The Creator's Bill of Rights:
- The right to full ownership of what we fully create.
- The right to full control over the creative execution of that which we fully own.
- The right of approval over the reproduction and format of our creative property.
- The right of approval over the methods by which our creative property is distributed.
- The right to free movement of ourselves and our creative property to and from publishers.
- The right to employ legal counsel in any and all business transactions.
- The right to offer a proposal to more than one publisher at a time.
- The right to prompt payment of a fair and equitable share of profits derived from all of our creative work.
- The right to full and accurate accounting of any and all income and disbursements relative to our work.
- The right to prompt and complete return of our artwork in its original condition.
- The right to full control over the licensing of our creative property.
- The right to promote and the right of approval over any and all promotion of ourselves and our creative property.
So, if he believes in this, why would he think #1 + #2 + #3 + #11 +#12 doesn't apply to CBS/Paramount? I mean, if he gets in bed with Axanar, he's basically saying that Axanar had a "right" to make their fan-film / independent feature film. No?
It's very confusing. Maybe he has no problem because he thinks stealing from a Big Corporation isn't wrong. But, it seems incredibly hypocritical.