CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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A Newsweek reporter reached out to me today to let me know that he has written a very comprehensive story on this whole Axanar mess. In fact, it's so good, if we ever need to give someone a primer, we can just send them this link.
It's a VERY good read! And even mentioned TrekBBS!
http://www.newsweek.com/star-trek-fan-fiction-451320
so the references to Alec are:
1. he boasts (stated twice) about how good they are compared to the studio
2. he is being sued
3. [in contrast to other fan efforts] he paid himself and sold merch
4. the lawsuit complains that he and others receive direct financial benefit
5. his project built a studio to use for other things and they ambitiously declaim this
6. he's defending himself with fair-use and non-commercial status and challenges to copyright claims, and
innocently enough for the reader's ref wrt/ copying, here's this pic for example (Enterprise from Axanar and Studio identical, from the lawsuit)7. some fans think Peters has gone too far
8. [contrasting other film leaders as cooperative] Peters badmouths them characterizing their personal professions with ridicule as compared to his 'professional' effort and staff
9. the lawsuit is hurting other films
I especially note the last two references. The arguments build towards something not smelling right, specifically profit taking, and are capped by him shown as a bad-mouther and implied as the cause of the other fans losing their projects. Almost all just 'news' rather than editorial. That's a pretty professional way to paint a picture in a magazine article.
The only thing it is missing is an analysis of the implications for the donors.
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"My name is Mudd,
But call me Alowishus Devadander Abercrombie
That's long for Mudd, so I've been told"
I'm not a journalist, or trained as an attorney, but I thought it was a pretty good summary of the events to date.so the references to Alec are:
1. he boasts (stated twice) about how good they are compared to the studio
2. he is being sued
3. [in contrast to other fan efforts] he paid himself and sold merch
4. the lawsuit complains that he and others receive direct financial benefit
5. his project built a studio to use for other things and they ambitiously declaim this
6. he's defending himself with fair-use and non-commercial status and challenges to copyright claims, and
7. some fans think Peters has gone too far
8. [contrasting other film leaders as cooperative] Peters badmouths them characterizing their personal professions with ridicule as compared to his 'professional' effort and staff
9. the lawsuit is hurting other films
I especially note the last two references. The arguments build towards something not smelling right, specifically profit taking, and are capped by him shown as a bad-mouther and implied as the cause of the other fans losing their projects. Almost all just 'news' rather than editorial. That's a pretty professional way to paint a picture in a magazine article.
The only thing it is missing is an analysis of the implications for the donors.
I'm starting to feel a little sad. I didn't particularly like the fan films, but I like that they existed. I think we're going to lose them.
Humility is something we've seen from most of the fan film community. But I can see LFIM AP saying, as Shawn Spencer often told Gus on Psych, "Stop making up words."
Axanar just sent this YouTube link out to their Indiegogo backers
If Axanar had actually done something like this they probably wouldn't be in the deep shit they are now in.
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Great parody!
Best line? "Then he destroyed 50 of our ships, we started calling him Dharn He Good!"
Best line? "Then he destroyed 50 of our ships, we started calling him Dharn He Good!"
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Please don't let it be four years...
Yep - they sent it to their KS Backers too (just got the e-mail "KS Update 84".) -- Promptly deleted said e-mail as beyond the link, it had no useful info about the current status of the project I actually Pledged for.
I am so glad Paramount and CBS are working to shut him down. Alec is a narcissistic piece of garbage.
Best line? “Infringement purged”Great parody!
Best line? "Then he destroyed 50 of our ships, we started calling him Dharn He Good!"
Give it a few days and Alec Peters will be taking credit for it.
Mark Largent's parody Stalled Trek: Prelude to Ax'd-We-Are is co-written and produced with Jonathan Lane who is an Axanar Fan Film Friday blogger on their website. He participated in this parody from its concept idea, and is credited as the voice of four of the characters.
Both co-writers are Axanar supporters and still intentionally wrote this parody in such a way that "There’s ways for both camps to see this short film as a “win” for their side."
Kate Vernon's counterpart in it is my favorite part. But I love the whole thing and have watched it half a dozen times today, always laughing out loud because it is so funny!
Both co-writers are Axanar supporters and still intentionally wrote this parody in such a way that "There’s ways for both camps to see this short film as a “win” for their side."
Kate Vernon's counterpart in it is my favorite part. But I love the whole thing and have watched it half a dozen times today, always laughing out loud because it is so funny!
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It does seem intentionally neutral, in a very classic spirit of satire. I commend them for that, and it is funny.
Because the villain always explains his grand plan to the hero. Don't you know this is a movie?
Color is correct! It's called "Exposition"
First Mike Bawden's SUSHI satire, now Jonathan Lane's animated parody... there's a recognizable pattern here:
"Hey, we are fans like you, we are funny, no harm intended, NEVER!
SOO far from being an independent, professional production! We are a big happy, childish family."
Yes, Axanar, I hear you! But to believe you is something completely different!!!
"Hey, we are fans like you, we are funny, no harm intended, NEVER!
SOO far from being an independent, professional production! We are a big happy, childish family."
Yes, Axanar, I hear you! But to believe you is something completely different!!!
That would explain why it's not funny.
And if you are behind a parody of yourself, have you really "made it" as Peters claimed?
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