====== Alec Peters ======
[{{ :alec_peters.jpg?nolink|**AXANAR PRODUCER** Alec Peters}}]

**Alec Peters** is the executive producer of //Axanar// and //Prelude to Axanar//. He is the chief executive officer of [[Axanar Productions]], Inc., and the prop auctioneering company, [[propworx-email|Propworx]]. He is the head of [[new_studio|OWC Studios]] in Lawrenceville, Ga.
===== Defendant =====

Peters is personally named as a defendant in the [[lawsuit]] brought against him and [[Axanar Productions]] by [[cbs|CBS Studios]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] for [[copyright infringement]] of Star Trek.

Peters' extensive social media presence led federal [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] to cite a public posting as justification for denying the defense's [[motion_to_dismiss|Motions to Dismiss]]:

> Plaintiffs’ allegations based on “information and belief” are <wrap hi>bolstered by specific facts and many allegations gleaned directly from comparing the works at issue and from Defendants’ public postings on social media.</wrap> For example, Plaintiffs include a screenshot of Defendants’ Facebook post of a photo of Defendant Peters posing with a “fully revised and locked script.”((Civil Minutes, Judge R. Gary Klausner's Order to Deny Motion to Dismiss, p. 5 §B(1), “Copyright Infringement Allegations Made on 'Information and Belief,'” 5/9/16.)) <wrap lo>[//emphasis added//]</wrap>

==== Silent Running? ====

On May 18, 2016, Peters announced on Facebook that he was ceasing social media posts in order to focus on the lawsuit:

> All, I will be stepping away from this group and all social media while we now move forward with the lawsuit. Hopefully we will settle this matter and I will be back. Our efforts will be focused on settling the lawsuit, preparing Axanar for the future, and making sure we can pay the rent by renting the studio.(([[face>groups/1687791848134846/permalink/1738031489777548/|Alec Peters post, I Stand With Axanar Facebook group]], 5/18/16.))

Just hours later, however, he was posting again,(([[face>groups/1687791848134846/permalink/1737646603149370/?comment_id=1738112403102790&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D|Alec Peters post, I Stand With Axanar Facebook group]], 5/18/16.)) even after Axanar public relations director Mike Bawden had advised him to cease his social media posts.(([[face>groups/1687791848134846/permalink/1738149053099125/|Alec Peters post, I Stand With Axanar Facebook group]], 5/18/16.))

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===== Biography =====

<wrap lo>//See also: [[timeline|Axanar Timeline]]//</wrap>

Peters is a serial entrepreneur and winner of Ernst & Young's 2004 Young Entrepreneur of the Year. He graduated from the University of North Carolina School of Law, and is a former collegiate volleyball coach.

In 2013, Peters portrayed [[mema>Garth of Izar]] in the fan series //Star Trek: New Voyages// and was to reprise the role in the planned feature-length [[Axanar]], which he co-wrote and was set to produce, though he decided to [[cast|re-cast the role]] with a younger, to-be-named actor.

Peters wrote the original story for //Axanar// 25 years ago and decided to produce it as a feature film after his experience with //Star Trek: New Voyages//.

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