoot at the end of January" rears its head again. How? They had no cast and we've seen the sets aren't done.

They meant they were ready to shoot for another half-mil via crowd funding.

 

[cultcross]

"Fan asks if they might make it canon". Please tell me that question was a piss take.

 

[The_Grand_Nagus]

Maybe mentioned already, but I noticed that this is their description of what Axanar is, from the facebook page:

""Axanar" is a web feature that is the story of Garth of Izar and the Battle of Axanar, one of the pivotal events in the history of the Federation."

So, now they are just calling it a "web feature"?

https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekAxanar/info/?tab=overview

 

[trynda1701]

This is weird...

Axanar - multiple firms volunteering to take the case pro-bono, may center around "fair use"

...makes it sound like there are still lawyers vying for the job?

 

[cultcross]

Maybe mentioned already, but I noticed that this is their description of what Axanar is, from the facebook page:

""Axanar" is a web feature that is the story of Garth of Izar and the Battle of Axanar, one of the pivotal events in the history of the Federation."

So, now they are just calling it a "web feature"?

https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekAxanar/info/?tab=overview

They misspelt "fevered dream "

 

[carlosp]

This is weird...

Axanar - multiple firms volunteering to take the case pro-bono, may center around "fair use"

...makes it sound like there are still lawyers vying for the job?

I think he's referring to the number of firms that he talked to right after the lawsuit was filed. He has since mentioned a second legal team joining for something but never specified.

 

[QuantumMechanic]

I think they fail on the "operating as a nonprofit" claim historically. The IRS guidelines for filing, https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p4220.pdf, state that among other things, the 501(c)3 organization must "permanently dedicate its assets to exempt purposes".

I have seen no clear indication that they had in 2015 "permanently dedicated" their soundstage or other resources to only exempt purposes.

I wonder/suspect if that's part of this "investors buying the studio" plan that's been recently floated. Axanar sells the studio to investors and then Axanar "permanently dedicates its assets" (which now wouldn't include the studio) "to exempt purposes".

 

[urbandefault]

Suggest people go to here:- https://twitter.com/notanerd this guy was live tweeting the Axanar panel!

 

[Red Shirt]

I could be wrong but I'm pretty sure that was just fan art that popped up on the Fan Group recently.

That would make sense if it's meant to be shown as part of a 'documentary' of the FASA/John M. Ford concept of the Four Years War.

Since AP is touting it as a selling point to buy his "Axanar documentary" DVD, it's a merchandizing tie-in, isn't it?

 

[urbandefault]

I keep waiting for charges of fraud against Lord Axahat. Maybe after the civil case is done some disgruntled donor will step up.

Maybe it's just schadenfreude, but I'd really like to see the worm squirm at the prospect of jail time.

 

[Red Shirt]

Maybe I'm just not surprised by the stupidity of Alec Peters anymore... I can't believe with everything going on, he's still showing off Diana and the fact that they're shipping out unauthorized merchandise while the lawsuit is in progress. I know that especially wasn't spelled out directly in the lawsuit, but you don't need to be Albert fucking Einstein to realize "direct financial benefit" can easily be linked to this. Any sane person would shut that shit down ASAP until the lawsuit was done, right?

Alec of Izar:
IP violations, the final frontier. These are voyages of Axanar Works. It's 5 year mission: To infringe on intellectual properties, to seek out fraudulent direct financial benefits, to boldly go where no sane man wants to go in the first place. (cue March of the Stormtroopers music)

 

[Relayer1]

Alec of Izar:
IP violations, the final frontier. These are voyages of Axanar Works. It's 5 year mission: To infringe on intellectual properties, to seek out fraudulent direct financial benefits, to boldly go where no sane man wants to go in the first place. (cue March of the Stormtroopers music)

That would be in 'A New Axanar', 'Axanar Strikes Back' or 'Return Of The Axanar' ?

 

[RCAM]

That would be in 'A New Axanar', 'Axanar Strikes Back' or 'Return Of The Axanar' ?

Attack of the Clowns?

 

[HMS Ark Royal]

A New Dope

 

[Red Shirt]

That would be in 'A New Axanar', 'Axanar Strikes Back' or 'Return Of The Axanar' ?

All three, Alec being the way he is. Today Star Trek IP, tomorrow Star Wars.

Attack of the Clowns?

A New Dope

 

[Indysolo]

The Fraud Awakens

Neil

 

[wtriker1701]

Attack Of The Drones

Per

 

[jespah]

The IP Holders Strike Back.

Poor Jonathan Zavin ends up briefly encased in carbonite.

 

[Noname Given]

Return of the Copyright Holders

 

[Earthrise]

The IP Holders Strike Back.

Poor Jonathan Zavin ends up briefly encased in carbonite.

Which he melts from the inside with his steely gaze.