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axanar_settles [2017/02/01 10:58] – [Secret Terms, No Cash] Carlos Pedrazaaxanar_settles [2019/06/16 12:56] (current) – [The Future] Carlos Pedraza
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 //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap> //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap>
 </WRAP>With its January 31, 2017, copyright infringement trial just 11 days away, Axanar producer Alec Peters settled with plaintiffs CBS and Paramount Pictures. </WRAP>With its January 31, 2017, copyright infringement trial just 11 days away, Axanar producer Alec Peters settled with plaintiffs CBS and Paramount Pictures.
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 +<wrap lo>//**See also**: [[fair_use_denied|Judge Denies Axanar Its Fair Use Defense]]//</wrap>
  
 ===== Settlement Terms ===== ===== Settlement Terms =====
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 Lawyers for CBS and Paramount formally filed papers with the court January 20 to dismiss the case. Lawyers for CBS and Paramount formally filed papers with the court January 20 to dismiss the case.
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 Gershen-Siegel noted that Peters now "has to, you know, deliver with": 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.   * Less money (and the crowdfunding campaigns were already on diminishing returns before suit was even filed.
-  * No professionals, including possibly director Robert Meyer Burnett, and special effects wizard Tobias Richter. 
   * Donors who have already waited a //long// time and might not be interested in throwing good money after bad.   * 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.   * His actions and meltdowns all online for all to see.
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-While Axanar's never-before-seen crowdfunding success and its ongoing commercial operations concerned CBS and Paramount, the settlement prohibits Peters from seeking public crowdfunding for //Axanar//, according to the his statement. Private donations remain allowed.+While Axanar's never-before-seen crowdfunding success and its ongoing commercial operations concerned CBS and Paramount, the settlement prohibits Peters from seeking public crowdfunding for //Axanar//, according to the statement. Private donations remain allowed.
  
 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: