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. The studios are saying that they “will not object to, or take legal action against” filmmakers that follow the new rules (although the studios added that “CBS and Paramount Pictures reserve the right to revise, revoke and/or withdraw these...
Unswayed by Axanar, CBS and Paramount offer 10 rules for fan film makers
Judge: Star Trek fanfic creators must face CBS, Paramount copyright lawsuit
(credit: Axanar Productions)
On Monday, a Los Angeles-based US District Court judge ruled that Axanar Productions, a crowd-funded Star Trek fanfiction production company, would have to face a copyright infringement lawsuit (PDF) from CBS and Paramount, which own the rights to the Star Trek TV and film franchise.
In a blog post about the upcoming trial dates, leader...
CBS, Paramount sue crowdfunded Star Trek filmmakers for copyright infringement
Prelude to Axanar (Official).
On Tuesday, lawyers representing CBS and Paramount Studios sued Axanar Productions, a company formed by a group of fans attempting to make professional-quality Star Trek fan-fiction movies, for copyright infringement.
"The Axanar Works are intended to be professional quality productions that, by Defendants’ own admission, unabashedly take Paramount’s and CBS’s intellectual property and aim to...