Paramount pictures and its licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create commercial products with the star trek name and trademark. As a lawsuit against one fan film trudges on, the two companies have released detailed rules for amateurs who want to make star trek productions of their own. But while cbs has been content to let star trek fan films slides in the past, axanar has financial backing, actor support, and professionalgrade. Of course cbs and paramount own star trek and its perfectly. So you want to make a decent star trek fan film and not get sued.
Jun 23, 2016 cbs, paramount pictures release guidelines for star trek fan films. However, this series does not follow the alternate timeline established in that film known as the kelvin timeline and instead remains in the prime timeline which all other star. Cbs, paramount pictures release guidelines for star trek. Our pilot episode is completed and will be released to supporters in the very. Under the set of guidelines, any star trek fan film may not have a singlestory runtime of over 15 minutes, or 30 minutes for an anthology of stories.
Cbs relaxes guidelines after months of reworking following a brush with cbs over violating its fan film guidelines, british fan film temporal anomaly finally debuts, attracting notice for its 51minute running time thanks to dispensation by star treks owner. The good news is that video piracy hurts the bottom line for cbs. Viacomcbs, the owners of the star trek franchise, have issued a set of guidelines for. Cbs official explains fan film guidelines axamonitor. A group of star trek fans recreating the enterprised to a professional quality and allowing anyone to walk around it even in vr for free is not. Cbs and paramount announce rules for star trek fan films.
May 23, 2016 cbs, paramount to beam away lawsuit against star trek fan made film. And now he is set to make his triumphant return to the federation in the highly anticipated cbs all access series star trek. Why cbs and paramount are not beaming over a star trek fan. Axanar is a planned feature length fan film that takes place within the star trek universe. Paramount, cbs release star trek fan film guidelines. Squadron is a fan film set in the universe of star treks 24th century. The star trek fan series that became legend 4 comments. Cbs announces film academy for star trek fan films syfy. If you dont want to face a lawsuit over a stark tren fan film, then you ought to follow these star trek fan film rules cbs and paramounts guidelines. And this isnt the only star trek fan film bobby has written.
Why cbsparamount lawsuit against star trek fan film is. Star trek is a treasured franchise in which cbs and paramount continue to produce new original content for its large universe of fans. Well, we thought this was simple enough, and helped filmmakers understand the separation we need to keep between professional content and fan films. Paramount and cbs attack star trek fan film because. Prelude to axanar is a 2014 fan made short film, directed by christian gossett and written by gossett and alec peters. Paramount, cbs establish star trek fan film guidelines. Star trek fan productions are productions made by fans using elements of the star trek franchise. But to me, at least, the first short trek, an episode entitled runaway which debuted october 4, felt a lot like a fan film especially now that cbs s guidelines are limiting the runtime of trek fan films to no more than 15 minutes. Prelude to axanar is the award winning short film that is unlike anything you have seen from a star trek fan film. The finale episode gave picard a new lease on life by providing him with an. Watch star trek hidden frontier full streaming movie online.
In unexpected and delightful news, cbs and fan film producer james cawley star trek new voyages are creating the star trek film academy, a film school for star trek fan filmmakersgiving them an unprecedented legitimacy. Fan film factor exploring the world of star trek fan films. While they may support fanfiction and creativity, the star trek fan film guidelines are essentially a list of 10 different criteria a fan film must meet so cbs and paramount pictures dont take. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fan made film intended for recreational use. Cbs and paramount settle lawsuit with star trek fan film. Six years is a rather long gap between writing star trek fan films, and i was curious to learn a little more about this fellow.
Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are owned by cbs studios inc. Cbs all access gets you access to hd movies, cbs shows, classic tv episodes, and original programming. Star trek fan film dispute goes to jury trial in big ruling. Star trek rights holders cbs and paramount have seen the logic of settling a suit against alec peters, who solicited money on. Jan 20, 2017 cbs, paramount settle lawsuit over star trek fan film. Axanar productions axanar is a web feature that tells the. Therefore, cbs and paramount pictures will not object to, or take legal action against, star trek fan productions that are nonprofessional and amateur and meet. It had its public debut july 26, 2014 at the san diego comiccon. Unswayed by axanar, cbs and paramount offer 10 rules for. Creators of star trek fan film sued by cbs, paramount. The question is, though, is that a good thing or a bad thing. Oct 24, 2019 prelude to axanar is the award winning short film that is unlike anything you have seen from a star trek fan film. Star trek and all related marks, logos and characters are solely owned by cbs studios inc. Jun 23, 2016 while paramount and cbs s lawsuit against axanar productions is still ongoing, the two studios have finally produced a set of guidelines meant to govern fan made star trek productions in the.
