Posted on File 770, Dec 30
Paramount and CBS have filed a copyright infringement suit against Alec Peters and others involved in making Axanar, a fan-produced Star Trek movie project that raised more than $1 million on Kickstarter and Indiegogo.
Paramount has tolerated other elaborate fan productions over the years, such as the crowdfunded fan films Star Trek: Of Gods and Men, which received $150,000 in donations in 2006 and Star Trek: Renegades, which raised $375,000 in 2014. It maybe that Axanar’s budget, or CBS being on the verge of launching its new TV franchise, caused the companies to pull the trigger.
Part of the immediate fan reaction to the lawsuit has been a Support Axanar Petition at Change.org.
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I read the article in full, and many of the comments, and in fairness, I think CBS and Paramount have a point. From their joint statement: “The producers of Axanar are making a Star Trek picture they describe themselves as a fully-professional independent Star Trek film.” (editor’s emphasis)
In their Kickstarter campaign, the producers of Axanar write: “Every member of the Axanar team is a professional who has proven their skills on other projects and films. ”
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The cast includes Richard Hatch, Tony Todd, Kate Vernon, Gary Graham, JG Hertzler–Sorry, guys, but this does not count as a fan production, and IMO, Paramount and CBS has cause for alarm. They do own this property, and have the right to defend it from trespassers.
Check out Prelude to Axanar, it’s stunning.
https://ksr-video.imgix.net/projects/738707/video-422705-h264_high.mp4
That’s not quite the same as a production by MonSFFilms!
What do you think? Click the comment button to have your say.
–CPL