Claim: Star Trek is owned by a corporation.
Evidence: Reruns of the series proved to be wildly successful in syndication during the 1970s , which persuaded the series ' then-owner , Paramount Pictures , to expand the franchise.
Paramount Pictures Corporation -LRB- also known as Paramount Pictures and simply Paramount -RRB- is an American film studio based in Hollywood , California , that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1994.