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axanar_settles [2017/02/01 10:57] – [Settlement Terms] adds see also link Carlos Pedrazaaxanar_settles [2018/08/06 00:03] – [Axanar, Studios Settle Lawsuit] adds reference article Carlos Pedraza
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 //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap> //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap>
 </WRAP>With its January 31, 2017, copyright infringement trial just 11 days away, Axanar producer Alec Peters settled with plaintiffs CBS and Paramount Pictures. </WRAP>With its January 31, 2017, copyright infringement trial just 11 days away, Axanar producer Alec Peters settled with plaintiffs CBS and Paramount Pictures.
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 +<wrap lo>//**See also**: [[fair_use_denied|Judge Denies Axanar Its Fair Use Defense]]//</wrap>
  
 ===== Settlement Terms ===== ===== Settlement Terms =====
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 Lawyers for CBS and Paramount formally filed papers with the court January 20 to dismiss the case. Lawyers for CBS and Paramount formally filed papers with the court January 20 to dismiss the case.
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 ==== Secret Terms, No Cash ==== ==== Secret Terms, No Cash ====
  
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 > I was the one who told [Ars Technica] that Axanar wasn't paying damages. However, my information was incomplete having not been privy to the settlement agreement. … I spoke out of turn. This information is known only to the litigants and their legal representatives.((Email from Morey Altman to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 1/21/17.)) > I was the one who told [Ars Technica] that Axanar wasn't paying damages. However, my information was incomplete having not been privy to the settlement agreement. … I spoke out of turn. This information is known only to the litigants and their legal representatives.((Email from Morey Altman to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 1/21/17.))
  
-Apart from whether Axanar took a financial hit in the settlement, Peters's decision to move ahead with even a trimmed-down version of //Axanar// presented several obstacles in his path. Among them:+Apart from whether Axanar took a financial hit in the settlement, Peters' decision to move ahead with even a trimmed-down version of //Axanar// presented several obstacles in his path. Among them:
  
 === Remaining Obstacles === === Remaining Obstacles ===