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LAWSUIT PRIMER Get an overview of the copyright lawsuit, including a timeline of the case, as well as downloadable pleadings made by the plaintiffs, CBS and Paramount, and defendants Alec Peters and Axanar Productions Inc. » Lawsuit Primer
While no other attorneys have yet been announced for any of the 'Doe’ defendants, who have yet to be named by the plaintiffs, Axanar producer Alec Peters has hinted a second law firm may be joining the case.1) However, he has provided no details.
The Unanswered Questions section features opinion or informed speculation.
Unanswered Questions
Who is the unnamed second legal team Peters says will be joining the case, and to what ends?
- Representing Additional Defendants?
For Peters and Axanar Productions, securing legal representation is certainly newsworthy but raises still more questions than it answers. For example, potential conflicts of interest mean it’s not likely Winston & Strawn can represent the 20 Does cited in CBS’ complaint, so is this new legal team intended to represent those people (yet to be named)?
If the answer is no, or even just some, then those additional defendants have been left by Peters to twist in the wind, personally and financially liable for some measure of damages in the lawsuit and open for CBS to co-opt to testify against Axanar.
- Another Legal Defense?
Another possible reason for bringing another legal team on board is that Axanar may be trying to set up another defense, in addition to those mentioned so far by Winston & Strawn’s Erin Ranahan.
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