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====== Guidelines Aftermath ======

**//How the New Guidelines Affect Current Fan Productions//**

<wrap lo>//Main article: [[cbs_guidelines|Official Star Trek Fan Film Guidelines]] \\
See also: [[trek_wars_guidelines|Star Wars Guidelines Comparisons]] and [[axanar_guidelines|Axanar Tries to Rally Fan Films to Its Proposed Guidelines]]//</wrap>

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//**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]] and James Heaney**</wrap>
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In the aftermath of the release by CBS and Paramount of [[cbs_guidelines|production guidelines]] on June 23, 2016, stunned fan producers assessed the impact of the new restrictions on their shows.

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===== Clarification =====

Although many fan projects suspended production immediately, a June 28 [[guidelines-podcast|podcast interview]] with CBS' vice president of product development, John Van Citters, reassured some fan productions that they could resume work, while others considered how to retool to fit the guidelines. Others — including the largest and best-known, //Star Trek: New Voyages// — remained ominously shuttered, awaiting further clarifications that may not come for some time.

===== Impact on Star Trek Fan Productions =====

<wrap lo>The titles below link to each production's statement in response to the studios' new guidelines. Productions that have not released a statement are not listed. An asterisk (*) denotes that a production is suspended, cancelled, or still considering whether they may continue.</wrap>

====== Video Productions ======
^ Production Title ^  Status  |
| //[[face>TrekAbsolute/posts/1048035765279536?comment_id=1048141478602298&reply_comment_id=1052565738159872|Absolution]]// | Continuing; will complete current episode, then consider retooling as an audio drama |
| //[[face>startrekambush/posts/1384251544935197|Ambush]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines |
| //[[http://www.exploretheouterrim.com/go-beyond-star-trek-universe-outer-rim/|Anthology]]// | No longer a //Star Trek// project; continuing production under new title //The Outer Rim// |
| //[[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/survivor-roll-call.282167/#post-11659074|Aurora]]// | Completing current episode as a "grandfathered" production |
| {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} //[[cbs_guidelines|Axanar]]// | Continuing pending [[lawsuit]] outcome; believes it has fair use immunity |
| //[[face>captainpikemovie/posts/702967649850745|Captain Pike]]// | Continuing |
| //[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2pJP9TgirsJf5Mg3xRS-i21LjWSevJQF|Cataja: The Falkenhorst Chronicles]]*// | Cancelled |
| //[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIaL9A_G1M8&lc=z12mwhnyozv1cngr004cixgxqravx1d5yz00k.1467617759576819|Chance Encounter]]// | Continuing; "aware" of guidelines and appears compliant. |
| //[[face>startrekconstellation/posts/1753831718190109|Constellation]]*// | Cancelled |
| //[[http://stcsubspacechatter.blogspot.com/2016/08/our-love-letter-to-star-trek.html|Star Trek Continues]]// | Completing current episode ((release date September 2, 2016)); awaiting clarification on subsequent releases ((...but, for now, "We fully intend that the kind donations from our supporters will be used for the exact purpose for which they were donated.")) |
| //[[face>startrekdarkarmada/photos/a.10150469262997110.417361.230524757109/10154135106802110/|Dark Armada]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines ((except for "one piece of [Guideline] #1")) |
| //[[face>darkisolation/posts/1806131079615763|Dark Isolation]]// | Completing current episodes, then relaunching as non-//Star Trek// project |
| //[[face>dreadnoughtdominion/posts/1306249589419812|Dreadnought Dominion]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines |
| //[[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1248838625127505/?comment_id=1249198968424804|Star Trekz Empire]]// | Continuing as a non-//Trek// project ((personal communication with the producer on Facebook, 7/17/16)) |
| //[[face>ExeterTrek/posts/972119432908358?comment_id=975466759240292&reply_comment_id=980261555427479|Exeter Trek]]// | Continuing work on pilot; awaiting clarification for future episodes |
| //[[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZvLAkWcAArTPB.jpg|Farragut]]// | Completing current series finale as planned; a sequel series has been cancelled |
| //[[face>starshipintrepid/posts/1234330533253551?comment_id=1234358056584132|Intrepid]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines |
| //[[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1244509165560451/?comment_id=1244542102223824|Melbourne]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines |
| //[[http://st-minotaur.blogspot.com/2016/06/studio-reply-to-paramounts-recent-list.html|Minotaur]]// | Continuing; rejects legitimacy of studio guidelines |
| //[[face>permalink.php?story_fbid=1143725652345102&id=283606988356977|Nature's Hunger]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines |
| //[[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/star-trek-the-original-series-set-tour-to-open.282156/#post-11656751|New Voyages/Phase II]]*// | "//New Voyages// no longer exists."  ((New Voyages was actually canceled in late April (before guidelines were made public). The sets have since been [[http://www.startrek.com/article/the-original-series-set-tour-to-open|licensed]] as an official //Star Trek// tour site.)) Fate of episodes currently in post-production unclear. |
| //[[face>StarTrek.Outlaws/posts/1854215651477803|Outlaws]]// | Resuming production; format unclear ((originally an audio/visual hybrid)) |
| //[[face>pacific201/?fref=nf|Pacific 201]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines |
| //[[face>groups/projectpotemkin/permalink/1221412274544372/|Potemkin Pictures]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines |
| //[[face>courageouspilot/posts/1789844714589441|Project NCC 1703]]// | Resuming as //Starship Langley// |
| //[[http://startrekraven.com/news.html|Raven]]// | Continuing; will comply with guidelines ((Initially, //Raven// [[http://1701news.com/node/1265/fan-film-snubs-cbs-paramount-guidelines.html|created a stir]] when it announced that it would refuse to comply with several guidelines, apparently asserting a fair use immunity. Raven's Executive Producer, David Whitney [[https://www.facebook.com/startrekraven/posts/1102040779818222|amended]] his position on July 2nd after "discussing... with our Producers and legal advisors")) |
| //[[http://renegades.show/home/a-message-from-the-renegades-team-regarding-the-new-fan-film-guidelines/|Renegades]]// | No longer a Star Trek project; continuing production |
| //[[face>stredsquad/posts/1207354645976256|Red Squad]]// | Continuing as a "grandfathered" production |
| //[[face>darren.hann.75/posts/10153669380950592|Reliant]]*// | Suspended indefinitely |
| //[[face>StarshipSaladin/posts/1060368727390713|Saladin]]// | Continuing current episodes as a "grandfathered" production, then shutting down |
| //[[face>NCC1707/photos/a.151125768430036.1073741825.151123951763551/445652498977360/|Valiant]]// | Continuing current episode as a "grandfathered" production; further future unclear |
| //[[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZvLruXEAAK1mB.jpg|Yorktown: A Time To Heal]]// | Continuing as a "grandfathered" production. ((The John Van Citters interview appeared to specifically address and authorize //Yorktown// (he made reference to a movie that has been twenty years in the making, and that can only describe //Yorktown//).)) |

