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CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar

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You ever hear the expression "big fish in a small pond" ? Alec Peters is a giant, angry bug-eyed fish in a tiny, smelly, golden droplet puddle of my cat's pee.

In other words, the only person who uses the word "greatness" toward Peters and actually means it in any other sense than referring to his glaring and egregious ineptitude is he himself.
I was hoping the apostrophes in my previous post would be a hint denoting my industrial strength sarcasm at LFIM's expense. Apparently I was too subtle.
 
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From what I heard on that mid-August '15 Axanar podcast, they had imaginings of sellling (future, perhaps (?) non-Trek) content back into the studios, and certainly were saying their quality was so high that CBS should distribute it from the get-go, even if for free. So I imagine they thought they had a shot at getting on the national network distribution. I think Alec has actually proposed this idea a number of times, that the network should broadcast fan films alongside the network content. Not absolutely sure, but I think I remember him saying this. Which in a unicorns and lollipops world, would be nice to happen, although professionals would then likely take over all fan films since it would be a rare opportunity to showcase talent.
Wow, I don't think delusional is even a strong enough word for this.
 
I saw something earlier today, but it seems to have been deleted, about a group called Legion M who are trying to find investors (not donors) to build a small for-profit studio. Once it's built, they may create non-profit fan-films as well as small for-profit indie films. Cool. Good luck, guys.

Now, if two years ago, Alec Peters had done the same thing, announcing that he was putting the Axanar project on hold (and keeping that money separate) until he had a studio bought and paid for (well, in mortgage), and not done some of the other things he did, I would bet CBS/Paramount would not have cared one tweet about his $600,000 fan film.

Also, I was reading old topics on Trek-BBS, and I found an exchange back in 2012 where someone from (I think) ST:C or ST:P2 listed all the things CBS told them not to do: don't use Kickstarter, don't pay the crew, don't pay actors more than micro-project scale, etc, etc,. Alec Peters replied back that those looked very reasonable. Over the next three years, I think he used that list as a checklist of rules to break because it looks like he did every one of those don'ts. It's almost as if he was TRYING to come pop up on CBS's radar.
 
Also, I was reading old topics on Trek-BBS, and I found an exchange back in 2012 where someone from (I think) ST:C or ST:P2 listed all the things CBS told them not to do: don't use Kickstarter, don't pay the crew, don't pay actors more than micro-project scale, etc, etc,. Alec Peters replied back that those looked very reasonable. Over the next three years, I think he used that list as a checklist of rules to break because it looks like he did every one of those don'ts. It's almost as if he was TRYING to come pop up on CBS's radar.

Now there's an exchange to highlight in blogs.
 
Nothing on PACER.

Did the plaintiffs default on the counterclaim? It's not outside the realm of possibility.

It is a pretty dang silly counterclaim; might not have felt it was worth it to bother. Or perhaps this is a signal of an upcoming settlement. We shall see whenever PACER is next updated.
 
PRIMERS I've reorganized the AxaMonitor home page to create easy access (especially for newbies) to topical "primers" — easy-to-digest packages of articles covering the six major subject areas covered in the wiki:
  • Lawsuit (including easy access to every legal document filed in the case)
  • Copyright
  • About Axanar
  • Crowdfunding
  • Fan Films
  • Opinion/Analyses
 
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Nothing on PACER.

Did the plaintiffs default on the counterclaim? It's not outside the realm of possibility.

It is a pretty dang silly counterclaim; might not have felt it was worth it to bother. Or perhaps this is a signal of an upcoming settlement. We shall see whenever PACER is next updated.
Does default carry any particular penalties in this type of case, Janet?
 
Nothing on PACER.

Did the plaintiffs default on the counterclaim? It's not outside the realm of possibility.

It is a pretty dang silly counterclaim; might not have felt it was worth it to bother. Or perhaps this is a signal of an upcoming settlement. We shall see whenever PACER is next updated.

The counterclaim is silly but I can't see c/p just defaulting on it. Very odd.
 
Ha. You wish. The defense would first have to file a motion for default judgment wrt the counterclaim, and the plaintiffs could still seek an extension to respond.

Also, civil procedure states the plaintiffs "must serve an answer to a counterclaim or crossclaim within 21 days after being served with the pleading that states the counterclaim." [emphasis mine]

The actual service of papers might have happened on May 24, which means plaintiffs may have until tomorrow to file their Answer.
 
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