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Brave New World of Fan Film Guidelines

Brave New World of Fan Film Guidelines The G & T Show – it’s all about story, characters, and Star Trek. And a Brave New World of Fan Film Guidelines. O brave new world, That has such people in’t! – Miranda, The Tempest by William Shakespeare, Act V, Scene 1. Welcome to the brave new world of fan film guidelines. They just came down from CBS and Paramount, the owners of the Star Trek IP. We had…

Axanar Plaintiff Response to Defense Counterclaim

Axanar Plaintiff Response to Defense Counterclaim We have the Axanar Plaintiff Response to Defense Counterclaim. The intellectual property case continues. As always, I will break it down as I can. My credentials are here. Please feel free to ask questions or correct any misunderstandings in the comments section. This pleading has been filed in response to the defendants’ counterclaim, which was…

Axanar Justin Lin JJ Abrams Bombshell

Axanar Justin Lin JJ Abrams Bombshell Did you see the Justin Lin JJ Abrams Bombshell? Yes, we saw it. Don’t panic. I’m here to try to break it all down for you. Let’s get some perspective. Back in March, Justin Lin tweeted in general support of fan films, firing off a tweet, probably quickly. Justin Lin tweet March 12, 2016 Axanar felt it was a direct support of their position. Certainly, within…

Judge Klausner Rules on the Second Defense Motion to Dismiss and the LCS Amicus Brief

Judge Klausner Rules on the Second Defense Motion to Dismiss and the LCS Amicus Brief in the Axanar case Judge Klausner Rules on the Axanar Defense’s Second Motion to Dismiss and on the Language Creation Society‘s Amicus Brief Judge Klausner Rules! Well, all judges do, of course. The ruling came down on Tuesday, May 10 and we have the documents. My apologies for the delay; that is due to my…

Responses to Language Creation Society Amicus Brief (Axanar)

Responses to Language Creation Society Amicus Brief (Axanar) Language Creation Society Amicus Brief The Language Creation Society Amicus Brief was responded to by both the plaintiffs and the defense in the Axanar case, plus the LCS replied. To recap, the Language Creation Society weighed in (they are not a party to this action!) as they felt that any ruling on the copyrightability of the Klingon…

Axanar Joint Report and Request for ADR

Axanar Joint Report and Request for ADR The Axanar Joint Report and Request for ADR are a pair of documents recently filed with the California Central District Court in this matter. As always, we have the documents and you are free to read and download them, if you so desire. These papers are a matter of public record and I have paid for them. You have the right to know. As before, my credentials…