CBS/Paramount sues to stop Axanar
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Not even Sting can go for six years.
It's Paul Allen's. currently on display at the EMP.
Well this help?
The Ultimate Tribble
D.G: Tribble, do you know me?
Tribble : Gerrold, David. Originator of the Fuzzy, Lovable Klingon detectors . Born
D.G : Stop. Tribble, your attack on Dr. Seuss is wrong. You must break it off.
MCCOY: I don't like the sound of him, Jim.
KIRK: You'd better pray that the Tribble listens to the sound of him.
Tribble : Programming includes protection against attack. Enemy authors must be neutralised.
D.G: But these are not enemy authors. These are intellectual property. You're killing, We are killing, murdering human beings, beings of our own kind. You were not created for that purpose. You are my greatest creation. The Tribble to save men. You must not destroy men.
Tribble: The Tribbles must survive.
D.G: Survive, yes. Protect yourself, but not murder. You must not die. Men must not die. To kill is a breaking of civil and moral laws we've lived by for thousands of years. You've murdered hundreds of people. We've murdered. How can we repay that?
Tribble: They attacked this tribble. Programming includes full freedom to choose defensive actions in all attack situations.
KIRK: (quietly) Spock. The tribble is not responding to him like a ball of fur. It's talking to him.
SPOCK: I am most impressed with the technology, Captain. Gerrold has created a mirror image of his mind.
Tribble: Consideration of all programming is that we must survive.
D.G: We will survive. Nothing can hurt you. I gave you that. You are great. I am great. Fifty years of groping to prove the things I'd done before were not accidents. Seminars and lectures to rows of fans who couldn't begin to understand my analogies . Colleagues. Colleagues laughing behind my back at the boy wonder and becoming famous building on my work. Building on MY WORK!
MCCOY: Jim, he's on the edge of a nervous breakdown, if not insanity.
KIRK: The Tribble must be destroyed.
D.G: Destroyed, Kirk? No. We're invincible. Look what we've done. Your mighty starships, Four toys to be crushed as we choose.
(Spock neck-pinches Gerrold.)
Well, we gotta have something to keep this thread going while we wait.
I think there is room for both here ... AxaSeuss, the combined tales.
Personally, I hope the Axanar case goes to trial. We have almost an entire year invested in this so far. Summary judgment would seem a bit anti-climactic. 
A few questions if I may?
Do we know if the settlement meeting went ahead today (Monday)?
How quickly would we hear about a Hearing Date being set, and how far in the future would said Hearing likely to be?
Do we know if the settlement meeting went ahead today (Monday)?
How quickly would we hear about a Hearing Date being set, and how far in the future would said Hearing likely to be?
Monday's settlement conference call was scheduled for 3 pm PST. The civil minutes will likely be posted late Monday night.
The proposed hearing date for the motions for summary judgment is supposed to be set when filed, so we'll see it in the motions.
Personally, I hope the Axanar case goes to trial. We have almost an entire year invested in this so far. Summary judgment would seem a bit anti-climactic.
IMO, all depends how the studios make their case.
The G&T Okudas interview about the Roddenberry Vault shows by contrast how very dust under the carpet this all is compared to what's really going on in Trek. I am fine with this case being fully terminated by a bunch of definitive email quotes and illegal licensing agreement templates.
The outcome of the motion for summary judgment is likely to hinge less on the strength of the case than whether either side can convince the judge the material facts of the case are undisputed. Any dispute on the facts would lead to denial of summary judgement regardless of the relative strength of the case, or possible partial granting of summary judgment regarding specifiic issues in the case.Personally, I hope the Axanar case goes to trial. We have almost an entire year invested in this so far. Summary judgment would seem a bit anti-climactic.
If granted a partial summary judgment, the case would still proceed to trial, where a jury would decide on the issues not addressed by the judge.
Dear Smithsonian,
Thank you for restoring the NCC-1701 Enterprise, it's mine now!
I'm happy!
Damn it! The only Enterprise left over is the E! This is not cool!
Read it. Thanks for doing this.AN EARLY END to the Axanar lawsuit? Both sides plan on Wednesday to submit motions for summary judgment. What's it all mean? Here's AxaMonitor's Explainer.
Am still finding myself a bit unclear on this summary judgment thing and things that may follow it. I'll tell you what I 'think' I'm understanding. And need help in telling me where (if anywhere) I'm getting it right... and request correction on parts I'm off-base.
Summary Judgement = case is decided on by judge (and real soon) = case over
Both the Plaintiffs and defendant are requesting a summary judgment??
Plaintiffs because they think their case is complete and have confidence in the ruling. Right?
defendant .... ?maybe? .... because they also have confidence in a positive ruling? Or maybe since the defendant is also signalling Appeal is where the best chance of winning stands? .... that a summary judgment Now, even if it goes against the defendant, gets the Appeal process started faster? Which if the Appeal part has merit of consideration by the ?attorney? .... can also reduce the hours put into the case pro bono?
EDIT: Posted this then saw your post posted while I was typing LOL but now understand about the 'disputed/undisputed' stuff. So... wait... a 'partial' summary judgment? And they still go to trial?
Confusion is back. LOL
EDIT AGAIN: Wait... they would go to trial to address only the things still in dispute. Is that it?
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Yes, I think the defense might be able to argue that whether there was willful violation needs to be tried because their client reasonably could have thought it was all ok.
But I am really curious what the emails and documents will do to most all defense arguments. If the podcasts are any indication, I'd kinda expect it will be like an asteroid strike.
I know. They're like a blueprint. Of both intent and willful disregard. I mean I have no idea if that stuff can be used or anything, or if it can how much weight it might carry. But I've listened to them all, and the vlogs too. They're just like a blueprint to (not being trained as anything remotely close to an attorney) me.
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