• Welcome! The TrekBBS is the number one place to chat about Star Trek with like-minded fans.
    If you are not already a member then please register an account and join in the discussion!

CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

Status
Not open for further replies.
Um... Wow. Axawhat indeed.

Still very pew pew, but it shows potential and from what I understand at a fraction of the budget.
 
Michael Hinman said:
Actually, I believe that you have protection the moment it's PUBLISHED or registered, not at creation.

For instance, if I wrote something, but never published it, never sought registration, and then I tell someone specifics about my story that they turn around and use, I've have nothing.

Also, there is some debate on whether it has to be registered. It's like with trademarks ... registration is VERY helpful, because it makes determining when you "published" that mark a lot easier in court. However, there are implied copyrights, like what we use on 1701News for instance. We don't register ... all we have to do is show that we published first. Once we publish, there is an implied copyright for that material, which helps by the fact that we state we own our copyright on material.

Implied copyright is harder to defend, but it does exist.
Click to expand...

I found this link that should clear things up for both of us. A person can infringe on an unregistered copyright, but the holder of the copyright cannot sue in federal court (where most copyright disputes go) until the copyright is registered with the federal government. The thing is, you can register the copyright after the alleged infringement happened, then sue for infringement. You just won't get statutory damages.

Link:
http://www.newmediarights.org/busin...fringement_if_your_work_not_federally_registe
 
Franklin said:
I found this link that should clear things up for both of us. A person can infringe on an unregistered copyright, but the holder of the copyright cannot sue in federal court (where most copyright disputes go) until the copyright is registered with the federal government. The thing is, you can register the copyright after the alleged infringement happened, then sue for infringement. You just won't get statutory damages.

Link:
http://www.newmediarights.org/busin...fringement_if_your_work_not_federally_registe
Click to expand...

And I'm wrong about when the copyright exists. It begins with creation. :)
 
Did "Horizons" cost $1.1 million? I bet not. And I actually sat through the whole trailer. I thought the bridge scenes were a little glowy (probably to cover up the green screen effect), but it seemed like a halfway interesting story as presented.
 
Well in the World According to Alec - Paramount and CBS and Bad Robot should have already sued them because of the quality of the production. We all know that is what the real issue is - Paramount/CBS/Bad Robot/Rothschilds make terrible crap and the fans have to bail them out. Which is embarrassing and causes Paramount/CBS/Bad Robot/Rothschilds/Trilateral Commission to sue anyone who makes a quality production.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
If you are not already a member then please register an account and join in the discussion!

Sign up / Register


Back
Top