Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revisionNext revisionBoth sides next revision | ||
news [2018/05/19 21:40] – edit to clarify Carlos Pedraza | news [2019/01/22 03:25] – Carlos Pedraza | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
< | < | ||
+ | |||
+ | <WRAP box> | ||
+ | [[tardigrades_third_complaint|{{: | ||
+ | <fs smaller>< | ||
+ | </ | ||
<WRAP group> | <WRAP group> | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[temporal anomaly|{{:temporal_anomaly.jpg? | + | [[tardigrades_steam|{{:steam_greenlight.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**CBS RELENTS**, allowing fan production | + | <fs smaller>**FIRST HURDLE** Before the case can move forward, the federal judge in the copyright infringement case by Tardigrades developer Anas Abdin challenged his lawyers to come up with evidence that the creators of //Star Trek: Discovery// had ever seen his plans for the unpublished game. {{: |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[axanar atlanta expo|{{:state_o_axanar.jpg? | + | <fs smaller>[[tardigrades_pre_motion|{{:legal_motion_dismiss.jpg? |
- | < | + | < |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | </ | ||
- | |||
- | <WRAP box 661px> | ||
- | [[the wrap|{{: | ||
- | <wrap lo> | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 24: | Line 24: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[luh studios|{{:industry-studios.jpg? | + | [[axanar_debate_1|{{:axanar_debate_teaser.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**A GRIM CODA** to the story of Axanar' | + | <fs smaller>**BATTLE OF THE BLOGGERS** Trekzone’s Matt Miller and Fan Film Factor’s Jonathan Lane square off in the first of three hour-long podcasts. We sum up and analyze their first debate on the impact and history of Axanar. {{: |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[prelude awards|{{:awards_only_have_meaning_and_merit_if_they_are_hard_to_get.jpg? | + | [[axanar_debate_2|{{:debate_part_2.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**AWARDS FACTORIES** OWC Studios head Alec Peters lambasted other filmmakers for touting their movies' | + | <fs smaller>**SECOND DEBATE** focuses on AxaMonitor |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 39: | Line 39: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[i09_wrong|{{:io9_anniversary.jpg? | + | [[breakdown_dismissal_letter|{{:copied_elements.jpg?nolink|}}]] |
- | <wrap lo>**io9 GOT IT WRONG** The pop culture website' | + | <fs smaller>**FUNDAMENTAL FLAWS** in the Tardigrades copyright case against //Star Trek: Discovery// warrant dismissal, argues a CBS/Netflix attorney. {{: |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[2017_top_10|{{:top_10_2017_graphic.jpg? | + | [[tardigrade_october|{{:tardigrades_lawsuit_10_31_18.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**BIGGEST STORIES** What are AxaMonitor' | + | <fs smaller>**DESTROYING DISCOVERY**: The latest on the Tardigrades |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 54: | Line 54: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[december donor update|{{:donor_update.jpg?720&nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[axacon_records|{{:finances-binders.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**ROSY PICTURE** OWC Studios head Alec Peters | + | <fs smaller>**OPEN RECORDS CLOSED TO CRITICS** Responding to continued calls for accountability, |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[hunt_resigns|{{:peters_hunt.jpg? | + | [[hero_prop_suit|{{:enterprise-e.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**PATTERN OF DECEIT?** Bill Hunt (right), co-writer | + | <fs smaller>**ANOTHER LAWSUIT** OWC Studios head and Axanar producer Alec Peters is being sued for defamation by a Las Vegas prop dealer after he threatened legal action over the disputed sale of the Enterprise-E model. The suit seeks at least $15, |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP group> | ||
+ | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[burnett_resigns|{{:burnett-wondercon.jpg? | + | [[stage_9|{{:stage_9.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>< | + | <wrap lo>**FANS SHUT DOWN** Why did CBS issue a cease-and-desist letter to Stage 9, a fan-produced re-creation of the Enterprise D from //Star Trek: The Next Generation//? |
+ | </WRAP> | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP half column> | ||
+ | <WRAP box> | ||
+ | [[axacon schedule|{{: | ||
