mkstewartesq
Sr Member
I do hope that these are just the safest of guidelines under which you're guaranteed to be safe, more than strict rules, and that they'll judge this on a case by case basis so that for example Star Trek Continues can finish off their remaining episodes.
In all seriousness, I think your thinking is correct on this point. To my mind, here’s why the rules are so restrictive - CBS says at the outset that they “will not take legal action” against a fan-film that follows these rules. They are NOT saying they WILL take action if the film doesn’t follow those rules - but those fan-films that DO follow the rules have something darn close to a legally-enforceable bar against a suit by CBS. That’s a pretty big “give”. If CBS is willing to offer that kind of shield "sight unseen", they have to make it as small a shield as possible to avoid giving up legitimate rights when someone tries something novel to find a way around the rules”. Doesn't mean they will attack every fan-film that doesn't abide by each rule to the letter - only they they are reserving heir rights to take action for non-compliance when and as they see fit.
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