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-<wrap lo>**FAN FILMS PRIMER** Learn all about CBS/Paramount's history with fan films and the dangerous legal territory upon which fans treaded until the studios released these guidelines » {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[primers#tab__fan_films|Fan Films Primer]]</wrap> 
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-====== Aftermath ======+====== Guidelines Aftermath ======
  
 **//How the New Guidelines Affect Current Fan Productions//** **//How the New Guidelines Affect Current Fan Productions//**
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 +//**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]] and James Heaney**</wrap>
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 In the aftermath of the release by CBS and Paramount of [[cbs_guidelines|production guidelines]] on June 23, 2016, stunned fan producers assessed the impact of the new restrictions on their shows. In the aftermath of the release by CBS and Paramount of [[cbs_guidelines|production guidelines]] on June 23, 2016, stunned fan producers assessed the impact of the new restrictions on their shows.
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 ===== Clarification ===== ===== Clarification =====
  
-Although many fan projects suspended production immediately, a June 28 [[guidelines-podcast|podcast interview]] with CBS vice president of product development John Van Citters reassured some fan productions that they could resume work, while others considered how to retool to fit the guidelines. Others — including the largest and best-known, //Star Trek: New Voyages// — remained ominously shuttered, awaiting further clarifications that may not come for some time.+Although many fan projects suspended production immediately, a June 28 [[guidelines-podcast|podcast interview]] with CBS' vice president of product development, John Van Citters, reassured some fan productions that they could resume work, while others considered how to retool to fit the guidelines. Others — including the largest and best-known, //Star Trek: New Voyages// — remained ominously shuttered, awaiting further clarifications that may not come for some time.
  
