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 ====== CBS Studios ====== ====== CBS Studios ======
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 **CBS Studios** Inc., formally CBS Studios International, is one of the two named [[summary_of_the_lawsuit#plaintiffs|plaintiffs]] in the legal complaint against [[Alec Peters]] and [[Axanar Productions]], producers of the short Star Trek film, //[[Prelude to Axanar]]// and the feature //[[Axanar]]//, formerly //Star Trek: Axanar//. **CBS Studios** Inc., formally CBS Studios International, is one of the two named [[summary_of_the_lawsuit#plaintiffs|plaintiffs]] in the legal complaint against [[Alec Peters]] and [[Axanar Productions]], producers of the short Star Trek film, //[[Prelude to Axanar]]// and the feature //[[Axanar]]//, formerly //Star Trek: Axanar//.
  
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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://trekcore.com/blog/2015/11/new-report-says-star-trek-demand-from-other-streaming-services-drove-cbs-all-access-decision/|TrekCore: New Report Says ‘Star Trek’ Demand From Other Streaming Services Drove ‘CBS All Access’ Decision, 11/15/15]])) CBS recently announced noted producer Bryan Fuller (//Hannibal, Pushing Daisies, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine// and// Star Trek: Voyager//) would lead the series as the show runner,(([[http://1701news.com/node/1019/fuller-best-choice-new-trek-media-thinks-so.html|1701News: Is Fuller Best Choice For New Trek? Media Thinks So, 2/10/16]])) followed by news that veteran writer-producer Nicholas Meyer (//Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan//) was also joining the writing staff of the new series.(([[http://1701news.com/node/1048/wrath-khans-nicholas-meyer-joins-tv-trek.html|1701News: Wrath of Khan's Nicholas Meyer Joins TV Trek]], 2/26/16.))+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://trekcore.com/blog/2015/11/new-report-says-star-trek-demand-from-other-streaming-services-drove-cbs-all-access-decision/|TrekCore: New Report Says ‘Star Trek’ Demand From Other Streaming Services Drove ‘CBS All Access’ Decision, 11/15/15]]))
  
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 Portions of this article were adapted from the articles, **[[wp>CBS_Studios_International|CBS Studios International]]**, and **[[wp>Star_Trek#Corporate_ownership|Star Trek]]**. Portions of this article were adapted from the articles, **[[wp>CBS_Studios_International|CBS Studios International]]**, and **[[wp>Star_Trek#Corporate_ownership|Star Trek]]**.
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 +CBS announced noted producer Bryan Fuller (//Hannibal, Pushing Daisies, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine// and// Star Trek: Voyager//) would lead the series as the show runner,(([[http://1701news.com/node/1019/fuller-best-choice-new-trek-media-thinks-so.html|1701News: Is Fuller Best Choice For New Trek? Media Thinks So, 2/10/16]])) followed by news that veteran writer-producer Nicholas Meyer (//Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan//) was also joining the writing staff of the new series.(([[http://1701news.com/node/1048/wrath-khans-nicholas-meyer-joins-tv-trek.html|1701News: Wrath of Khan's Nicholas Meyer Joins TV Trek]], 2/26/16.))
 ==== Fan Films ==== ==== Fan Films ====
 <wrap lo>//See also: [[CBS Officials]]//</wrap> <wrap lo>//See also: [[CBS Officials]]//</wrap>
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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://www.indiegogo.com/projects/axanar#/|Indiegogo: Axanar]])) 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://www.indiegogo.com/projects/axanar#/|Indiegogo: Axanar]]))
  
-On April 21, 2016, CBS advised Tommy Kraft, the producer of well-received //[[http://startrekhorizon.com|Star Trek–Horizon]]//, to [[federation_falling|cancel]] his planned $250,000 Kickstarter campaign for a sequel, //Federation Rising// — the advice stemming from the [[lawsuit]] against Axanar, with more fan films on a list to be similarly suspended.(([[http://www.axanarproductions.com/statement-on-the-suspension-of-federation-rising-crowdfunding-campaign/|Statement on the Suspension of Federation Rising Crowdfunding Campaign, Axanar blog]], by Mike Bawden, 4/21/16.)) +On April 21, 2016, CBS advised Tommy Kraft, the producer of the well-received //[[http://startrekhorizon.com|Star Trek–Horizon]]//, to [[federation_falling|cancel]] his planned $250,000 Kickstarter campaign for a sequel, //Federation Rising// — the advice stemming from the [[lawsuit]] against Axanar, with more fan films on a list to be similarly suspended.(([[http://www.axanarproductions.com/statement-on-the-suspension-of-federation-rising-crowdfunding-campaign/|Statement on the Suspension of Federation Rising Crowdfunding Campaign, Axanar blog]], by Mike Bawden, 4/21/16.))
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-The move has been interpreted to [[federation_falling|presage a halt]] on crowdfunding by Star Trek fan films, on account of the Axanar case.+
  
 +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 ==== ==== Axanar ====
  
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 CBS has never officially sanctioned fan films, understanding that doing so could compromise  control over their own intellectual property. It characterized that August 2015 [[cbs officials|meeting]] with Peters differently, telling The Wrap: CBS has never officially sanctioned fan films, understanding that doing so could compromise  control over their own intellectual property. It characterized that August 2015 [[cbs officials|meeting]] with Peters differently, telling The Wrap:
  
-> "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>object to professional commercial ventures trading off our property rights</wrap> and are considering further options to protect these rights.”(([[http://www.thewrap.com/how-1-1-million-star-trek-fan-movie-has-escaped-studio-shutdown-so-far/|The Wrap: How $1.1 Million ‘Star Trek’ Fan Movie Has Escaped Studio Shutdown (So Far), 8/25/16]])) <wrap lo>[emphasis added]</wrap>+> "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>object to professional commercial ventures trading off our property rights</wrap> and are considering further options to protect these rights.”(([[http://www.thewrap.com/how-1-1-million-star-trek-fan-movie-has-escaped-studio-shutdown-so-far/|The Wrap: How $1.1 Million ‘Star Trek’ Fan Movie Has Escaped Studio Shutdown (So Far), 8/25/15]])) <wrap lo>[emphasis added]</wrap>
  
 CBS and Paramount [[lawsuit|filed suit]] just four months later. CBS and Paramount [[lawsuit|filed suit]] just four months later.
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 +==== Guidelines ====
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 +[{{ :star_trek_fan_films.jpg?nolink&300|**UNPRECEDENTED** In the wake of the Axanar lawsuit, CBS and Paramount announced a set of highly restrictive guidelines for fan productions on startrek.com.}}]
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 +Following J.J. Abrams' promise that the Axanar lawsuit was "[[http://1701news.com/node/1201/abrams-axanar-lawsuit-going-away.html|going away]]," the two studios issued a statement in which they said they were working on a set of guidelines for fan films, something Axanar producer Alec Peters claimed he always wanted.
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 +Despite Peters' effort to propose his own [[axanar_guidelines|set of guidelines]], other fan productions quickly [[guidelines_backlash|disavowed]] them. On June 23, 2016, CBS and Paramount released a set of [[cbs_guidelines|official Star Trek fan film guidelines]] that would, among other restrictions, preclude the use of any film industry professionals and the running times of the major fan films, including Axanar.
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 +The announcement proved controversial, with groups of fans calling for various kinds of boycotts of CBS and Paramount products, or just of Star Trek films and the 2017 series.
  
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