Postaxanar, cbs unveils first official fan filmmaking. But cbs demanding this particular fan film halt preproduction is confusing, especially in the light of phase iis previous fan films. Axanar productions axanar is a web feature that tells. Back in 2014, the fan series starship farragut released conspiracy of innocence, which bobby also wrote. Cheers, all the classic star trek series, twin peaks, and so much more. Star trek fan film axanar sued by cbs and paramount. Mar, 2016 as promised, the lawsuit launched by paramount pictures and cbs over axanar, a fanfunded star trek film, is boldly going places where no man or klingon has gone before.
While paramount and cbs s lawsuit against axanar productions is still ongoing, the two studios have finally produced a set of guidelines meant to govern fan made star trek productions in. Despite the announcement by jj abrams that paramount and cbs would be seeking to end the lawsuit brought against star trek fan film axanar and its creator alec peters, the studios are pushing on. These are the fan made voyages of the starship enterprise and some other ships. Its been a wild ride for the folks behind the axanar star trek fan film, but its finally over the fan production group has settled its lawsuit with cbs and paramount. If so, then its a sorta good newsbad news situation for cbs. Aug 15, 2014 this 21minute short film, prelude to axanar, premiered saturday, july 26th, 2014, at san diego comic con, and features richard hatch, tony todd, kate vernon, jg hertzler and gary graham gary. Cbs, paramount to beam away lawsuit against star trek fan.
Cbs, paramount settle lawsuit over star trek fan film. Jun 24, 2016 the ongoing battle over the legality of star trek fan films took another intriguing turn this week, with paramount and cbs releasing a long list of rules that fan made projects set in the. Discovery series closely enough to be a threat to the marketing of the real thing. The ongoing battle over the legality of star trek fan films took another intriguing turn this week, with paramount and cbs releasing a long list of rules that fan made projects set in the. Follow these rules so you wont get sued by cbs and paramount. Consequently, these fan productions are unauthorized and subject to legal issues.
It focuses on the federations first war with the klingons, and features garth of izar, a trek character introduced in the classic star trek tv series 19661969 in the episode whom gods destroy. For many years we used a simple guideline, cbs and paramount in cooperation on this, which is, a star trek fan film is a fan creation that is noncommercial. Star trek copyright settlement allows fan film to proceed. This is the first official, cbs sanctioned fan filmmaking effort, so the. In late 2015, paramount and cbs, which jointly control the star trek franchise, sued the makers of star trek. Why cbsparamount lawsuit against star trek fan film is not. Aug 24, 2015 star trek renegades is an independent fan funded and supported internet television series, produced by sky conway. Discovery, the longawaited next new series in the star trek franchise premiering sunday on cbs all access, i. List of fan films highest to lowest rated fan film factor.
Thats according to ars technica via boing boing, which learned of the new film school at the yearly star trek las vegas convention. The fan film community has received some coverage from the mainstream media. Paramount pictures, cbs, and their licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create commercial products with the star trek name and trademark. The fan film guidelines are 10 points that suggest cbs and paramount would like fans to be fans of star trek and buy star trek things, but are stringent enough that they would have stopped beloved. The network and studio are also working on guidelines for fan made star trek movies so they dont infringe on s. Star trek fan film axanar sued by cbs, paramount collider. Cbs and paramount release star trek fan film guidelines. Feb 29, 2020 star trek fans slam cbs and paramount after it releases guidelines for fan films star trek now has 10 guidelines to follow if you dont want to face legal action. Cbs and paramount sued the producer of the crowdfunded star trek fan film axanar. He also points to the fan film including settings from star trek ed works such as planets. The idea that star trek fan films can move forward without cbs and paramounts objection is a thing of the past.
Star trek fan film axanar sued by cbs and paramount music. Cbs and paramount, the two studios that own the rights to star trek, announced a list of 10 guidelines for fan film creators this week. Log onto twitch with all your star trek online questions. Get ready to do some studying because cbs and paramount just released their official star trek fan film. This fan production is not endorsed by, sponsored by, nor affiliated with cbs, paramount pictures, or any other star trek franchise, and is a noncommercial fanmade film intended for recreational use. The new series will follow this iconic character into the next chapter of his life. Cbs and paramount releases star trek fan film rules. How a big budget star trek fan film finally pushed. Cbs, paramount pictures release guidelines for star trek fan films. In order to ensure that future productions remain in the neutral zone, the studios will launch a star trek fan film academy. Star trek online designer and artist log on to discuss new games featuring jason isaacs and rekha sharma. Paramount and cbs are suing the producers of a star trek fan film ver. No commercial exhibition or distribution is permitted.
