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guidelines_aftermath [2016/08/02 00:39] – [Video Productions] Continues newsletter confirms and clarifies their stance jheaneyguidelines_aftermath [2018/04/24 21:00] (current) – Carlos Pedraza
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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>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]]// | Continuing as a non-*Trek* project ((personal communication with the producer on Facebook, 7/17/16)) |+| //[[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 Trek]]// | 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 |
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 | //[[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."  ((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. | | //[[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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 ====== 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 |