Burnett directed episodes of the Skinamax show Femme Fatales, according to his IMDB. The show was co-created by Marc A. Altman, his fellow FREE ENTERPRISE collaborator.
CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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Burnett directed episodes of the Skinamax show Femme Fatales, according to his IMDB. The show was co-created by Marc A. Altman, his fellow FREE ENTERPRISE collaborator.
The only (legal) glimmer of hope I see is if--and it's a big if--Axanar can convince the judge there is insufficient proof of "irreparable harm" to justify a preliminary injunction. But I wouldn't bet the farm on that defense.
And even if Peters beats a preliminary injunction motion, then you're talking about months of discovery and a motion for summary judgment. And I don't see how Axanar Productions survives a motion for summary judgment on liability.
I think he might have done some work with Alice Little - I'll give her a quick PM on twitter
Hah. I once got G. Gordon Liddy (personal opinions aside, he was at one time a successful prosecutor) to explain on his radio show the difference between copyright and trademark, not to mention patent.
Trek fans were pissing me off.
Well, yeah. And that $780,000 loss isn't even a drop in the bucket compared to what Beyond is likely to generate.
Also, since the Axanards are posting random things...feel free to use this as counter:
If you don't post that image in the FB "Star Trek - The New CBS TV Series" group I'm stealing it and posting it myself.
I can do that, you know, because I'm a big fan of yours and you really owe me for whatever success you've achieved in any sphere. Objecting to my theft would come back to bite you in the ass as my thousands of screaming fans boycott your posts.
Well, yeah. And that $780,000 loss isn't even a drop in the bucket compared to what Beyond is likely to generate.
Also, since the Axanards are posting random things...feel free to use this as counter:
If you don't post that image in the FB "Star Trek - The New CBS TV Series" group I'm stealing it and posting it myself.
I can do that, you know, because I'm a big fan of yours and you really owe me for whatever success you've achieved in any sphere. Objecting to my theft would come back to bite you in the ass as my thousands of screaming fans boycott your posts.
He lost me during one of his many baby-fits about Star Trek '09.
I did enjoy one of the TNG writer roundtables from one of the TNG blu sets - I think that was a Seth Macfarlane one though. Not sure if he was involved.
I'm sure there was someone, for whom the look, took them right out of the movie.
Nope.
That won't backfire at all. Not a chance.
What an idiot
As an aside, did anybody spot the joke I posted a few posts ago?
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Nope.
That won't backfire at all. Not a chance.
What to do when fire ants start crawling up your leg? Why, spread more honey on it, of course!
For those who enjoy litigation forms, I have a copy of the official summons against Peters and Axanar Productions. Nothing out of the ordinary. It basically just says he has three weeks to file either an answer to the CBS/Paramount complaint or a motion to dismiss. I'll assume they go with the latter because it stalls for time.
He's done nothing to improve the public perception of trekkies this week, no.
And I'd imagine that public perception of trekkies is why Plaintiffs want a jury trial, since jury selection is basically just trading on people's prejudices.
Oh, thanks for sharing that. Definitely interested in reading.
So it is towards Axanar Productions?
I was under the impression that this was being filmed by Ares Productions
I was under the impression that this was being filmed by Ares Productions
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There's a popular theory on the fan page that CBS is doing this in order to steal Axanar because they don't actually have anything for the television series next year. One of the commenters agreed, saying that Axanar was Alec's intellectual property, and CBS couldn't touch it.
I wanted to respond to that, to do the equivalent of shaking someone out of a stupor, but then I'd have to join the fan site and they're moderating new members now.
I wanted to respond to that, to do the equivalent of shaking someone out of a stupor, but then I'd have to join the fan site and they're moderating new members now.
Axanar Productions, Inc., is the legal entity Peters created to produce Axanar. The lawsuit identifies Peters as the "controlling principal" of Axanar Productions, which I assume is the legal owner of Ares Studios.
...aside from that being complete nonsense, my understanding was Axanar by definition - in being a fan film about the battle of Axanar - amounted to a self-contained story. If one really believes CBS has no idea what to do with Star Trek so they just grab a Star Trek fan series, you'd figure they'd take something with a premise that'd extend beyond one feature length episode.
What about things like The movie Star Wreck?
Did they get permission to use a lot of Trek stuff, and I think Babylon 5?
Did they get permission to use a lot of Trek stuff, and I think Babylon 5?
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