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Blog Entries – Page 66 – Fan Film Factor
Author Jonathan LanePosted on January 5, 2017 January 7, 2017 Categories Axanar, Editorials, NewsTags Alec Peters, Axanar, CBS, Lawsuit, Paramount71 Comments on AXANAR lawsuit SUMMARY JUDGMENT Order – THE GOOD, THE BAD, and THE UGLY! (Part 2)
AXANAR lawsuit SUMMARY JUDGMENT Order – THE GOOD, THE BAD, and THE UGLY! (Part 1)
Okay, we now know one very important thing that we’d only suspected up until now: Judge R. Gary Klausner is a closet Trekkie (or possibly, it’s one of his law clerks)!
Before I start a deeper dive into the judge’s 15-page Order on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment issued on Wednesday morning, I’d just like to share a few quick quotes from it:
Like many other Star Trek fans, Peters wants to make his own Star Trek production. However, going where no man has gone before in producing Star Trek fan films… (Now, I would have said “where no fan has gone before” but still, nice way to start off.)
Thus, the copyright infringement claim can live long and prosper if the Axanar Works are substantially similar to the Star Trek Copyrighted Works. (I seem to recall seeing that one before in the judge’s denial of the defense’s motion to dismiss…but wait, there’s more!)
Sometimes a feeling is all we humans have to go on. (Kirk said it first in “A Taste of Armageddon,” but now Judge Klausner–or one of his clerks–has said it, too, on the bottom of Page 4.)
These works have transported the hearts of a legion of fans to the Star Trek universe. (I can’t believe the word “transported” was coincidental, folks.)
Defendants’ attempt to treat the Battle of Axanar as a private little war is unpersuasive. (Seriously, now someone’s just showing off!)
Peters “was interested in creating alternative ways for fans to view Star Trek” – the way to Eden perhaps. (And…..no. Sorry, that one was too much of a reach. Herbert!)
Okay, enough of the cutesy stuff! It’s time to take a look at the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY…and Axanar certainly got a little of each (and more of some). Shall we begin?
Continue reading “AXANAR lawsuit SUMMARY JUDGMENT Order – THE GOOD, THE BAD, and THE UGLY! (Part 1)”
Author Jonathan LanePosted on January 5, 2017 January 5, 2017 Categories Axanar, Editorials, NewsTags Alec Peters, Axanar, CBS, Lawsuit, Paramount37 Comments on AXANAR lawsuit SUMMARY JUDGMENT Order – THE GOOD, THE BAD, and THE UGLY! (Part 1)
OFFICIAL STATEMENT from ALEC PETERS…
Author Jonathan LanePosted on January 4, 2017 Categories Axanar, NewsTags Alec Peters, Axanar, CBS, Lawsuit, Paramount37 Comments on OFFICIAL STATEMENT from ALEC PETERS…
JUDGE issues ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT in AXANAR LAWSUIT!
Judge R. Gary Klausner has just issued his Order on Motion for Partial Summary Judgment in the AXANAR lawsuit. I’m reading it over right now, and I’ll have a more comprehensive analysis in the next few days. But on first glance, it seems to be much more of a blow to Axanar than to the studios. However, it is not a knockout blow in that the judge has not issued any rulings that end the case in favor of the plaintiffs. Unfortunately for the defendants (Axanar Productions and Alec Peters), though, the judge has essentially tossed out Axanar‘s best hope for a “win” by declaring that fair use is invalid in this particular situation. That’s a biggie, but Axanar can still argue (according to the judge) that Prelude to Axanar is NOT substantially similar to Star Trek…which might be an uphill battle.
All in all, not a good day for Team Axanar, but the game isn’t over yet (and it could have been). More to come after I have a chance to read and discuss things further…
Author Jonathan LanePosted on January 4, 2017 January 4, 2017 Categories Axanar, NewsTags Alec Peters, Axanar, CBS, Lawsuit, Paramount72 Comments on JUDGE issues ORDER ON MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT in AXANAR LAWSUIT!
Continue reading “AXANAR LAWSUIT – The Comic Book!”
Author Jonathan LanePosted on January 2, 2017 Categories Axanar, NewsTags Alec Peters, Axanar, Carlos Pedraza, CBS, Lawsuit, Paramount23 Comments on AXANAR LAWSUIT – The Comic Book!
You will be deeply missed, Carrie. Thank you for giving us the amazing characters you played.
Author Jonathan LanePosted on December 27, 2016 December 27, 2016 Categories News, Personal StoriesTags Carrie Fisher8 Comments on Rest in peace, CARRIE FISHER
A very Merry Christmas (and Happy Hanukkah) to all of my readers!
Author Jonathan LanePosted on December 24, 2016 December 27, 2016 Categories Personal Stories2 Comments on A very Merry Christmas (and Happy Hanukkah) to all of my readers!
I pray I will wake up in the morning and she will still be with us.
Author Jonathan LanePosted on December 24, 2016 December 24, 2016 Categories News, Personal StoriesTags Carrie Fisher, Star Wars
Continue reading “A closer look at the MOTIONS TO LIMIT EVIDENCE in the AXANAR LAWSUIT (Part 4)”
Author Jonathan LanePosted on December 23, 2016 Categories Axanar, Editorials, NewsTags Alec Peters, Axanar, CBS, Lawsuit, Paramount100 Comments on A closer look at the MOTIONS TO LIMIT EVIDENCE in the AXANAR LAWSUIT (Part 4)
A closer look at the MOTIONS TO LIMIT EVIDENCE in the AXANAR LAWSUIT (Part 3)
In Part 1, I explained what a motion in limine is, so at least I don’t have to go through that again! And in Part 2, I took a look at the ten motions that the plaintiffs filed asking the judge in the AXANAR lawsuit to exclude specific evidence from trial and prevent certain key witnesses from testifying in front of the jury.
Today, it’s the defense attorneys’ turn under the FAN FILM FACTOR microscope. And if you think I’m just going to back up Team Axanar on everything and let ’em glide through this analysis unscathed, then you’re gonna be very surprised. I call ’em like I see ’em, and I freely admit that some of what the defense is asking the judge to exclude is pretty ballsy…in one case almost to the point of comedy relief (trying to exclude the words “Star Trek“–yep). On the other hand, they also make a number of very solid points and might actually have a chance of winning a few.
And in the end, that’s what challenging evidence and witness testimony is all about. Swing for the bleachers. The worst that happens (assuming you don’t piss off the judge too much) is that he says no and you just have to work a little harder during trial. But the rewards can be great if you do manage to take a key piece off the chess board.
Continue reading “A closer look at the MOTIONS TO LIMIT EVIDENCE in the AXANAR LAWSUIT (Part 3)”
Author Jonathan LanePosted on December 22, 2016 Categories Axanar, Editorials, NewsTags Alec Peters, Axanar, CBS, Lawsuit, Paramount15 Comments on A closer look at the MOTIONS TO LIMIT EVIDENCE in the AXANAR LAWSUIT (Part 3)