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moving_survey [2017/04/17 03:49] – [Priority No. 2] Carlos Pedrazamoving_survey [2017/08/31 18:39] (current) – [Who's Applying?] updates with date Carlos Pedraza
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-====== Axanar Plans to Use Indiegogo Money to Move ======+====== Axanar Plans to Divert Indiegogo Money to Relocation ======
  
 //**Cites Undisclosed Poll Results to Justify Diverting Funds; Nonprofit Application Moves Forward**// //**Cites Undisclosed Poll Results to Justify Diverting Funds; Nonprofit Application Moves Forward**//
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 The loss of the studio that was the whole reason for its [[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/industry-studios-film#/updates|Indiegogo campaign]] didn't stop Axanar CEO [[Alec Peters]] from keeping what money it had managed to raise, thanks to a poll whose results he cited as justification but did not fully disclose. The loss of the studio that was the whole reason for its [[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/industry-studios-film#/updates|Indiegogo campaign]] didn't stop Axanar CEO [[Alec Peters]] from keeping what money it had managed to raise, thanks to a poll whose results he cited as justification but did not fully disclose.
  
-The announcement came as the crowdfunding count effort ground to a halt once again, its daily donors actually slipping into negative numbers, with the total number of backers remaining a few people shy of 300.+The announcement came as the crowdfunding effort ground to a halt once again, its daily donor count actually slipping into negative numbers, with the total number of backers remaining a few people shy of 300.
  
-===== 95 Percent Support =====+===== 95 Percent of What? =====
  
 In an update posted on the Industry Studios campaign page, Peters claimed "a resounding 95 percent of the people completing our survey gave us the go-ahead to use the funds from the campaign in a way that will allow us to [[starbase_sets|take care of the sets]] and keep moving ahead with our dream of establishing Axanar Productions as a non-profit film production company."(([[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/industry-studios-film#/updates|Industry Studios Indiegogo campaign update #4]], 4/15/17.)) In an update posted on the Industry Studios campaign page, Peters claimed "a resounding 95 percent of the people completing our survey gave us the go-ahead to use the funds from the campaign in a way that will allow us to [[starbase_sets|take care of the sets]] and keep moving ahead with our dream of establishing Axanar Productions as a non-profit film production company."(([[https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/industry-studios-film#/updates|Industry Studios Indiegogo campaign update #4]], 4/15/17.))
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 It wasn't clear whether the new "primary focus" on producing the //Axanar// short film allowed under the lawsuit settlement with [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] meant that establishing operations as the non-profit production company promised in the campaign was now a lower priority for the use of Peters' Indiegogo proceeds. It wasn't clear whether the new "primary focus" on producing the //Axanar// short film allowed under the lawsuit settlement with [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]] meant that establishing operations as the non-profit production company promised in the campaign was now a lower priority for the use of Peters' Indiegogo proceeds.
  
-//Axanar//, of course, was not supposed to be the focus of the Indiegogo campaign, as production of the short film is not allowed to depend on crowdfunding, under the terms of the lawsuit settlement.+//Axanar//, of course, was not supposed to be the focus of the Indiegogo campaign, as production of the short film is not allowed to depend on crowdfunding, under the terms of the lawsuit [[bailey_committee|settlement]].
  
 The declaration mirrored Peters' decision two years before to move producing the //Axanar// feature to the backseat while he focused on what eventually  became Industry Studios — the facility he just lost after spending all $1.4 million raised from Star Trek fans. The declaration mirrored Peters' decision two years before to move producing the //Axanar// feature to the backseat while he focused on what eventually  became Industry Studios — the facility he just lost after spending all $1.4 million raised from Star Trek fans.
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 ==== Weighted Options ==== ==== Weighted Options ====
  
-The poll options were heavily weighted toward the outcome Peters appeared to favor — diverting the money raised on Indiegogo to uses other than that proposed in the original proposal (i.e., paying the studio's rent and utilities).+The poll options were heavily weighted toward the outcome Peters appeared to favor — diverting the money raised on Indiegogo to uses other than those detailed in the original proposal (i.e., paying the studio's rent and utilities in order to help //other// filmmakers).
  
 Three of the [[starbase_sets#polling_donors|four options]] allowed Peters to keep the money. Only one allowed donors to indicate they wanted their contribution returned. If Peters' claim was true, 5 percent of the unknown number of respondents wanted refunds. Three of the [[starbase_sets#polling_donors|four options]] allowed Peters to keep the money. Only one allowed donors to indicate they wanted their contribution returned. If Peters' claim was true, 5 percent of the unknown number of respondents wanted refunds.
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 +//These were the options presented to donors in a poll conducted via SurveyMonkey. Though the results could be easily shared, Axanar refused to do so.// \\
 <wrap indent>1. Since my donation was meant to cover the primary costs for Industry Studios, and those are now covered, I'd like my money back (or my pledge cancelled).</wrap> \\ <wrap indent>1. Since my donation was meant to cover the primary costs for Industry Studios, and those are now covered, I'd like my money back (or my pledge cancelled).</wrap> \\
 <wrap indent>2. I'm more interested in seeing Axanar Productions produce //Axanar//. Use the money raised to pack up and put the sets in storage and then get to work on the two fifteen-minute films.</wrap> \\ <wrap indent>2. I'm more interested in seeing Axanar Productions produce //Axanar//. Use the money raised to pack up and put the sets in storage and then get to work on the two fifteen-minute films.</wrap> \\
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 But Peters' announcement he had lost the studio claimed Industry Studios, even including its website, was being taken over by its landlord, [[studio_move#foundering_studio|Danny Luh]]. But Peters' announcement he had lost the studio claimed Industry Studios, even including its website, was being taken over by its landlord, [[studio_move#foundering_studio|Danny Luh]].
  
-Judging by the pitch on the Indiegogo page, the applicant for the federal non-profit tax-exemption was more likely Axanar Productions. Its status as a charitable organization in California, however, remained "[[http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Search.aspx?facility=Y|unregistered]]" as of April 16.+Judging by the pitch on the Indiegogo page, the applicant for the federal non-profit tax-exemption was more likely Axanar Productions. Its status as a charitable organization in California, however, remained "[[http://rct.doj.ca.gov/Verification/Web/Search.aspx?facility=Y|unregistered]]" as of August 2017..
  
 ===== Next Steps ===== ===== Next Steps =====
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 According to Indiegogo, donors who want their money back don't have to go directly to Peters. They can request a chargeback on the credit card used to make the donation. [[https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/224324268|Chargebacks]] are a form of consumer protection in which consumers can dispute a transaction. According to Indiegogo, donors who want their money back don't have to go directly to Peters. They can request a chargeback on the credit card used to make the donation. [[https://support.indiegogo.com/hc/en-us/articles/224324268|Chargebacks]] are a form of consumer protection in which consumers can dispute a transaction.
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