+ | <wrap lo>**TICKETS SLASHED** Faced with Axanar | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 74: | Line 84: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[https:// | + | [[tardigrade_lawsuit|{{::tardigrades_cbs_netflix.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**REVERSAL OF FORTUNE** A federal judge refused to dismiss the copyright and trademark infringement case by the Doctor Seuss estate against | + | <wrap lo>**ROCKY START** CBS has been sued by an indie videogame developer who alleges //Star Trek: Discovery// " |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
+ | < | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[prelude_redux_2|{{:no_enterprise.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[august_2018_update|{{:comic-con_premiere.jpg}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**NEW FAN EDIT** of //Prelude to Axanar// has been released by a pseudonymous editor. The first version was taken down by OWC Studios head Alec Peters, who is completely eliminated from the new edit, which also features new visual | + | <wrap lo>**RED CARPET PREMIERE?** AxaMonitor fact-checks |
+ | </WRAP> | ||
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 89: | Line 101: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[soundtrack_pulled|{{:author-author.jpg? | + | [[seuss gofundme|{{:gofundme_chart_seuss.numbers.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**MERCHANDISE PULLED** Axanar merchandise, | + | <wrap lo>< |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[defamation_backfire|{{: | + | [[shrouded_destiny|{{shrouded destiny.jpg}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**HUNDREDS ABANDON** Facebook | + | <wrap lo>**DÉJÀ VU** all over again? An ambitious new Star Wars fan film makes an Axanar-like Kickstarter pitch, leading some fans to see disturbing parallels, including how the two projects eschewed the Fan Film label in their crowdfunding appeals. Has the Axanar lawsuit affected donors' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP group> | ||
+ | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[author_author|{{:author-author-announcement-1.jpg? | + | [[federal_coffeehouse|{{:axanar_coffee_tour.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**AXANAR MERCH FOR SALE** With the potential for hundreds | + | <wrap lo>**FAMILIAR AXA-NAMES** are among the corporate officers and business partners |
+ | </WRAP> | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | <WRAP half column> | ||
+ | <WRAP box> | ||
+ | [[shenzhou_kickstarter|{{: | ||
+ | <wrap lo> | ||
+ | </ | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 109: | Line 131: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[trekcetera museum|{{:trekcetera.jpg? | + | [[facebook_group|{{:: |
- | <wrap lo>**AXANAR-BACKED FUNDRAISER RAISES QUESTIONS** A last-ditch campaign backed by Axanar | + | <wrap lo>**LACK OF SUPPORT** Just as in Axanar’s |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[todd_dragoncon|{{:todd-dragoncon.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[sphinxcon|{{:: |
- | <wrap lo>**ACTOR' | + | <wrap lo>**AXACON LIVES** Axanar plans to piggyback its fan convention atop the non-Trek related SphinxCon in Atlanta in November 2018, scrambling to get its unfinished bridge set ready in time. {{: |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 124: | Line 146: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[nonprofit_abandoned|{{:tony-christian-prelude-bts.jpg? | + | [[harsh criticism|{{::skin_game-1.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**NONPROFIT NO MORE** Axanar abandons its effort to become a charitable organization, and its spokesman admits it could "take years" before supporters ever see the promised two, 15-minute | + | <wrap lo>**SKIN IN THE GAME** A reader wonders about the motivation behind **AxaMonitor**. Editor Carlos Pedraza answers the criticism, providing an overview of Axanar' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[tinfoil_fedora|{{:tinfedora.jpg? | + | [[https:// |
- | <wrap lo>**SECRET DOCUMENTS** Former chief technologist launches his controversial website, promising documents from Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**THIRTY DAYS OUT** //Axanar// was famously purported only a month out from production before the CBS/ |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 139: | Line 161: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[fanfilm_academy|{{:stlv-cawley-img_2246.jpg? | + | [[temporal anomaly|{{:temporal_anomaly.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**FAN FILM ACADEMY** CBS grants New Voyages' | + | <wrap lo>**CBS RELENTS**, allowing fan production //Temporal Anomaly// to be released in three parts later this year. The movie' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[prelude_actors_bloopers|{{:vulcan-scene-1.jpg? | + | [[axanar atlanta expo|{{:state_o_axanar.