====== Audio Productions ======

<wrap lo>"Long-form radio dramas" aka "audio dramas" are expressly not covered by the guidelines, according to the //Engage// podcast's interview with John Van Citters. All audio dramas that initially closed down have since reopened.</wrap>

^ Production Title ^  Status  |
| //[[face>permalink.php?story_fbid=1146104512104494&id=748221318559484|Continuing Mission]]// | Resuming |
| //[[face>DiplomaticRelationsaudioseries/posts/1278826085475773|Diplomatic Relations]]// | Resuming under new management |
| //[[face>StarTrekEquinox/posts/1036253389761219|Equinox]]// | Resuming |
| //[[face>STExcelsior/posts/1247764641914482|Excelsior]]// | Resuming |
| //[[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1248838625127505/?comment_id=1249220598422641|Gates of Sto'vo'kor]]// | Resuming |
| //[[http://www.hiddenfrontier.net/2016/06/29/star-trek-henglaar-m-d-to-resume-production/|Henglaar, M.D.]]// | Resuming |
| //[[face>eric.l.busby/posts/10153682814092876|Lost Frontier]]// | Remaining online; may continue ((Creator Eric Busby initially took both his //Trek// series offline, but restored them after the John Van Citters interview)) |
| //[[face>StarForceMedia/posts/1703494286583431|Lost Universe]]// | Resuming |
| //[[face>StarTrekOutpost/photos/a.169669494111.156325.155237094111/10154951749739112/|Outpost]]// | Resuming |
| //[[face>StarshipRanger27968/posts/1090458181030838|Ranger]]// | Resuming |
| //[[face>eric.l.busby/posts/10153682814092876|Section 31 Files]]// | Remaining online; may continue ((Creator Eric Busby initially took both his //Trek// series offline, but restored them after the John Van Citters interview)) |
| //[[http://www.shadowsoftyranny.com/audio-drama-is-not-part-of-the-guidelines/|Shadows of Tyranny]]// | Resuming |
| //[[face>StarTrekStarfinder/posts/958374417594187|Starfinder]]// | Resuming |

<wrap lo>//Special thanks to James Heaney for collating these responses.//</wrap>

This list will continue to be updated. Many ongoing fan projects have not yet made any statement. If you have information about a production that is not given here, please use the Axamonitor [[feedback|feedback form]] to submit additional information. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}


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