CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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He's not. He doesn't have the credentials to be in the p.g.a. I know a little something about this.
The average donation was $75, btw.
I just checked. Nothing new posted as of today.
The request was for an injunction, right, not an emergency injunction, so I imagine there is some backup in the courts due to the holidays.... So it may be a few days before it comes up...
Hey all, I have a new post on "Untangling Axanar's Legal and Commercial Status."
What a relief - our old friend Captain Robert April has weighed in on this morass, over on Melinda Snodgrass's FB page!
And...he's agin Axanar!
Dudes, you're losing the very lunatic fringe of Trek fandom! Without them you are nothing!
Okay, with them, you're not all that and a bag of chips...
And...he's agin Axanar!
Dudes, you're losing the very lunatic fringe of Trek fandom! Without them you are nothing!
Okay, with them, you're not all that and a bag of chips...
I'm of the opinion this is probably a big part of what put the CBS cross-hairs firmly on Axanar.
I think CBS was willing to look the other way with regard to the fund-raising perks of the other productions, since the scripts and cast photos aren't of much interest beyond fans of the show, and both are essentially ancillary items generated during production. However, model kits, coffee and books are a whole other matter. There are currently CBS licensees who have to pay for the privilege of making such items, so it's arguable that CBS needed to sue, just to protect that source of revenue, otherwise they'd be faced with unhappy licensees annoyed that others were making Star Trek merchandise without having to take a license.
No, I don't think you can sue someone for whatever original elements they bring to a fan-film or fan-fic story. The problem is actually the reverse. Fan-filmmakers who create original characters or stories within the sandbox kind of waste their efforts by doing so because the new stuff winds up inexorably intertwined with the existing IP, and there's no easy way to protect or extricate them. In theory, someone else could create their own McKenna character for their fan-film even though it's a direct ripoff of the McKenna from Continues and probably get away with it because the larger sin of IP violation on the part of both fan-films probably renders the cross-theft of original characters within it sort of pointless. So you're pretty much off-the-grid when you work this way.
"A tax-exempt non-profit must also satisfy the IRS that it is organized for one or more charitable, educational, scientific, or similar purposes. STC, for example, argues its 'Star Trek' fan films serve to 'provoke scientific thought' and promote education in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics."
All Star Trek fan films are doomed.
Neil
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He's not. He doesn't have the credentials to be in the p.g.a. I know a little something about this.
I'd listen to Maurice on this one, guys.
He's not. He doesn't have the credentials to be in the p.g.a. I know a little something about this.
I'd listen to Maurice on this one, guys.
With those eyes, I wouldn't dream of not trusting him.
On a related note I wanted to share the experiences of Kelly Morrison, the artist behind the "Ladies of Kirk" kickstarter which I was dubious of when it came out. She was self publishing an art book of TOS characters with the intention of selling more of them later. I spoke to her today:
So CBS is keeping watch on a lot of stuff and taking action. I'm surprised the Chief O'Brien book hasn't gotten the same treatment yet. And people ask me why I refuse to make a print version of my comic.
So CBS is keeping watch on a lot of stuff and taking action. I'm surprised the Chief O'Brien book hasn't gotten the same treatment yet. And people ask me why I refuse to make a print version of my comic.
The comments on the Enterprise-D Restoration Facebook link are gold. Particularly Peters:
Peters and others are all over there. Even Paul Dykstra is defending Axanar. I'm not sure if this is reality anymore, or just fantasy.
Peters and others are all over there. Even Paul Dykstra is defending Axanar. I'm not sure if this is reality anymore, or just fantasy.
I think STNV and STC might be ok, based on the fact that what they're doing is making new episodes of a 50 year old cancelled tv show. (Note that STC complied with the request to change its logo, presumably to avoid confusion.)
Axanar, in contrast, can be seen as in direct competition with the new stuff CBS and Paramount are producing.
Add to that the salaries and merch, and BOOM. Heads explode.
Axanar, in contrast, can be seen as in direct competition with the new stuff CBS and Paramount are producing.
Add to that the salaries and merch, and BOOM. Heads explode.
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