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**CAST A PALL** ' | + | <wrap lo>**THE STATE OF AXANAR** At a recent con, OWC Studios head Alec Peters |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 154: | Line 176: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[blooper threat|{{:prelude_bloopers.jpg? | + | [[the wrap|{{:wrap-headline.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**BLOOPERS LEGAL THREATS** Axanar producer Alec Peters | + | <wrap lo>**LAWSUIT FOREWARNING** Though |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[axanar_sporking|{{:kate_stark_logo.jpg? | + | [[prelude awards|{{:awards_only_have_meaning_and_merit_if_they_are_hard_to_get.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**DAILY CRITIQUE** In this exclusive | + | <wrap lo>**AWARDS FACTORIES** OWC Studios head Alec Peters lambasted other filmmakers for touting their movies' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 169: | Line 191: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[script release|{{:axanar-script-leak.jpg?direct|}}]] \\ | + | [[i09_wrong|{{:io9_anniversary.jpg?nolink}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**AXANAR SCRIPT LEAKED** After producer Alec Peters attacked him on Facebook, Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**io9 GOT IT WRONG** The pop culture website' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[https:// | + | [[2017_top_10|{{:top_10_2017_graphic.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**WIN SOME, LOSE SOME** Axanar | + | <wrap lo>**BIGGEST STORIES** What are AxaMonitor' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 184: | Line 206: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[new_studio|{{:lawrencevill_warehouse.jpg? | + | [[december donor update|{{:donor_update.jpg?720&nolink|}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo><wrap em> | + | <wrap lo>**ROSY PICTURE** OWC Studios head Alec Peters sent donors an update describing healthy progress toward making |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[atlanta_move|{{:hi-atl.jpg? | + | [[hunt_resigns|{{:peters_hunt.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**PULLING UP STAKES** Axanar | + | <wrap lo>**PATTERN OF DECEIT?** Bill Hunt (right), co-writer of the never-to-be-produced //Axanar// feature went public with his resignation in November right after its director did, but he actually left the project in July — news Alec Peters |
+ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 198: | Line 221: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[moving_survey|{{:uhaul-shuttle.jpg? | + | [[burnett_resigns|{{:burnett-wondercon.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**UNDISCLOSED POLL** results are used by Axanar | + | <wrap lo><wrap em>TWO DOWN</ |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[starbase_sets|{{:starbase-transporter.jpg? | + | [[prelude_redux_2|{{:no_enterprise.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**INDIEGONEGONE? | + | <wrap lo>**NEW FAN EDIT** of //Prelude to Axanar// has been released by a pseudonymous editor. The first version was taken down by OWC Studios head Alec Peters, |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 213: | Line 236: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[studio_move|{{:moving_out_at_warp_speed.jpg? | + | [[soundtrack_pulled|{{:author-author.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**VACATING THE PREMISES** Peters strikes a deal with his landlord, who's forgiving | + | <wrap lo>**MERCHANDISE PULLED** Axanar merchandise, including |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[indiegogo_halt|{{:industry_studios_the_first_fan-funded_movie_studio_indiegogo.jpg? | + | [[defamation_backfire|{{:harassment-claim.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**SOUND AND FURY** Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**HUNDREDS ABANDON** Facebook fan groups controlled by OWC Studios |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 227: | Line 250: | ||
<WRAP group> | <WRAP group> | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
- | [[https:// | + | <WRAP box> |
- | <wrap lo>**A WEE COMIC** For the duration of Axanar' | + | [[todd_dragoncon|{{:todd-dragoncon.jpg? |
+ | <wrap lo>**ACTOR' | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
- | [[think_children|{{:weecover-1.jpg? | + | <WRAP box> |
- | <wrap lo>**EXPLORING AXANAR** AxaMonitor presents its analysis of Axanar's recent donor memo, financial report | + | [[nonprofit_abandoned|{{:tony-christian-prelude-bts.jpg? |
+ | <wrap lo>**NONPROFIT NO MORE** Axanar | ||
+ | </WRAP> | ||
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
- | |||
- | [[kickstarter_pitch|{{: | ||
- | <wrap lo>**NO MORE KICKSTARTER** | ||
