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harsh_criticism [2018/05/02 19:19] – [Attacking 'Prelude to Axanar'] link format fix Carlos Pedrazaharsh_criticism [2019/03/18 16:02] (current) – [Informed Choice] Carlos Pedraza
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 As always, I appreciate whatever feedback readers care to share, and I am happy to answer whatever questions I can. As always, I appreciate whatever feedback readers care to share, and I am happy to answer whatever questions I can.
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-[{{ :captain-peters-1.jpg?nolink&125|**Alec Peters**}}] 
  
 ===== Personal Harm ===== ===== Personal Harm =====
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 I'm troubled by the notion that unless I personally lost money, or believed I was defrauded, or that my story ideas had been stolen, I have no justification for calling Peters and [[Axanar Productions]] to account for their actions and troublesome management of this project. I'm troubled by the notion that unless I personally lost money, or believed I was defrauded, or that my story ideas had been stolen, I have no justification for calling Peters and [[Axanar Productions]] to account for their actions and troublesome management of this project.
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 +[{{ :tony-christian-prelude-bts.jpg?nolink&350|**JUMPED SHIP** Director Christian Gossett and star [[Tony Todd]] on set during production of //Prelude//. Both later left the project citing [[yout>K1m7SSOQC6o|production problems]] and financial mismanagement.}}]
  
 If that were the case, no journalist would be justified in covering any story. If that were the case, no journalist would be justified in covering any story.
  
-[{{ :tony-christian-prelude-bts.jpg?nolink&350|**JUMPED SHIP** Director Christian Gossett and star [[Tony Todd]] on set during production of //Prelude//. Both later left the project citing [[yout>K1m7SSOQC6o|production problems]] and financial mismanagement.}}] 
 ===== Attacking 'Prelude to Axanar' ===== ===== Attacking 'Prelude to Axanar' =====
  
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 While Burnett and I have often [[axanar-accusation#axanar_directornobody_cares|tussled online]], my respect for the work he and others did on //Prelude// has never been in question. The quality of //Prelude// has never been part of my motivation in covering Axanar. While Burnett and I have often [[axanar-accusation#axanar_directornobody_cares|tussled online]], my respect for the work he and others did on //Prelude// has never been in question. The quality of //Prelude// has never been part of my motivation in covering Axanar.
  
-[{{ :cbs_logo.gif?nolink|CBS and Paramount Pictures sued a fan production for the first time after it had turned into a  commercial venture trading off their property rights — a finding by the [[fair_use_denied#purpose_and_character|federal judge]] in the case.}}]+[{{ :cbs_logo.gif?nolink|CBS and Paramount Pictures sued a fan production for the first time after Alec Peters had turned Axanar into a  commercial venture trading off the studios' property rights — a finding by the [[fair_use_denied#purpose_and_character|federal judge]] in the case.}}] 
 ==== Drawing Notice ==== ==== Drawing Notice ====
  
-The writer's feedback describes the Axanar project as having drawn notice "for the amount of [[crowdfunding_platforms|money it raised]]," as if that summed up everything at issue in the [[lawsuit-primer|lawsuit]], and in what **AxaMonitor** has been covering now for more than two years.+The writer's feedback describes the Axanar project as having drawn notice "for the amount of [[crowdfunding_platforms|money it raised]]," as if that summed up everything at issue in the [[lawsuit-primer|lawsuit]], and in what **AxaMonitor** covered now for more than two years.
  
 === Commercial Enterprise === === Commercial Enterprise ===
  
-Other fan films had raised six-figure amounts before Axanar did (unlike Axanar, though, none in the seven-figure range), without legal action by the studios that own Star Trek. What Peters did went far beyond merely raising a lot of money to produce a film. He used Star Trek to raise money to build out a soundstage, laying the foundation for an ongoing [[industry_studios|commercial enterprise]] far beyond //Axanar//.+Other fan films had raised six-figure amounts before Axanar did (unlike Axanar, though, none in the seven-figure range), without legal action by the studios that own Star Trek. What Peters did went far beyond merely raising a lot of money to produce a film. He used Star Trek to raise money to build out a soundstage, laying the foundation for an ongoing [[industry_studios|commercial enterprise]] with //Axanar// at the center.
  
 [{{ :donor-store.jpg?nolink&350|**DONOR STORE** Axanar established a full-fledged e-commerce site to sell Star Trek-based merchandise to its fans — once they made a $10 "donation" to gain entry.}}] [{{ :donor-store.jpg?nolink&350|**DONOR STORE** Axanar established a full-fledged e-commerce site to sell Star Trek-based merchandise to its fans — once they made a $10 "donation" to gain entry.}}]
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 === Early Warning === === Early Warning ===
  
-In a warning [[the_wrap|four months]] before it filed suit, [[CBS]] publicly "object[ed] to professional commercial ventures trading off our property 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.))+In a warning [[the_wrap|four months]] before it filed suit, [[CBS]] publicly "object[ed] to professional commercial ventures trading off our property 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.)) — a warning at which Peters [[i09_wrong#trading_off_our_property_rights|publicly scoffed]] less than a month later.
  
