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 //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap> //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap>
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 Although [[axanar_settles|settlement]] of his copyright lawsuit cleared the way for [[Alec Peters]] to finally produce //Axanar//, albeit as a short film rather than the feature film promised to donors who coughed up $1.4 million, the new path to production still has some obstacles to navigate. Although [[axanar_settles|settlement]] of his copyright lawsuit cleared the way for [[Alec Peters]] to finally produce //Axanar//, albeit as a short film rather than the feature film promised to donors who coughed up $1.4 million, the new path to production still has some obstacles to navigate.
  
 ===== Concessions ===== ===== Concessions =====
  
-Like any settlement, both sides give up something in order to end their legal dispute. In Axanar's case, its concessions heavily constrain the production. Meanwhile, plaintiffs [[CBS]] and [[paramount_pictures|Paramount Pictures]] allowed Peters to produce something using cast and crew who would've been unavailable under the [[cbs_guidelines|fan film guidelines]] CBS published in June 2015.+As with any settlement, both sides give up something in order to end their legal dispute. In Axanar's case, its concessions heavily constrain the production. Meanwhile, plaintiffs [[CBS]] and [[paramount_pictures|Paramount Pictures]] allowed Peters to produce something using cast and crew who would've been otherwise unavailable under the [[cbs_guidelines|fan film guidelines]] CBS published in June 2016.
  
 In most respects, however, the short version of //Axanar// will have to follow those guidelines. In the days since the January 20, 2017, settlement details emerged about what Peters will be permitted to do, even as fresh questions were raised. In most respects, however, the short version of //Axanar// will have to follow those guidelines. In the days since the January 20, 2017, settlement details emerged about what Peters will be permitted to do, even as fresh questions were raised.
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 > Axanar and Mr. Peters acknowledge that both [Axanar] films were not approved by Paramount or CBS, and that both works crossed boundaries acceptable to CBS and Paramount relating to copyright law. > Axanar and Mr. Peters acknowledge that both [Axanar] films were not approved by Paramount or CBS, and that both works crossed boundaries acceptable to CBS and Paramount relating to copyright law.
  
-On Facebook, where Axanar supporters worked to characterize the settlement as a qualified victory by a brave facing two giant corporations, one fan raised public doubts about whether Peters in fact acknowledged the copyright transgression, calling it conjecture. When asked to confirm Peters' admission, Axanar's spokesman oddly equivocated.+On Facebook, where Axanar supporters worked to characterize the settlement as a qualified victory by a lone brave man facing two giant corporations, one fan raised public doubts about whether Peters in fact acknowledged the copyright transgression, calling it conjecture. When asked to confirm Peters' admission, Axanar's spokesman oddly equivocated.
  
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-Axanar supporter, Colin Krapp, had posted on Facebook:+Axanar supporter Colin Krapp, had posted on Facebook:
  
 > We have no idea what was actually said [by Peters] … only what CBS and Paramount said in their release. Anything else is conjecture.(([[face>groups/Trek1701/permalink/10154150853106053/?comment_id=10154151271611053&reply_comment_id=10154160484191053&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D|Colin Krapp comment, Star Trek Facebook group]], 1/24/17.)) > We have no idea what was actually said [by Peters] … only what CBS and Paramount said in their release. Anything else is conjecture.(([[face>groups/Trek1701/permalink/10154150853106053/?comment_id=10154151271611053&reply_comment_id=10154160484191053&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D|Colin Krapp comment, Star Trek Facebook group]], 1/24/17.))
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 Krapp substantiated his claim citing Axanar spokesman Mike Bawden: Krapp substantiated his claim citing Axanar spokesman Mike Bawden:
  
-> I checked with Mike Bawden. … According to him, the "joint statement" came from CBS and Paramount and was "shared" with Axanar Productions by [studio's attorneys] Loeb & Loeb, and it was decided that Axanar Productions would draft their own release (apparently with no objections from L&L). So it wasn't as "joint" as you'd like to think.(([[face>groups/Trek1701/permalink/10154150853106053/?comment_id=10154151271611053&reply_comment_id=10154160662011053&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D|Colin Krapp comment, Star Trek Facebook group]], 1/24/17.))+> I checked with Mike Bawden. … According to him, the "joint statement" came from CBS and Paramount and was "shared" with Axanar Productions by [studio attorneys] Loeb & Loeb, and it was decided that Axanar Productions would draft their own release (apparently with no objections from L&L). So it wasn't as "joint" as you'd like to think.(([[face>groups/Trek1701/permalink/10154150853106053/?comment_id=10154151271611053&reply_comment_id=10154160662011053&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D|Colin Krapp comment, Star Trek Facebook group]], 1/24/17.))
  
 === Alternative Facts === === Alternative Facts ===
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 > I was the one who told [Ars Technica] that Axanar wasn't paying damages. However, my information was incomplete having not been privy to the settlement agreement. … I spoke out of turn. This information is known only to the litigants and their legal representatives.((Email from Morey Altman to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 1/21/17.)) > I was the one who told [Ars Technica] that Axanar wasn't paying damages. However, my information was incomplete having not been privy to the settlement agreement. … I spoke out of turn. This information is known only to the litigants and their legal representatives.((Email from Morey Altman to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 1/21/17.))
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 +<wrap lo><wrap em>UPDATE</wrap>: [[burnett_resigns|Director Burnett Resigns from Axanar]]</wrap>
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 ==== Director on Board? ==== ==== Director on Board? ====