It'll be very interesting to see what happens when the studios start going after the funds post-judgment. They'll be able to subpoena bank accounts, track money transfers, and so forth. I'm dying to know where the money went.
It would be interesting to find out not only how the money was moved around, but also WHEN various steps were taken.
And that's the thing about this stuff: there's always a paper trail.
Any news on a summary judgment motion? Anybody know what the deadline to file is for plaintiffs?
What surprises me is the backing this thing is still getting online, there's a ton of folks showing support for this thing even when it's dead in the water. If nothing else it shows how little interest fans have in official trek stuff at this moment when a fan project is more popular than a new show and the movies Paramount is making.
Motions filed by each side last night, Some real bombshells in there, including that Axanar is out of money, catching defendants in a lie in their answer to the compaint, and that donor money was spent, in part, on salaries (including $65K to Peters), health insurance for Peters, auto expenses, filling up his and his girlfriend's gas tank weekly for two years, cell phones for Peters and others, TSA Pre-check fees and "tens of thousands" in meals. Peters also tried to pitch Axanar to Netflix and Amazon (no competition with CBS and Paramount there).
Defense didn't rebut any of this, and is still trying to cast this as "a lifelong Star Trek fan doing it all to celebrate his love of Star Trek".
ASA - PM sent.
Wow. I cannot wait to read this.Motions filed by each side last night, Some real bombshells in there, including that Axanar is out of money, catching defendants in a lie in their answer to the compaint, and that donor money was spent, in part, on salaries (including $65K to Peters), health insurance for Peters, auto expenses, filling up his and his girlfriend's gas tank weekly for two years, cell phones for Peters and others, TSA Pre-check fees and "tens of thousands" in meals. Peters also tried to pitch Axanar to Netflix and Amazon (no competition with CBS and Paramount there).
Defense didn't rebut any of this, and is still trying to cast this as "a lifelong Star Trek fan doing it all to celebrate his love of Star Trek".
ASA - PM sent.
Defense didn't rebut any of this, and is still trying to cast this as "a lifelong Star Trek fan doing it all to celebrate his fleecing of all who love Star Trek"..
Motions filed by each side last night, Some real bombshells in there, including that Axanar is out of money, catching defendants in a lie in their answer to the compaint, and that donor money was spent, in part, on salaries (including $65K to Peters), health insurance for Peters, auto expenses, filling up his and his girlfriend's gas tank weekly for two years, cell phones for Peters and others, TSA Pre-check fees and "tens of thousands" in meals. Peters also tried to pitch Axanar to Netflix and Amazon (no competition with CBS and Paramount there).
Defense didn't rebut any of this, and is still trying to cast this as "a lifelong Star Trek fan doing it all to celebrate his love of Star Trek".
ASA - PM sent.
How so? Are you saying you believe AP is being unfairly persecuted? Otherwise I don't get the reference.:facepalm
So in other words, a typical "fanfilm" - not.
Smells a bit like Anita Sarkeesian
How so? Are you saying you believe AP is being unfairly persecuted? Otherwise I don't get the reference.
Gotcha. Yup, that's it apparently.Sourcing money for Purpose A but ends up being used for Purpose B