 ===== Impact on Star Trek Fan Productions ===== ===== Impact on Star Trek Fan Productions =====
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 | //[[face>TrekAbsolute/posts/1048035765279536?comment_id=1048141478602298&reply_comment_id=1052565738159872|Absolution]]// | Continuing; will complete current episode, then consider retooling as an audio drama | | //[[face>TrekAbsolute/posts/1048035765279536?comment_id=1048141478602298&reply_comment_id=1052565738159872|Absolution]]// | Continuing; will complete current episode, then consider retooling as an audio drama |
 | //[[face>startrekambush/posts/1384251544935197|Ambush]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines | | //[[face>startrekambush/posts/1384251544935197|Ambush]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines |
-| //[[http://www.startrekanthology.com/cbsparamount-fan-film-guidelines/|Star Trek: Anthology]]// | "Pursuing the most effective means" to continue; has apparently resumed production on a vignette | +| //[[http://www.exploretheouterrim.com/go-beyond-star-trek-universe-outer-rim/|Anthology]]// | No longer a //Star Trek// project; continuing production under new title //The Outer Rim// | 
-| //[[face>EngageTheOfficialStarTrekPodcast/posts/1060559627365676?comment_id=1061679910586981&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R9%22%7D|Aurora]]*// | Awaiting clarification |+| //[[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/survivor-roll-call.282167/#post-11659074|Aurora]]// | Completing current episode as a "grandfathered" production |
 | {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} //[[cbs_guidelines|Axanar]]// | Continuing pending [[lawsuit]] outcome; believes it has fair use immunity | | {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} //[[cbs_guidelines|Axanar]]// | Continuing pending [[lawsuit]] outcome; believes it has fair use immunity |
 +| //[[face>captainpikemovie/posts/702967649850745|Captain Pike]]// | Continuing |
 | //[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2pJP9TgirsJf5Mg3xRS-i21LjWSevJQF|Cataja: The Falkenhorst Chronicles]]*// | Cancelled | | //[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL2pJP9TgirsJf5Mg3xRS-i21LjWSevJQF|Cataja: The Falkenhorst Chronicles]]*// | Cancelled |
 | //[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIaL9A_G1M8&lc=z12mwhnyozv1cngr004cixgxqravx1d5yz00k.1467617759576819|Chance Encounter]]// | Continuing; "aware" of guidelines and appears compliant. | | //[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIaL9A_G1M8&lc=z12mwhnyozv1cngr004cixgxqravx1d5yz00k.1467617759576819|Chance Encounter]]// | Continuing; "aware" of guidelines and appears compliant. |
 | //[[face>startrekconstellation/posts/1753831718190109|Constellation]]*// | Cancelled | | //[[face>startrekconstellation/posts/1753831718190109|Constellation]]*// | Cancelled |
-| //[[face>StarTrekContinues/posts/1217394034960777?comment_id=1217463894953791|Star Trek Continues]]*// | Awaiting clarification ((More precisely, it [[https://www.facebook.com/StarTrekContinues/photos/a.368013926565463.92376.333296680037188/1200491056651075/?type=3&theater|appears]] that STC is continuing production but will hold off on any public releases until they have clarified their position with CBS.)) |+| //[[http://stcsubspacechatter.blogspot.com/2016/08/our-love-letter-to-star-trek.html|Star Trek Continues]]// | Completing current episode ((release date September 2, 2016)); awaiting clarification on subsequent releases ((...but, for now, "We fully intend that the kind donations from our supporters will be used for the exact purpose for which they were donated.")) |
 | //[[face>startrekdarkarmada/photos/a.10150469262997110.417361.230524757109/10154135106802110/|Dark Armada]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines ((except for "one piece of [Guideline] #1")) | | //[[face>startrekdarkarmada/photos/a.10150469262997110.417361.230524757109/10154135106802110/|Dark Armada]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines ((except for "one piece of [Guideline] #1")) |
 | //[[face>darkisolation/posts/1806131079615763|Dark Isolation]]// | Completing current episodes, then relaunching as non-//Star Trek// project | | //[[face>darkisolation/posts/1806131079615763|Dark Isolation]]// | Completing current episodes, then relaunching as non-//Star Trek// project |
 | //[[face>dreadnoughtdominion/posts/1306249589419812|Dreadnought Dominion]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines | | //[[face>dreadnoughtdominion/posts/1306249589419812|Dreadnought Dominion]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines |
-| //[[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1248838625127505/?comment_id=1249198968424804|Star Trekz Empire]]*// | Suspended; considering options | +| //[[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1248838625127505/?comment_id=1249198968424804|Star Trekz Empire]]// | Continuing as a non-//Trek// project ((personal communication with the producer on Facebook, 7/17/16)) | 
-| //[[face>ExeterTrek/posts/972119432908358?comment_id=975466759240292&reply_comment_id=980261555427479|Exeter]]// | Continuing work on pilot; awaiting clarification for future episodes |+| //[[face>ExeterTrek/posts/972119432908358?comment_id=975466759240292&reply_comment_id=980261555427479|Exeter Trek]]// | Continuing work on pilot; awaiting clarification for future episodes |
 | //[[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZvLAkWcAArTPB.jpg|Farragut]]// | Completing current series finale as planned; a sequel series has been cancelled | | //[[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZvLAkWcAArTPB.jpg|Farragut]]// | Completing current series finale as planned; a sequel series has been cancelled |
 | //[[face>starshipintrepid/posts/1234330533253551?comment_id=1234358056584132|Intrepid]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines | | //[[face>starshipintrepid/posts/1234330533253551?comment_id=1234358056584132|Intrepid]]// | Continuing; retooling to comply with guidelines |
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 | //[[http://st-minotaur.blogspot.com/2016/06/studio-reply-to-paramounts-recent-list.html|Minotaur]]// | Continuing; rejects legitimacy of studio guidelines | | //[[http://st-minotaur.blogspot.com/2016/06/studio-reply-to-paramounts-recent-list.html|Minotaur]]// | Continuing; rejects legitimacy of studio guidelines |
 | //[[face>permalink.php?story_fbid=1143725652345102&id=283606988356977|Nature's Hunger]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines | | //[[face>permalink.php?story_fbid=1143725652345102&id=283606988356977|Nature's Hunger]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines |
-| //[[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/star-trek-the-original-series-set-tour-to-open.282156/#post-11656751|New Voyages/Phase II]]*// | "//New Voyages// no longer exists." Canceled in May (before guidelines were made public). ((The sets have been [[http://www.startrek.com/article/the-original-series-set-tour-to-open|licensed]] as an official //Star Trek// tour site.)) Fate of episodes currently in post-production unclear. | +| //[[http://www.trekbbs.com/threads/star-trek-the-original-series-set-tour-to-open.282156/#post-11656751|New Voyages/Phase II]]*// | "//New Voyages// no longer exists."  ((New Voyages was actually canceled in late April (before guidelines were made public). The sets have since been [[http://www.startrek.com/article/the-original-series-set-tour-to-open|licensed]] as an official //Star Trek// tour site.)) Fate of episodes currently in post-production unclear. | 
-| //[[face>StarTrek.Outlaws/posts/1819402678292434|Outlaws]]*// | Suspended; considering retooling as an audio drama ((currently an audio/visual hybrid)) |+| //[[face>StarTrek.Outlaws/posts/1854215651477803|Outlaws]]// | Resuming production; format unclear ((originally an audio/visual hybrid)) |
 | //[[face>pacific201/?fref=nf|Pacific 201]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines | | //[[face>pacific201/?fref=nf|Pacific 201]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines |
 | //[[face>groups/projectpotemkin/permalink/1221412274544372/|Potemkin Pictures]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines | | //[[face>groups/projectpotemkin/permalink/1221412274544372/|Potemkin Pictures]]// | Continuing; asserts compliance with guidelines |
 +| //[[face>courageouspilot/posts/1789844714589441|Project NCC 1703]]// | Resuming as //Starship Langley// |
 | //[[http://startrekraven.com/news.html|Raven]]// | Continuing; will comply with guidelines ((Initially, //Raven// [[http://1701news.com/node/1265/fan-film-snubs-cbs-paramount-guidelines.html|created a stir]] when it announced that it would refuse to comply with several guidelines, apparently asserting a fair use immunity. Raven's Executive Producer, David Whitney [[https://www.facebook.com/startrekraven/posts/1102040779818222|amended]] his position on July 2nd after "discussing... with our Producers and legal advisors")) | | //[[http://startrekraven.com/news.html|Raven]]// | Continuing; will comply with guidelines ((Initially, //Raven// [[http://1701news.com/node/1265/fan-film-snubs-cbs-paramount-guidelines.html|created a stir]] when it announced that it would refuse to comply with several guidelines, apparently asserting a fair use immunity. Raven's Executive Producer, David Whitney [[https://www.facebook.com/startrekraven/posts/1102040779818222|amended]] his position on July 2nd after "discussing... with our Producers and legal advisors")) |
 | //[[http://renegades.show/home/a-message-from-the-renegades-team-regarding-the-new-fan-film-guidelines/|Renegades]]// | No longer a Star Trek project; continuing production | | //[[http://renegades.show/home/a-message-from-the-renegades-team-regarding-the-new-fan-film-guidelines/|Renegades]]// | No longer a Star Trek project; continuing production |
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 | //[[face>StarshipSaladin/posts/1060368727390713|Saladin]]// | Continuing current episodes as a "grandfathered" production, then shutting down | | //[[face>StarshipSaladin/posts/1060368727390713|Saladin]]// | Continuing current episodes as a "grandfathered" production, then shutting down |
 | //[[face>NCC1707/photos/a.151125768430036.1073741825.151123951763551/445652498977360/|Valiant]]// | Continuing current episode as a "grandfathered" production; further future unclear | | //[[face>NCC1707/photos/a.151125768430036.1073741825.151123951763551/445652498977360/|Valiant]]// | Continuing current episode as a "grandfathered" production; further future unclear |
-| //[[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZvLruXEAAK1mB.jpg|Yorktown: A Time To Heal]]// | Continuing ((The John Van Citters interview appeared to specifically address and authorize //Yorktown// (he made reference to a movie that has been twenty years in the making, and that can only describe //Yorktown//).)) |+| //[[https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CnZvLruXEAAK1mB.jpg|Yorktown: A Time To Heal]]// | Continuing as a "grandfathered" production. ((The John Van Citters interview appeared to specifically address and authorize //Yorktown// (he made reference to a movie that has been twenty years in the making, and that can only describe //Yorktown//).)) |
  
