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shenzhou_kickstarter [2018/07/08 10:24] – [Mixed Fan Reactions] Carlos Pedraza | shenzhou_kickstarter [2018/08/22 16:08] (current) – [Kickstarter Campaign Launches for Fan-Published ‘Discovery’ Book] updates with successful conclusion of Kickstarter Carlos Pedraza | ||
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An ambitious U.K. Kickstarter campaign may test whether CBS' safe harbor for otherwise copyright-infringing fan films will also extend to fan-published books. | An ambitious U.K. Kickstarter campaign may test whether CBS' safe harbor for otherwise copyright-infringing fan films will also extend to fan-published books. | ||
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===== Star Trek: Shenzhou ===== | ===== Star Trek: Shenzhou ===== | ||
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Gingerboom encouraged prospective backers to donate before the limited number of book copies were ordered, adding he hoped for a second campaign would allow for another printing if he could stay " | Gingerboom encouraged prospective backers to donate before the limited number of book copies were ordered, adding he hoped for a second campaign would allow for another printing if he could stay " | ||
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==== Running Afoul of CBS Guidelines ==== | ==== Running Afoul of CBS Guidelines ==== | ||
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"Star Trek: Shenzhou" | "Star Trek: Shenzhou" | ||
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Author Stephen Fender ran a series of Kickstarter campaigns from 2014 to 2015, publishing four unauthorized novels and technical manual chronicling "The Four Years War" — the conflict between Star Trek's United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, as well as a series of novels about Earth' | Author Stephen Fender ran a series of Kickstarter campaigns from 2014 to 2015, publishing four unauthorized novels and technical manual chronicling "The Four Years War" — the conflict between Star Trek's United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, as well as a series of novels about Earth' | ||
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Also, Fender deleted his Kickstarter account, | Also, Fender deleted his Kickstarter account, | ||
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+ | ==== ‘The Ladies of Kirk’ ==== | ||
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+ | A 2015 Kickstarter-funded fan publication, | ||
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+ | The book was advertised as "an illustrated guide to all the women Captain Kirk ever kissed." | ||
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+ | CBS allowed McMorris to fulfill the promised rewards for the book on one condition, as McMorris explained to backers: | ||
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+ | > Unfortunately there will be no more Trek-related projects from me. A few weeks after the Kickstarter ended, I was contacted by CBS' legal team about my unauthorized use of the copyrighted Star Trek content. They graciously allowed me to fulfill my promises to my Kickstarter backers if, basically, I agreed not to sell any more Star Trek stuff. On the bright side, that means that all your Ladies of Kirk copies are super limited edition!(([[https:// | ||
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- | While "Star Trek: Shenzhou" | + | While the "Star Trek: Shenzhou" |
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