<WRAP group> | <WRAP group> | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[studio-financials|{{:industry_studios-sound.jpg? | + | [[fanfilm_academy|{{:stlv-cawley-img_2246.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**UNSOUND STAGE** A close look at the long-delayed and thin so-called independent report on Axanar's finances. Also: What's behind the delayed crowdfunding launch | + | <wrap lo>**FAN FILM ACADEMY** CBS grants New Voyages' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[statement-information|{{:axanar_s_board_720px.jpg? | + | [[prelude_actors_bloopers|{{:vulcan-scene-1.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**CORPORATE SECRETS** AxaMonitor has obtained documents revealing Axanar’s corporate structure, exposing its surrogates’ false statements and facts previously obfuscated by its spokesman. {{: | + | <wrap lo>**CAST A PALL** ' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 257: | Line 281: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[financial_concerns|{{:accounting-for-axanar.jpg? | + | [[axanar_sporking|{{:kate_stark_logo.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**ACCOUNTING FOR AXANAR** On the eve of the release of Axanar' | + | <wrap lo>**DAILY CRITIQUE** In this exclusive **AxaMonitor** interview, meet pseudonymous blogger Kate Stark, who' |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[takedown_analysis|{{:copyright-clash.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ | + | [[script release|{{:axanar-script-leak.jpg?direct|}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**WILL THE TAKEDOWN HOLD UP?** In the wake of its own copyright infringement troubles, Axanar | + | <wrap lo>**AXANAR SCRIPT LEAKED** After producer Alec Peters attacked him on Facebook, Axanar's former chief technologist retaliated by posting a copy of the script that led to the copyright lawsuit. Then the Internet reacted. {{: |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 272: | Line 296: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[prelude_fan_edit|{{:prelude-redux.jpg?direct|}}]] \\ | + | [[new_studio|{{:lawrencevill_warehouse.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ |
- | <wrap lo>**PETERS ASSERTS COPYRIGHT AGAINST FAN EDIT** In an ironic turn, Alec Peters | + | <wrap lo><wrap em> |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[fan_edit_interview|{{:kharn-redux.jpg? | + | [[atlanta_move|{{:hi-atl.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**MEET THE EDITOR** who recut //Prelude to Axanar//, shaving off four minutes and eliminating controversial producer | + | <wrap lo>**PULLING UP STAKES** Axanar |
- | </ | + | |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [[think_children|{{: | ||
+ | <wrap lo> | ||
<WRAP group> | <WRAP group> | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
- | <WRAP box > | + | <WRAP box> |
- | [[trekzone_history|{{:there-here-trekzone.jpg? | + | [[studio-financials|{{:industry_studios-sound.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**FROM THERE TO HERE** TrekZone’s Matthew Miller | + | <wrap lo>**UNSOUND STAGE** A close look at the long-delayed |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[plea_removed|{{:join-mission.jpg? | + | [[statement-information|{{:axanar_s_board_720px.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**PUBLIC DONATIONS APPEAL REMOVED** Axanar | + | <wrap lo>**CORPORATE SECRETS** AxaMonitor has obtained documents revealing |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 302: | Line 329: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[bailey_committee|{{:public-donation-appeal.jpg? | + | [[financial_concerns|{{:accounting-for-axanar.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**PUBLIC APPEAL | + | <wrap lo>**ACCOUNTING |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[settlement_aftermath|{{:burnett-wondercon.jpg? | + | [[takedown_analysis|{{:copyright-clash.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**SETTLEMENT AFTERMATH** Many loose threads remain in the aftermath | + | <wrap lo>**WILL THE TAKEDOWN HOLD UP?** In the wake of its own copyright infringement troubles, Axanar ironically claims copyright protection against |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 317: | Line 344: | ||
<WRAP half column> | <WRAP half column> | ||
<WRAP box> | <WRAP box> | ||
- | [[axanar_settles|{{:sunrise-sunset.jpg? | + | [[settlement_aftermath|{{:burnett-wondercon.jpg? |
- | <wrap lo>**AXANAR SETTLES** After an eleventh-hour flurry | + | <wrap lo>**SETTLEMENT AFTERMATH** Many loose threads remain in the aftermath |
</ | </ | ||
</ | </ | ||
Line 335: | Line 362: | ||
*/ | */ | ||
- | <WRAP centeralign> | + | <WRAP centeralign> |