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+ | //**Axanar Defense Makes Last-Ditch Effort to Include Testimony from J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin**// | ||
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+ | //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user> | ||
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+ | Federal [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]]' | ||
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+ | [[order_exclude_evidence|Klausner' | ||
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+ | A court observer told **AxaMonitor** that the judge made his rulings — marked " | ||
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+ | Following the original motions, attorneys for Axanar and for the studios filed objections January 5 to one another' | ||
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+ | ==== Last Chance to Sway Judge ==== | ||
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+ | The judge evidently marked his rulings as tentative because attorneys have one more round of rebuttals to one another' | ||
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+ | Those replies are due January 21, and the lawsuit remained on track to go to trial January 31. | ||
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+ | ===== Shoehorning Evidence ===== | ||
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+ | Meanwhile, in what Klausner may perceive as an attempt to do an end run around his tentative ruling declaring Abrams' | ||
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+ | ==== After the Fact ==== | ||
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+ | In his tentative ruling, the judge appeared to buy the plaintiffs' | ||
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+ | In their new brief, the defense argued defendants [[Alec Peters]] and his company, [[Axanar Productions]], | ||
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+ | ==== Peters' | ||
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+ | The defense also sought to change Klausner' | ||
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+ | <WRAP right round download 50%> | ||
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+ | The defense needs to make that case in order to avoid high statutory damages for which Axanar may be liable, increasing from $750 to $150,000 per infringement. | ||
+ | ==== Rejected Witnesses ==== | ||
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+ | Axanar also asked Klausner to reconsider his rejection of several witnesses he found extraneous to the case, namely: | ||
+ | * Professor Henry Jenkins, who was to testify regarding the studios' | ||
+ | * Reece Watkins, an Axanar donor and a single Star Trek fan, whose testimony was expected to reflect the experience of all fans with regard to how Axanar inspired him to buy more official merchandise. | ||
+ | * Blogger Jonathan Lane of the website Fan Film Factor, Axanar' | ||
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+ | ===== Next Steps ===== | ||
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+ | It is not clear how the judge will deal with the defense' |