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CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

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The celeb for my posts should be obvious (.......didn't make this meme)

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Red Shirt said:
Over at Axanar's IMDb page all of the information has been deleted, actors, production crew, writers, all of it. The actors who were listed as tentatively appearing in Axanar now have no listing on their individual IMDb pages mentioning Axanar.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3302086/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1

On Alec Peters IMDb page is a listing for a new Star Trek film project starring Alec Peters; Star Trek: Decisions: Carpe Tempora (2016).
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5361540/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_1

Round two of IP violations? I imagine CBS/P is going to be taking a hard look at AP's new vanity Star Trek project.
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While the public IMDb page for Axanar has been scrubbed, all the information is still in IMDb Pro, reproduced here, and for a few tweets following.

UPDATE Axanar changed its status from 'pre-production' to 'in development,' which renders its cast/crew information visible only to subscribers of IMDb Pro. So it's less a Scrubbing and more of a production status downgrade.
 
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It all just reminds me of a song done in the '80s about another famous, mustache-twirling villain. The difference there was we all loved that villain, here we just despise Alec. :lol:

Christian Sparborth built him a place
Upon the banks of UGO's software
And opened a forum of the TrekBBS
That was the name that was given.

A lot of folks would wander in
And post threads from near and far.
But how could they know
That the village would grow
Into Alec Peters' Axanar?

Now in this land where oil is queen
And movies reign supreme
Is a talentless man with a crooked streak
And a middle name of mean.

Now some would say he wasn't born
He was hatched from a lizard's spleen
With a talent for doin' selfish deeds
That would turn a rattler green.

Born with a greed for making money
And an eye for the ultimate scheme,
He crawls through the south
Like a cottonmouth
Shitting on people's dreams.

He lives real well just north of hell,
His favorite color is green
And if something's smells in Toluka Lake
You know Alec's on the take!

Now everyone has stomping grounds,
But not in the literal sense.
Every place that Alec stomps
Is a section of Paramount's fence.

He proudly walks and loudly talks
And deletes his tweets with the same hand.
But old Alec has gone real far
On the backs of his fellow man.

Cheat in business, cheat on his taxes
It's all just a part of his schemes.
He uses donors and throws them away
Like a worn out pair of jeans.

Now I don't care if I'll ever get rich
Or drive an expensive car,
But I want to be there when justice falls
on Alec Peters and Axanar
 
Nerys Myk said:
Only if its done Ken Burns style with sepia tone photographs and celebrity letter reading
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Or Jay Ward style with Terry Gilliam visuals and Sesame Street letter reading.

JWPlatt said:
Is there anything new or is this massive thread just running on momentum?
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Basically its an endless advent calendar with a new door opened every few days. if you just want highlights I think axamonitor, 1701news, and thegandtshow sites will give you the boiled down news with a few days lag.
 
KennyB said:
Excellent post! I too think it was a far better world when I did not know that people I looked up to might just be assholes. I think the key word in your post was "unfiltered". MANY people would be much better received if they had the filterings of an editor, or publicist before hitting the enter key.
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I'm not a super-argumentative person, and not really prone to Internet wars, but previous to this Axanar/Tiny Peters business, I have had run-ins with only two well-known people, David Gerrold and Janis Ian. David actually apologized to me when I called him out on his anti-Christian hypocrisy, but then it just continued on. I broke with Janis Ian over fat-shaming, because a really hateful cartoon was defended by her at the same time she cries about gay discrimination. I am done with both of them.
 
HIjol said:
Sorry, I did not say make it as a "fan film", but actually make the thing, only if they got the "ownership" of it, or whatever...but I see that it was discussed before...

I do hear you, Eathrise, in what you said about "...crossing the line...", but I meant making it as an actual movie to make money. Because (theoretically) they "won" it as part of a legal proceeding...