 ====== Audio Productions ====== ====== Audio Productions ======
  
-<wrap lo>"Long-form radio dramas" aka "audio dramas" are expressly not covered by the guidelines, according to the //Engage// podcast's interview with John Van Citters. Nearly all audio dramas that initially closed down have since reopened.</wrap>+<wrap lo>"Long-form radio dramas" aka "audio dramas" are expressly not covered by the guidelines, according to the //Engage// podcast's interview with John Van Citters. All audio dramas that initially closed down have since reopened.</wrap>
  
 ^ Production Title ^  Status  | ^ Production Title ^  Status  |
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 | //[[face>StarForceMedia/posts/1703494286583431|Lost Universe]]// | Resuming | | //[[face>StarForceMedia/posts/1703494286583431|Lost Universe]]// | Resuming |
 | //[[face>StarTrekOutpost/photos/a.169669494111.156325.155237094111/10154951749739112/|Outpost]]// | Resuming | | //[[face>StarTrekOutpost/photos/a.169669494111.156325.155237094111/10154951749739112/|Outpost]]// | Resuming |
-| //[[face>StarshipRanger27968/posts/1068942423182414|Ranger]]*// | Suspended; "rethink[ing] our show" |+| //[[face>StarshipRanger27968/posts/1090458181030838|Ranger]]// | Resuming |
 | //[[face>eric.l.busby/posts/10153682814092876|Section 31 Files]]// | Remaining online; may continue ((Creator Eric Busby initially took both his //Trek// series offline, but restored them after the John Van Citters interview)) | | //[[face>eric.l.busby/posts/10153682814092876|Section 31 Files]]// | Remaining online; may continue ((Creator Eric Busby initially took both his //Trek// series offline, but restored them after the John Van Citters interview)) |
 | //[[http://www.shadowsoftyranny.com/audio-drama-is-not-part-of-the-guidelines/|Shadows of Tyranny]]// | Resuming | | //[[http://www.shadowsoftyranny.com/audio-drama-is-not-part-of-the-guidelines/|Shadows of Tyranny]]// | Resuming |