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bloomberg_article [2016/05/19 14:00] – [Bloomberg Article Elides Important Axanar Facts] adds inaccuracies in 'bottom line' Carlos Pedrazabloomberg_article [2018/04/01 14:22] (current) – [Bloomberg Article Elides Important Axanar Facts] Carlos Pedraza
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   - Buys the Axanar talking point about being puzzled why they're being sued.(([[http://www.axanarproductions.com/mythbusters-debunking-three-misconceptions-about-axanar-productions/|"Mythbusters: Debunking Three Misconceptions About Axanar Productions," post on Axanar website blog]], 3/17/16.))  The article also buys their talking point that "Paramount" offered no explanation. Here's another clue that this was a Mike Bawden-led PR effort because it furthers the "don't mention CBS" narrative Axanar supporters have [[which_kobayashi_maru#All About Paramount (Not CBS)|continually woven]]. Why's that? Because— \\ \\   - Buys the Axanar talking point about being puzzled why they're being sued.(([[http://www.axanarproductions.com/mythbusters-debunking-three-misconceptions-about-axanar-productions/|"Mythbusters: Debunking Three Misconceptions About Axanar Productions," post on Axanar website blog]], 3/17/16.))  The article also buys their talking point that "Paramount" offered no explanation. Here's another clue that this was a Mike Bawden-led PR effort because it furthers the "don't mention CBS" narrative Axanar supporters have [[which_kobayashi_maru#All About Paramount (Not CBS)|continually woven]]. Why's that? Because— \\ \\
-  - CBS made its beef with Axanar very clear way back in August, when it told The Wrap: "CBS has not authorized, sanctioned or licensed this project in any way, and this has been communicated to those involved. We continue to object to professional commercial ventures trading off our property rights and are considering further options to protect these rights."(([[http://www.thewrap.com/how-1-1-million-star-trek-fan-movie-has-escaped-studio-shutdown-so-far/|The Wrap: How $1.1 Million ‘Star Trek’ Fan Movie Has Escaped Studio Shutdown (So Far)]], 8/25/16.))  \\ \\+  - CBS made its beef with Axanar very clear way back in August, when it told The Wrap: "CBS has not authorized, sanctioned or licensed this project in any way, and this has been communicated to those involved. We continue to object to professional commercial ventures trading off our property rights and are considering further options to protect these rights."(([[http://www.thewrap.com/how-1-1-million-star-trek-fan-movie-has-escaped-studio-shutdown-so-far/|The Wrap: How $1.1 Million ‘Star Trek’ Fan Movie Has Escaped Studio Shutdown (So Far)]], 8/25/15.))  \\ \\
   - Ignores that the plaintiffs clearly outlined their reasons for suing as recently as the [[joint_statement|joint report]], among them that "the Axanar Works are intended to be a professional quality 'prequel' to the original Star Trek television series, which use numerous copyrighted elements from the Star Trek Works, and for which the defendants have raised more than $1 million."(("Nature of Claims and Defenses," Joint Report Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26 and Local Rule 26-1, p. 1, 5/2/16.)) \\ \\   - Ignores that the plaintiffs clearly outlined their reasons for suing as recently as the [[joint_statement|joint report]], among them that "the Axanar Works are intended to be a professional quality 'prequel' to the original Star Trek television series, which use numerous copyrighted elements from the Star Trek Works, and for which the defendants have raised more than $1 million."(("Nature of Claims and Defenses," Joint Report Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26 and Local Rule 26-1, p. 1, 5/2/16.)) \\ \\
   - Ignores the fact no other fan production has approached this scope, despite Axanar's talking point that it's just like all the others. \\ \\   - Ignores the fact no other fan production has approached this scope, despite Axanar's talking point that it's just like all the others. \\ \\
   - Ignores Axanar's extensive ongoing Star Trek [[merchandise|merchandising operation]] when considering Alec Peters' claim his production has done the plaintiffs no harm. \\ \\   - Ignores Axanar's extensive ongoing Star Trek [[merchandise|merchandising operation]] when considering Alec Peters' claim his production has done the plaintiffs no harm. \\ \\
-  - Seems unaware of hundreds of thousand of donor dollars spent building out a [[investor_group|revenue-generating studio]] that is now being rented out to other productions. \\ \\+  - Seems unaware of hundreds of thousand of donor dollars spent building out a [[investor_group|revenue-generating studio]] now being advertised for rental to other productions. \\ \\
   - Buys Axanar's "no harm to plaintiffs" talking point while ignoring that under copyright law, infringement itself is the only harm copyrightholders have to prove, and that Axanar has harmed the copyright holders' rights to control the creation of derivative works.(([[http://ogc.harvard.edu/pages/copyright-and-fair-use|"Copyright and Fair Use," Office of General Counsel, Harvard University]], retrieved 5/19/16.)) \\ \\   - Buys Axanar's "no harm to plaintiffs" talking point while ignoring that under copyright law, infringement itself is the only harm copyrightholders have to prove, and that Axanar has harmed the copyright holders' rights to control the creation of derivative works.(([[http://ogc.harvard.edu/pages/copyright-and-fair-use|"Copyright and Fair Use," Office of General Counsel, Harvard University]], retrieved 5/19/16.)) \\ \\
   - Ignores the fact that Axanar's alleged direct financial benefit is central to harm, with Judge Klausner specifically citing Axanar's $1 million take as sufficient evidence against the defense's effort to strike out the "direct financial benefit" claim in the legal complaint.(("Vicarious Infringement: Direct Financial Benefit Allegations Made on 'Information and Belief,'" Judge R. Gary Klausner's Order to Deny Motion to Dismiss, p. 5 §B(2), 5/9/16.)) \\ \\   - Ignores the fact that Axanar's alleged direct financial benefit is central to harm, with Judge Klausner specifically citing Axanar's $1 million take as sufficient evidence against the defense's effort to strike out the "direct financial benefit" claim in the legal complaint.(("Vicarious Infringement: Direct Financial Benefit Allegations Made on 'Information and Belief,'" Judge R. Gary Klausner's Order to Deny Motion to Dismiss, p. 5 §B(2), 5/9/16.)) \\ \\
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   * Alec Peters is not credited as director of either //Prelude to Axanar// or //Axanar//. Christian Gossett directed the short, while Robert Meyer Burnett was the director of the feature.   * Alec Peters is not credited as director of either //Prelude to Axanar// or //Axanar//. Christian Gossett directed the short, while Robert Meyer Burnett was the director of the feature.
   * Peters shares the writing credits with a [[does#changing cast of writers]] as the screenplay has evolved over the years.   * Peters shares the writing credits with a [[does#changing cast of writers]] as the screenplay has evolved over the years.
-  * Given the timing of the lawsuit's filing in December 2015, the [[crowdfunding_platforms|crowdfunding]] total that caught the studios' attention was more likely the $1.3 million raised over the course of three campaigns in two years on both Kickstarter and Indiegogo.+  * Given the timing of the lawsuit's filing in December 2015, the [[crowdfunding_platforms|crowdfunding]] total that caught the studios' attention was more likely the $1.3 million raised over the course of three campaigns in two years on both Kickstarter and Indiegogo. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}
  
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