CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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This whole situation reminds me of that CSI Episode "A Space Oddity." Where someone tried doing a NuBSG reboot of "Astro Quest." 
I think that they'll be fine, but I think that they may get more restricted in what is and is not allowed to happen.
STC also filed for tax-exempt non-profit status, as I noted on my blog today. This means they have to file fairly detailed financial reports and disclosure statements with the IRS. I reviewed the bulk of the materials today and it goes far beyond what Peters and Axanar put out in their annual report.
To be clear, Axanar Productions is a closely held for-profit business corporation. Legally, Peters doesn't have to disclose a damn thing to the public. But by seeking nonprofit status and going through the IRS, STC is at least making an effort to show CBS it is complying with its non-profit requirement for unlicensed productions.
I haven't read today's blog post yet, but I have enjoyed reading previous ones. Thanks for doing the work. It's very informative.
STC's efforts to keep everything above board is encouraging. It's my favorite fan production and I'd hate to see it go away.
Slightly off topic, but lets make these guys honorary members of the forum
Having done a good deal of nonprofit filings back in the day, I have to say STC's filings are exceptionally well done. I've never seen any of their episodes, but the guys running the operation clearly know how to talk to the IRS.
While I'm on the subject, and in response to Peters' comments that STC also pays people, a couple of notable items from the STC filings:
(1) "[STC] has no employees; it has many volunteers and a few professional independent contractors. As with the directors above, these individuals do receive expense reimbursements not exceeding $1000 per episode or, to date, $2000 per tax year."
(2) "
First things first: ARE THE FLOPPY DISKS CANON??
Each disk more pornographic than the last.
I'm curious... Is it possible for an actor in the US to "waive" their fee
I really think they should directly issue a statement to notify everyone at once what their intentions are rather than having this sort of thing just filter through via hearsay and rumor.
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.
Do you have the exact link for this? Just click on the time for the post. That would help a great deal; many thanks!
There were the comments on Reddit the other day from the Enterprise-D Project.
Long story short: a poster, claiming to be with that Project, said CBSLegal was planning to go after several Fan Projects this year.
From my understanding SAGafra members have to be paid at least scale... But can donate that back to the production should they choose...
Given these are 5.25 floppies, all 200 probably contain a total of three pictures at best.
Just remember, kids, CBS lawyers are like vampires: They cannot come into your house unless you invite them in. But garlic has no effect on them.
But seriously, this is an unfortunate problem you often find with corporate lawyers. They prefer not to say what you can and can't do outright. They wait for you to do something and then tell you it's bad. I saw this nonsense all the time covering antitrust.
You really should watch them. They're doing good work, and getting better with every episode.
Instead of bashing Vic and STC, Peters should have been studying that operation and learning how to do it the right way. But ego and ambition have been the downfall of many a great man, and a buttload of not so great ones.
Given these are 5.25 floppies, all 200 probably contain a total of three pictures at best.
From some rumours I have heard, could be nudies of Nichelle!
So they have to be paid unlike in the UK where they can simply "waive" the fee
You really should watch them. They're doing good work, and getting better with every episode.
Instead of bashing Vic and STC, Peters should have been studying that operation and learning how to do it the right way. But ego and ambition have been the downfall of many a great man, and a buttload of not so great ones.
Hey, the Star Trek Continues IRS filings may be the best Trek-related lit I've read in a long time.
And I haven't seen most of these fan films, to be honest. I've seen a couple of Farragut and thought they were quite good. I was actually quite impressed they did their open Animated Series episodes, as I love me some cheap, Filmation-style animation.
Probably not, but there is absolutely nothing stopping an actor from being paid scale and then turning around and writing a check for the exact same amount and donating it into a project. It's their money by then, and of course they can do with it as they please.
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