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-Axanar's former chief technologist, **Terry McIntosh**, was served with a subpoena on Friday, September 2, 2016, on b<WRAP>+<WRAP>
 //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap> //**__ __**// <wrap lo>**By [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]]**</wrap>
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-ehalf of the plaintiffs, [[cbs|CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]], in their [[copyright infringement]] [[lawsuit]] against the fan production and its leader, [[Alec Peters]].+<wrap lo>//See also: [[gossett-subpoena|‘Prelude’ Director's Deposition Postponed]]//</wrap> 
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 +Axanar's former chief technologist, **Terry McIntosh**, was served with a subpoena on Friday, September 2, 2016, on behalf of the plaintiffs, [[cbs|CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]], in their [[copyright infringement]] [[lawsuit]] against the fan production and its leader, [[Alec Peters]].
  
 "Was just served with a deposition subpoena for Axanar," McIntosh announced on [[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1296034653741235/|Facebook]], adding that he was unwilling to travel at his own expense, nor lose time from his job, to respond to the plaintiffs' summons: "Was just served with a deposition subpoena for Axanar," McIntosh announced on [[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1296034653741235/|Facebook]], adding that he was unwilling to travel at his own expense, nor lose time from his job, to respond to the plaintiffs' summons:
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 <wrap lo>**<wrap em>UPDATE</wrap> on McIntosh's Deposition** \\ <wrap lo>**<wrap em>UPDATE</wrap> on McIntosh's Deposition** \\
 {{ :terry-headshot.jpg?nolink&100|**Terry McIntosh**.}} {{ :terry-headshot.jpg?nolink&100|**Terry McIntosh**.}}
-Former Axanar CTO Terry McIntosh said he received an amended subpoena moving the date scheduled for his deposition: "[They] are moving the date to October 14th and, most importantly for my interests, it will now happen in Seattle."(([[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1305688256109208/|Terry McIntosh post, CBS/Paramount vs. Axanar Facebook group]], 9/13/16.))</wrap></WRAP>+Former Axanar CTO Terry McIntosh said he requested his deposition date be rescheduled again to October 28 in Seattle: "Since I’m rather looking forward to participating in the process, and have already collected the majority of the requested materials that I’ll be submitting for review — over 3TB worth, so far, and I’m still gathering — this makes things more manageable." 
 +(([[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1326765640668136/|Terry McIntosh post, CBS/Paramount vs. Axanar Facebook group]], 10/7/16.))</wrap></WRAP>
  
 Indeed, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure state a person served with a subpoena cannot be compelled to appear at a deposition if it takes place further than 100 miles from where he or she resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person.(([[https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_45|Rule 45, Subpoena, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]], Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School, retrieved 9/2/16.)) Indeed, the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure state a person served with a subpoena cannot be compelled to appear at a deposition if it takes place further than 100 miles from where he or she resides, is employed, or regularly transacts business in person.(([[https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_45|Rule 45, Subpoena, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure]], Legal Information Institute, Cornell University Law School, retrieved 9/2/16.))
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 ===== Terms of the Subpoena ===== ===== Terms of the Subpoena =====
  
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 McIntosh himself is entitled (but not required) to be represented by counsel at the deposition, most likely to help him avoid making any self-incriminating statements. McIntosh himself is entitled (but not required) to be represented by counsel at the deposition, most likely to help him avoid making any self-incriminating statements.
  
-[{{ ::michael-spatola-150x150.jpg|**MAKEUP ARTIST** Michael Spatola is among the creative contributors to //Axanar// in whom CBS and Paramount's subpoena demonstrates interest. //Photo: Cinema Makeup School//}}]+[{{ ::michael-spatola-150x150.jpg|**MAKEUP ARTIST** Michael Spatola is among the creative contributors to //Axanar// in whom CBS and Paramount's subpoena demonstrates interest. //Photo/Cinema Makeup School//}}]
  
 Since his resignation, McIntosh has emerged as a vocal critic of Axanar, disclosing communications with Peters that, among other things, indicated that Axanar has [[axanar_finances|run out of cash]]. For their part, Axanar surrogates have claimed that [[axanar_finances#accusations_of_theft_extortion|McIntosh extorted]] the production company by stealing data it needed for [[ares_digital_update|shipping to its donors]] and customers of its online Donors' Store. Since his resignation, McIntosh has emerged as a vocal critic of Axanar, disclosing communications with Peters that, among other things, indicated that Axanar has [[axanar_finances|run out of cash]]. For their part, Axanar surrogates have claimed that [[axanar_finances#accusations_of_theft_extortion|McIntosh extorted]] the production company by stealing data it needed for [[ares_digital_update|shipping to its donors]] and customers of its online Donors' Store.
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 McIntosh said he believed the appearance of those specific names on his subpoena "means they're likely on the subpoena list, too."(([[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1296034653741235/|Terry McIntosh post, CBS/Paramount vs. Axanar Facebook group]], 9/2/16.)) McIntosh said he believed the appearance of those specific names on his subpoena "means they're likely on the subpoena list, too."(([[face>groups/CBSvsAxanar/permalink/1296034653741235/|Terry McIntosh post, CBS/Paramount vs. Axanar Facebook group]], 9/2/16.))
  
-[{{ :locked-script.jpg?300|**THE //AXANAR//** script, once described as locked, is the subject of the studios' allegations of copyright infringement by producer Alec Peters (center) and others, including putative director Robert Burnett (right).}}]+[{{ :locked-script.jpg?300|**THE //AXANAR//** script, once described as locked, is the subject of the studios' allegations of copyright infringement by producer Alec Peters (center) and others, including putative director Robert Burnett (right). Read [[locked_script|our review]].}}]
  
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