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===== Settlement Terms ===== | ===== Settlement Terms ===== | ||
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> Paramount Pictures Corporation, | > Paramount Pictures Corporation, | ||
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+ | <wrap lo>//See also: [[settlement_aftermath# | ||
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+ | Lawyers for CBS and Paramount formally filed papers with the court January 20 to dismiss the case. | ||
==== Secret Terms, No Cash ==== | ==== Secret Terms, No Cash ==== | ||
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However, Axanar' | However, Axanar' | ||
- | > I have no idea where that statement came from; the official spokespeople for Axanar Productions didn’t provide that information and won’t confirm or deny it now. Sorry. We just can’t talk about it. | + | > I have no idea where that statement came from; the official spokespeople for Axanar Productions didn’t provide that information and won’t confirm or deny it now. Sorry. We just can’t talk about it.((Email from Mike Bawden to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 1/20/17.)) |
- | Even so, should | + | Axanar' |
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+ | > I was the one who told [Ars Technica] that Axanar wasn't paying damages. However, my information was incomplete having not been privy to the settlement agreement. … I spoke out of turn. This information is known only to the litigants and their legal representatives.((Email from Morey Altman to AxaMonitor editor Carlos Pedraza, 1/ | ||
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+ | Apart from whether Axanar took a financial hit in the settlement, Peters' decision | ||
=== Remaining Obstacles === | === Remaining Obstacles === | ||
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* Possible bankruptcy proceedings if Axanar fails to win other legal actions. This would be the second time Peters has declared bankruptcy for one of his companies. [[propworx-email|Propworx]] was the first, in which Peters left MGM holding the bag for nearly a quarter-million dollars. | * Possible bankruptcy proceedings if Axanar fails to win other legal actions. This would be the second time Peters has declared bankruptcy for one of his companies. [[propworx-email|Propworx]] was the first, in which Peters left MGM holding the bag for nearly a quarter-million dollars. | ||
* Possible thorough examination of Axanar' | * Possible thorough examination of Axanar' | ||
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+ | Judicial observer Janet Gershen-Siegel of the G&T Show noted other challenges Peters will face on the road to making //Axanar//: | ||
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+ | > If he ' | ||
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+ | Gershen-Siegel noted that Peters now "has to, you know, deliver with": | ||
+ | * Less money (and the crowdfunding campaigns were already on diminishing returns before suit was even filed. | ||
+ | * Donors who have already waited a //long// time and might not be interested in throwing good money after bad. | ||
+ | * His actions and meltdowns all online for all to see. | ||
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+ | Axanar later indicated Burnett and Richter were permitted to work on the //Axanar// short under the terms of the settlement. Burnett, however, wouldn' | ||
==== Scaled-Back Production Allowed ==== | ==== Scaled-Back Production Allowed ==== | ||
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=== Many Cast, Crew Can't Participate === | === Many Cast, Crew Can't Participate === | ||
- | Under the terms of the fan film guidelines, Axanar | + | Normally, under the terms of the fan film guidelines, Axanar |
- | The settlement, however, did allow Axanar to use the following | + | The settlement, however, did allow Axanar to employ |
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===== History ===== | ===== History ===== | ||
- | Interestingly, | + | Interestingly, |
==== Looming Trial ==== | ==== Looming Trial ==== | ||
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==== The Future ==== | ==== The Future ==== | ||
- | While Axanar' | + | While Axanar' |
That appeared to make available up to $100,000 in crowdfunding to produce //Axanar// as a single two-part 30-minute episode. What that may look like will take some time for Peters to figure out, his statement said: | That appeared to make available up to $100,000 in crowdfunding to produce //Axanar// as a single two-part 30-minute episode. What that may look like will take some time for Peters to figure out, his statement said: | ||
- | > For the next sixty days, Axanar Productions will be working through some final legal requirements requiring immediate attention. In addition, there are several pre-production issues that need to be re-visited before we can begin principal photography on our project. | + | > For the next sixty days, Axanar Productions will be working through some final legal requirements requiring immediate attention. In addition, there are several pre-production issues that need to be re-visited before we can begin principal photography on our project. {{: |
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- | According to spokesman Bawden, a more detailed statement was due to be sent to donors — not the press — "that will provide a little more insight." | + | |
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