-Peters' commercial ventures went beyond just the soundstage. He also set up a full-fledged online store selling Axanar [[merchandise]], using its Star Trek provenance to market a full line of products, raising money that remains unaccounted for even now. Axanar's 2015 [[annual report]] outlined extensive plans to expand its revenue streams as it moved into the future, a business at the heart of which was intellectual property Alec Peters did not own.+Peters' commercial ventures went beyond just the soundstage. He also set up a full-fledged online store selling Axanar [[merchandise]], using its Star Trek provenance to market a full line of products, raising money that remains unaccounted for even now.
  
 +Axanar's 2015 [[annual report]] outlined extensive plans to expand its revenue streams as it moved into the future, a business at the heart of which was intellectual property Alec Peters did not own.
 ==== What I Have Criticized ==== ==== What I Have Criticized ====
  
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 If my criticism seems harsh, it's only because of Peters' [[axam>tag:fact_check&do=showtag&tag=fact_check|ever-growing pattern]] of obfuscation, lack of transparency and questionable accountability, and the mounting number of concerns about //Axanar//'s viability. If my criticism seems harsh, it's only because of Peters' [[axam>tag:fact_check&do=showtag&tag=fact_check|ever-growing pattern]] of obfuscation, lack of transparency and questionable accountability, and the mounting number of concerns about //Axanar//'s viability.
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 +[{{ :captain-peters-1.jpg?nolink&125|**Alec Peters**}}]
  
 As for other people, Peters' antics have sparked pointed criticism, satire and allegations of illegal conduct, which allegations I've always worked to counter; none of his actions has risen to the level of criminal conduct. As for other people, Peters' antics have sparked pointed criticism, satire and allegations of illegal conduct, which allegations I've always worked to counter; none of his actions has risen to the level of criminal conduct.
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 ==== Treating Supporters ==== ==== Treating Supporters ====
  
-That's not to mention the way Peters has treated his own supporters when they've merely asked questions about the progress of the project, or even simply for being members of Facebook groups that don't toe the Axanar line. They have been booted from Axanar groups even without ever posting in the "disapproved" groups. Hundreds have ended up leaving on their own because of Peters' [[vitriol]] against those who dare to question his narrative.+That's not to mention the way Peters has treated his own supporters when they've merely asked questions about the progress of the project, or even simply for being members of Facebook groups that don't toe the Axanar line. They have been booted from Axanar groups even without ever posting in the "disapproved" groups. Hundreds have ended up leaving on their own because of Peters' [[defamation_backfire|vitriol]] against those who dare to question his narrative.
  
 [{{ :closed-group.jpg?300|**NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES** Scores of Axanar supporters were ejected from their Facebook group in one fell swoop in the weeks since the filing of the lawsuit. In Axanar's ongoing effort to stifle dissent, that number has grown by the hundreds.}}] [{{ :closed-group.jpg?300|**NIGHT OF THE LONG KNIVES** Scores of Axanar supporters were ejected from their Facebook group in one fell swoop in the weeks since the filing of the lawsuit. In Axanar's ongoing effort to stifle dissent, that number has grown by the hundreds.}}]
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 ==== Informed Choice ==== ==== Informed Choice ====
  
-None of these issues is about the //Axanar// feature film. It doesn't exist. And I have never called upon anyone to make Peters a pariah. Instead, **AxaMonitor** focuses on the way donors' money was used (and not used) so that when the expected fundraising effort for Axanar Lite finally comes, prospective donors can verify the project's track record and make an informed choice: +None of these issues is about the //Axanar// feature film. It doesn’t exist. And I have never called upon anyone to make Peters a pariah. Instead, **AxaMonitor** focuses on the way donors’ money was used (and not used) so that when the expected fundraising effort for [[:axanar_lite|Axanar Lite]] finally comes, prospective donors can verify the project’s track record and make an informed choice:
  
-In view of that track record is it worth it to donate still more money (estimated at $200,000) to the shortened 30-minute version of the story allowed under Peters' settlement of the copyright lawsuit brought by CBS/Paramount?+In view of that track record is it worth it to donate still more money (estimated at $200,000) to the shortened 30-minute version of the story allowed under Peters’ settlement of the copyright lawsuit brought by CBS/Paramount? 
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-<wrap lo>**TREK ZONE SPOTLIGHT** In an infamous set of 2016 video interviews by Trek Zone's Matt Miller, Alec Peters and his spokesman prove incapable or unwilling to justify //Axanar//'s copyright infringement and commercial exploitation of Star Trek's intellectual property. [[yout>ZcPjJKzRdK4|Part 1]] | [[yout>5xgP5CgcLYA|Part 2]]</wrap> + 
-</WRAP>+<wrap lo>**TREK ZONE SPOTLIGHT** In an infamous set of 2016 video interviews by Trek Zone’s Matt Miller, Alec Peters and his spokesman prove incapable or unwilling to justify //Axanar//‘s copyright infringement and commercial exploitation of Star Trek’s intellectual property. [[yout>ZcPjJKzRdK4|Part 1]] | [[yout>5xgP5CgcLYA|Part 2]]</wrap> </WRAP> 
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 ===== Skin in the Game? ===== ===== Skin in the Game? =====
  
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 <wrap em>COMMENTS</wrap> \\ <wrap em>COMMENTS</wrap> \\
-Discuss this article in AxaMonitor's [[face>groups/axamonitor/permalink/377930489388471/|Facebook group]].+Discuss this article in [[face>groups/axamonitor/permalink/377930489388471/| AxaMonitor's Facebook group]].
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