It's from 2011.
Would a porn parody not violate the fan film guidelines?
If we end up having a wider discussion about the above production, it might be worth starting a new thread.
PACIFIC 201 - A Star Trek Film
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Would a porn parody not violate the fan film guidelines?
If we end up having a wider discussion about the above production, it might be worth starting a new thread.
From my understanding, parodies are protected in general, so all anyone would have to do is add a couple explicit sex scenes, call it a porno and no one could actually stop them.
(Then fans cut out the sex and stick a fanedit back on line somewhere. haha.)
(Then fans cut out the sex and stick a fanedit back on line somewhere. haha.)
Great to hear that this is still an ongoing project.
Looking forward to seeing Pacific 201 spring next year.
Looking forward to seeing Pacific 201 spring next year.
No - Parody has been determined to be 'fair use' (In fact that was one of the Axanar Legal Teams arguments that "Prelude To Axanar" shouldn't be allowed as evidence (had the Case gone to trial) as it was (in their eyes) a 'Mockumentory' and this a type of Parody allowed via the 'fair use' claim.
So, if you make a full on Parody, you can do what you like with little fear of repercussion.
I'm sorry, but I fail to see how adding a bunch of R/X/XXX-rated scenes to a script makes it a "parody".
Where is the humorous, deliberate exaggeration? Where is the "comic effect"? Maybe my funny bone is broken, but I just don't see it. Ergo, to me, this is not a parody. And I made the same argument against calling Prelude a parody.
par·o·dy
noun: an imitation of the style of a particular writer, artist, or genre with deliberate exaggeration for comic effect. "the movie is a parody of the horror genre"
synonyms: satire, burlesque, lampoon, pastiche, caricature, imitation, mockery; informal: spoof, takeoff, send-up "a parody of the Gothic novel"
verb: produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre).
"his specialty was parodying schoolgirl fiction"
synonyms: satire, burlesque, lampoon, pastiche, caricature, imitation, mockery; informal: spoof, takeoff, send-up "a parody of the Gothic novel"
verb: produce a humorously exaggerated imitation of (a writer, artist, or genre).
"his specialty was parodying schoolgirl fiction"
Where is the humorous, deliberate exaggeration? Where is the "comic effect"? Maybe my funny bone is broken, but I just don't see it. Ergo, to me, this is not a parody. And I made the same argument against calling Prelude a parody.
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Just about all of the "porn parodies" of things like the brady bunch, 70s show, scooby doo, wonder woman, etc pay close attention and tribute to the source material, surprisingly.
Probably true, but my point is I believe their claim to protection under copyright fair use law is invalid and disingenuous.
The trouble is, who is the arbiter of what is funny? Some people might find the idea of the TNG crew humping hilarious in of itself. Do judges then have to decide this in sort of a Jacobellis v. Ohio where Justice Potter Stewart's wrote, "I know it when I see it"?"
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YouTube has just taken down EC Henry's channel which hosts the Pacific 201 trailers and clips. Hopefully it is just some bots working overtime.
"This account has been terminated due to multiple or severe violations of YouTube's policy against spam, deceptive practices and misleading content or other Terms of Service violations."
"This account has been terminated due to multiple or severe violations of YouTube's policy against spam, deceptive practices and misleading content or other Terms of Service violations."
Data is. I mean, he was able to ask the computer "Who is the funniest?"
Working now.
Yes, thanks. No one is really sure why the channel was flagged and taken down in the first place. Many people contacted YouTube on behalf of EC Henry to request that the channel be reinstated.
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It may also be the fact that the porn makers can afford better lawyers than your typical fan production. The copyright holders don't want protracted litigation. I saw the de-sexed version of the film in question and found it a surprisingly good story with, er, decent acting and good casting for the most part as the performers did resemble their TNG counterparts.
You watched a de-sexed version of a porno? Really, what is the point?
I watched the same one. It was on youtube. Its just a TNG fanfilm in that form. It has a teaser, storyline, act breaks, and resolution.
The point was to watch it as another fanfilm and evaluate it in that light. It was also a, er, hot topic of discussion around here at the time. My impression was pretty favorable. Unlike a lot of fanfilms, the cast had some acting ability and, due to their career, a certain familiarity with the rudiments of film-making.
Why not?