...probably a stupid thought, but I just wondered?!
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First, they have ownership of it already. Once the judge says so. Second, I read the script ... you don't want to see it.
 
carlosp said:
While the public IMDb page for Axanar has been scrubbed, all the information is still in IMDb Pro, reproduced here, and for a few tweets following.

UPDATE Axanar changed its status from 'pre-production' to 'in development,' which renders its cast/crew information visible only to subscribers of IMDb Pro. So it's less a Scrubbing and more of a production status downgrade.
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Thanks for the clarification. I don't have an IMDb Pro subscription.
 
carlosp said:
While the public IMDb page for Axanar has been scrubbed, all the information is still in IMDb Pro, reproduced here, and for a few tweets following.

UPDATE Axanar changed its status from 'pre-production' to 'in development,' which renders its cast/crew information visible only to subscribers of IMDb Pro. So it's less a Scrubbing and more of a production status downgrade.
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Plus I somehow slipped on a cached version and then tripped over my student-licensed Adobe software and helfino but angels or ninjas or perhaps it was leprechauns ('tis the season, dontcha know) saved it as a PDF.

I believe in magic. And pie. And the First Amendment.
 
Noname Given said:
Nope - and I have a personal anecdote myself regarding a personal interaction I had with Mr. David Gerrold when I was working at the Information both at the 1993 Worldcon science fiction convention Confrancisco.

The Info Booth had a PA system that covered the entire convention arena - and was used to call parents back to get lost kids who were dropped off at the Info Booth; announce found items like purses, wallets; calls for convention area security (via special codes of course). We were told it was ONLY to be used for 'emergencies' like that - no 'personal broadcasts' or anything of that nature.

So, this person walks up to the booth and tells me he needs to make use of the PA. I tell him that first I need to know why as we're only to use it for certain types of situations. he then goes on to say that he had a lunch date with this pretty girl that he arranged earlier; but she didn't show up at the arranged meeting place at the arranged time, so he'd like to call her to the booth. I respond, "Sorry sir, I can't allow you to use it for that situation as the PA system is only for emergencies; and someone not showing up for a lunch date doesn't qualify."

He then says, "Do you realize I'm a professional guest of the Convention? I'm David Gerrold [and.he directed me to look at his Badge, and it was as he indicated]; and I wrote one of the most beloved episodes of Star Trek. Do you realize who I am now?"

I did know his name, and what he had done without him saying any more, and said, "Yes. I am a huge Trek fan and I've enjoyed "The Trouble With Tribbles" episode very much over the years . All that said, I still can't allow you to use the PA system, as the situation you've described is not an emergency. If she's a friend that came to the Con with you; I'm sure you'll find each other later.

He replied, "Well, I just meet her this morning, asked her out to lunch, and she said okay and agreed to meet me; but didn't show; and I really want to see her again."

I said, "Sorry, I can't let you use the PA; and yes, I do realize who you are, but I can't break Convention policy for something like this."

He said, "Well, I demand to speak the person in charge of this booth!"

I said, "No problem, I'll get her." (Oh, and as an aside the person running the Booth had in fact been roommates with Harlan Ellison in years past, and had worked on an Outer Limits [circa 1963] script too - and she never put up with crap from anyone, including J. Michael Straczynski, but that's a whole other story from a different Worldcon.)

So, I called her over, and after Mr. Gerrold had re-explained the situation, she said, "My volunteer here is correct. Convention policy only allows us to use the PA for emergencies; and you stalking a Con goer you just met this morning does not qualify. Good day sir."

He then got beet red and stomped off. 100% true story. I've never held a very high opinion of Mr. David Gerrold since then.
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Ummm ... why would he be stalking a girl? You do know David Gerrold is gay, right?
 
jespah said:
Plus I somehow slipped on a cached version and then tripped over my student-licensed Adobe software and helfino but angels or ninjas or perhaps it was leprechauns ('tis the season, dontcha know) saved it as a PDF.

I believe in magic. And pie. And the First Amendment.
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You may believe in magic, but I believe in Her Honor, Jespah!
 
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