Alec Peters Alec Peters , Jr . was founder of Propworx , which contracted with CBS Consumer Products in from 2010 - 2012 to auction off " Star Trek " memorabilia , and was subsequently employed by CBS Consumer Products from 2011 - 2012 as archivist for their " Star Trek " archive . He is executive producer of the controversial fan film projects " " and " Axanar " , which notably raised over half a million dollars in crowdfunding between 2014 and 2016 . In December 2015 , Axanar Productions and Peters personally were jointly sued by CBS Studios and Paramount Pictures for copyright infringement . Early life . An attorney by training at the University of North Carolina School of Law , he began coaching men ' s volleyball at USC , where he was assistant coach on the 1990 NCAA Championship team . He also coached with the USA National Team until starting his first business , AMG , a sports management company . Yet , afterwards , after his 2006 experience , he made collecting science fiction memorabilia collecting and trading his primary occupation . Collecting & Auctions . Peters ' memorabilia blog , " The Star Trek Prop , Costume & Auction Blog " and accompanying forum became a nexus for original screen - used prop and costume collectors of the " Star Trek " franchise . Peters was sought out to facilitate the auctioning - off of the production assets of the revamped 2003 " Battlestar Galactica " franchise . In 2008 , Peters founded his own auction company , Propworx , which held multiple auctions , selling off production materials from several science fiction franchises , including four that involved the " Star Trek " franchise . Peters was contracted by former " Star Trek " staffers Doug Drexler , Michael Okuda , and Rick Sternbach to auction off their personal collections in his official " Star Trek " auctions . Peters appeared in a 2 May 2012 episode of the television series " Auction Kings " , where he was called in to authenticate the Steve Diamond - worn , screen - used command uniform . Propworx went bankrupt in 2012 , owing consignors and creditors hundreds of thousands of dollars . Peters ' expertise led to various ( albeit sometimes begrudgingly ) adjustments in various Profiles in History auction listings , as he pointed out inaccuracies , but this eventually led to his appointment as CBS ' s " Star Trek " archivist . As archivist , Peters worked on the various " Star Trek " exhibition tours , the last one being the 2012 " Pacific National Exhibition " , Vancouver , Canada leg of the " Star Trek The Exhibition " tour exhibit . His responsibilities were the care of the screen - used props and studio model s that were still in the possession of the studio and which were featured in the tours exhibits from 2006 onward . Peters assisted in the restoration of the original " Galileo " Class F shuttle full scale mock - up . The " Galileo " was acquired by noted collector Adam Schneider , who restored the " Galileo " and then donated the mock - up to the NASA Johnson Spaceflight Center visitor center in Houston , where it became a major attraction , linking science fiction visions of space travel to the actual space program . Fan films . In 2013 , Peters portrayed Garth of Izar in the fan series " " and was to reprise the role in the fan movie " Star Trek : Axanar " ( co - written and produced by Peters ) , which chronicled the engagement that made Garth famous . The introductory twenty - minute teaser featurette to the movie , " Prelude to Axanar " ( featuring a host of " Star Trek " alumni such as J . G . Hertzler , Tony Todd , Gary Graham , and Kate Vernon ) , premiered in 2014 . In late 2015 , CBS and Paramount Pictures filed a joint lawsuit suit against Peters and the " Axanar " production alleging copyright infringement . Although " Star Trek Beyond " director Justin Lin and producer J . J . Abrams expressed support for " Axanar " and stated in May 2016 that the lawsuit would be " going away " in a few weeks , litigation continued through summer without resolution .