All classic shows available with cbs all access hint. Picard features sir patrick stewart reprising his iconic role as jeanluc picard, which he played for seven seasons on star trek. Discovery follows the voyages of starfleet on their missions to discover new worlds and new life forms, and one starfleet officer who must learn that to truly understand all things alien, you must first understand yourself. The official star trek fan film guidelines are here and they. There was a group of fans that actually started a kickstarter to raise some funds to produce this fan movie, essentially, about star trek called axanar and i think, at this point, theyve only produced kind of the prelude of it not the fulllength picture that they. Star trek fan movie slapped with cbs, paramount lawsuit. Even so, this massive body of work continues to exist and grow. Mar 29, 2012 cbs blocks production of star trek fan film. There are so many great fan films of star trek it is impossible to pick a favorite.
Fan film friday how will coronavirus affect star trek fan films. Why cbs and paramount are not beaming over a star trek fan film e257. Cbs licenses star trek fan film academy new voyages james cawley offers fans a filmmaking experience alongside trek professionals by carlos pedraza las vegas in an unprecedented move, cbs has granted a license to star trek new voyages producer james cawley to make fan films through a new star trek film academy. Oct 15, 2012 star trek and its associated trademarks are property of cbs studios inc. Have video pirates lost their enthusiasm for the new short treks miniepisodes being released by cbsand possibly for new star trek in general. The aftermath for fan productions and axanar tries to rally fan films to its proposed guidelines less a straitjacket, more of a belt that seemed to be the message from john van citters, vice president of product development for cbs consumer products regarding the studios fan production guidelines, the source of controversy and. According to a first amendment lawyer, this is not all too surprising. But what happens when they are actually pretty good. Nothing in the fan film can be taken from any actual star trek.
The official star trek fan film guidelines are here and. Mar 14, 2016 star trek fan movie slapped with cbs, paramount lawsuit. Most live action fan films set in that time frame either record away teams in outdoor locations or else use green screen composited actors in front of virtual backgroundssince creating practical sets in the. Back in 20, leo tierney of the united kingdom set out to make a next generationera star trek fan film called star trek. Star trek fan film axanar settles lawsuit with cbs and. The corporate juggernaut of viacoms cbs and paramount have prevented a fullfledged feature film to be made that would compete with their star trek brand, but they did this perhaps at. The film axanar ran aground when cbs decided that alec peters fan film was of high enough quality and resembled the general story arc in their upcoming star trek. The two best, who have both great budgets but also former cast and writers including walter koenig, george takai, james doonans son, david gerrald and the list goes on and two nearly perfect duplication of the original sets of tos are star trek continues and star trek new voyages. This article deals with fan made productions or fan films using elements of the star trek franchise. Binge watch movies and past seasons from your favorite shows. Paramount, cbs release rules for star trek fan films. The studios are saying that they will not object to, or. Fan films whether related to star trek, star wars, harry potter, lord of the rings, power rangers, batman or any other franchise are labors of love that keep fans.
Trivia this series ties into star trek 2009 in that it mentions the destruction of the planet romulus, which caused spock and neros crew to be sent back in time and create an alternate timeline for kirks crew. Cbs and paramount release super uncool star trek fan film. Cbs, paramount pictures release guidelines for star trek fan. Of gods and men is expressly forbidden without the written consent of. District court doubled as a star trek encyclopedia, but if paramount and cbs get hungry to shut down other fan. Dec 30, 2015 in a joint statement to thewrap, paramount and cbs said. Amidst ongoing litigation against fan film star trek axanar, today cbs and paramount pictures have issued guidelines to all current and wouldbe star trek fan productions. The star trek film academy will be based in ticonderoga, new york, home of cawleys new voyages setwhich was built according to the original. This website, the promotion thereof andor any exhibition of. Paramount claims crowdfunded star trek film infringes. What does the case mean for the future of fan based mediaand the. Paramount, cbs release star trek fan film guidelines cbr. Star trek fan films have existed for almost as long as star trek has. That is why it was so surprising that paramount and cbs brought a lawsuit against star trek.
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