swhite228
Well-Known Member
Cbs / Paramount and Axanar / Peters announced the settlement of the Axanar lawsuit today.
In a nutshell Peters agreed he was a bad boy but gets to keep the money, Paramount /CBS get to walk away saying it wasn't the fan film idea is bad it was the way Axanars "professional production" was handled was the issue.
Highlights from the announcement:
"Axanar and Mr. Peters have agreed to make substantial changes to Axanar to resolve this litigation, and have also assured the copyright holders that any future Star Trek fan films produced by Axanar or Mr. Peters will be in accordance with the 'Guidelines for Fan Films' distributed by CBS and Paramount in June 2016," states the parties' joint announcement of a settlement."
and
" Axanar and Mr. Peters acknowledge that both films were not approved by Paramount or CBS, and that both works crossed boundaries acceptable to CBS and Paramount relating to copyright law."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/cbs-paramount-settle-lawsuit-star-trek-fan-film-966433
In a nutshell Peters agreed he was a bad boy but gets to keep the money, Paramount /CBS get to walk away saying it wasn't the fan film idea is bad it was the way Axanars "professional production" was handled was the issue.
Highlights from the announcement:
"Axanar and Mr. Peters have agreed to make substantial changes to Axanar to resolve this litigation, and have also assured the copyright holders that any future Star Trek fan films produced by Axanar or Mr. Peters will be in accordance with the 'Guidelines for Fan Films' distributed by CBS and Paramount in June 2016," states the parties' joint announcement of a settlement."
and
" Axanar and Mr. Peters acknowledge that both films were not approved by Paramount or CBS, and that both works crossed boundaries acceptable to CBS and Paramount relating to copyright law."
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr-esq/cbs-paramount-settle-lawsuit-star-trek-fan-film-966433
