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====== CBS Studios ====== | ====== CBS Studios ====== | ||
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**CBS Studios** Inc., formally CBS Studios International, | **CBS Studios** Inc., formally CBS Studios International, | ||
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==== New Series ==== | ==== New Series ==== | ||
- | CBS is producing a new Star Trek series, set to debut on the CBS broadcast network in 2017, and continuing exclusively on its video-streaming platform, CBS All Access.(([[http:// | + | CBS is producing a new series, //Star Trek: Discovery//, set to debut on the CBS broadcast network in 2017, and continuing exclusively on its video-streaming platform, CBS All Access.(([[http:// |
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Portions of this article were adapted from the articles, **[[wp> | Portions of this article were adapted from the articles, **[[wp> | ||
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+ | CBS announced noted producer Bryan Fuller (// | ||
==== Fan Films ==== | ==== Fan Films ==== | ||
<wrap lo>//See also: [[CBS Officials]]//</ | <wrap lo>//See also: [[CBS Officials]]//</ | ||
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CBS has a long but unofficial relationship with fans who have produced their own Star Trek-based video series and films. Entertainment attorney Mary Ellen Tomazic calls fan productions' | CBS has a long but unofficial relationship with fans who have produced their own Star Trek-based video series and films. Entertainment attorney Mary Ellen Tomazic calls fan productions' | ||
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> [Such use] is allowed by the rights holder despite knowing someone is infringing on their work. The understanding of fan film makers is that under these unwritten rules they cannot profit from their fan film in any way, and it must remain noncommercial (i.e., not for sale) and noncompetitive with the original work.(([[http:// | > [Such use] is allowed by the rights holder despite knowing someone is infringing on their work. The understanding of fan film makers is that under these unwritten rules they cannot profit from their fan film in any way, and it must remain noncommercial (i.e., not for sale) and noncompetitive with the original work.(([[http:// | ||
- | From humble beginnings at the turn of the century of productions like // | + | From humble beginnings at the turn of the century of productions like // |
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+ | === Crowdfunding === | ||
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The advent of [[crowdfunding platforms]] such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo transformed these home-grown, largely self-financed productions into something substantially different, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, but Axanar outpaced them all, becoming the first fan production to exceed a million dollars in crowdfunding.(([[https:// | The advent of [[crowdfunding platforms]] such as Kickstarter and Indiegogo transformed these home-grown, largely self-financed productions into something substantially different, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars, but Axanar outpaced them all, becoming the first fan production to exceed a million dollars in crowdfunding.(([[https:// | ||
- | Axanar producer Peters emerged from a face-to-face meeting with CBS licensing personnel in August 2015 saying: | + | On April 21, 2016, CBS advised Tommy Kraft, the producer of the well-received // |
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+ | The move [[federation_falling|presaged a severe restriction]] on crowdfunding by Star Trek fan films, on account of the Axanar case. [[cbs_guidelines|Production guidelines]] released by CBS and Paramount on June 23, 2016, placed a $50,000 limit on crowdfunding fan productions that were henceforth limited to no more than 30 minutes in length. | ||
+ | ==== Axanar ==== | ||
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+ | Axanar producer Peters emerged from a [[CBS officials|face-to-face meeting]] with CBS licensing personnel in August 2015 saying: | ||
> "CBS has a long history of accepting fan films. I think ‘Axanar’ has become so popular that CBS realizes that we’re just making their brand that much better.”(([[http:// | > "CBS has a long history of accepting fan films. I think ‘Axanar’ has become so popular that CBS realizes that we’re just making their brand that much better.”(([[http:// | ||
- | CBS has never officially sanctioned fan films, understanding that doing so could compromise | + | CBS has never officially sanctioned fan films, understanding that doing so could compromise |
- | > "CBS has not authorized, sanctioned or licensed this project in any way, and this has been communicated to those involved. We continue to <wrap hi> | + | > "CBS has not authorized, sanctioned or licensed this project in any way, and this has been communicated to those involved. We continue to <wrap hi> |
CBS and Paramount [[lawsuit|filed suit]] just four months later. | CBS and Paramount [[lawsuit|filed suit]] just four months later. | ||
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+ | Following J.J. Abrams' | ||
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+ | Despite Peters' | ||
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+ | The announcement proved controversial, | ||
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**Keywords** | **Keywords** | ||
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