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-[[reassure_donors|{{:boxesopatches.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**AXANAR AIMS** to reassure donors about their perks and its lawsuit prospects. PLUS: Is CBS/Paramount's copyright lawsuit behind the Donor Store's re-branding as ‘Donor Station’? {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[reassure_donors|Read more »]] (Filed 7/28/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[evidence-tentative|{{:abrams-lin.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**TAKING THE STAND?** The judge's evidentiary rulings last week were more tentative than we thought, and Axanar's attorneys make a last-ditch effort to get J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin on the stand. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[evidence-tentative|Read more »]] (Filed 1/18/17)</wrap>
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-[[protective_order|{{:files-on-shelf.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**SIGNAL ABOUT DISCOVERY** The joint filing of a protective order governing confidential information shows discovery in the Axanar copyright suit is well underway. Learn what kind of information Axanar, Alec Peters, CBS and Paramount hope to keep from public view and why. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[protective_order|Read more »]] (Filed 7/12/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**THREE WEEKS** After scrubbing the Internet of the leaked and much-criticized two-minute //Axanar// trailer, spokesman Mike Bawden had promised "a fully polished version to share with the world" within two or three weeks. That time period just expired with no sign of a revised trailer. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[axanar_trailer|Read more »]] (Updated 7/12/16)</wrap>+<wrap lo>**LACK OF REDACTION** The judge in the Axanar copyright lawsuit ruled against efforts by defense attorneys to exclude evidence hurtful to defendants Alec Peters and his Axanar Productions, including more of the beleaguered production's finances. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[evidence denied|Read more »]] (Filed 1/18/17)</wrap>
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-[[http://www.newsweek.com/star-trek-fan-fiction-451320|{{::newsweek-axanar.jpg|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**NEWSWEEK'S SPECIAL ISSUE** celebrating Star Trek's 50th anniversary includes an article on fan films inspired by the franchise, with Axanar images splashed over a two-page spread. The article itself explores the history of fan productions and the threat posed to them by the Axanar lawsuit. //Note: The article in the printed publication repackages this April 2016 piece:// [[http://www.newsweek.com/star-trek-fan-fiction-451320|Newsweek]]. (Filed 7/12/16)</wrap> 
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-{{youtube>K1m7SSOQC6o?large|Former Axanar director Christian Gossett's explosive interview with the G&T Show podcast}} 
-<wrap lo>**MISPLACED LOYALTY** In an explosive interview with the G&T Show, the director of //Prelude to Axanar//, Christian Gossett, speaks publicly for the first time about why he resigned from directing //Axanar// and how its supporters' faith is based on the quality of //Prelude// — but the people who made it are nearly all gone because of producer Alec Peters. [[https://youtu.be/K1m7SSOQC6o|G&T Show YouTube Channel]].</wrap> 
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-[[guidelines-podcast|{{::engage-podcast.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**CLARIFYING GUIDELINES** CBS official John Van Citters answers questions on the Engage podcast to tamp down rising complaints about fan production guidelines announced by CBS and Paramount, and explains the "brave new frontier" offered to fans no longer burdened by the possibility of litigation. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[guidelines-podcast|Read more »]] (Posted 6/29/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[financial_review_findings|{{:files.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo><wrap em>PART 2</wrap>: **HIDDEN BOOKS** One member's resignation shines a spotlight on possible flaws in the scope of Axanar's independent financial review committee, especially on revelations the committee isn't examining all of Axanar’s books. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[financial review findings|Read more »]] (Filed 1/16/17)</wrap> 
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 +[[financial_review_committee|{{:santiago-2.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo><wrap em>PART 1</wrap>: **INDEPENDENT RESIGNATION** One of the heretofore unknown members of Axanar's avowed independent financial review board resigned, following what producer Alec Peters alleged was harassment by **AxaMonitor**. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[financial review committee|Read more »]] (Filed 1/14/17)</wrap> 
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-[[cbs guidelines|{{::star_trek_fan_films.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**FAN FILM GUIDELINES** CBS and Paramount Pictures revealed a set of guidelines for fan films that would preclude the use of any professionals and the formats used by the major productions, including //Axanar//. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[cbs_guidelines|Read more »]] (Posted 6/22/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[order_exclude_evidence|{{:courthouse-lobby.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**EVIDENTLY EXCLUDED** A federal judge appeared to grant efforts by attorneys on both sides of the Axanar copyright lawsuit to exclude witnesses and evidence they hoped would further their case before a jury. Who won or lost what? {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[order exclude evidence|Read more »]] (Filed 1/11/17)</wrap> 
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 +<wrap lo>[[studio_ownership|{{:inside-industry-studios.jpg?nolink|}}]]**WHO OWNS AXANAR'S STUDIO?** That mystery, the subject of an **AxaMonitor** investigation, deepened when court documents revealed an unknown company, solely owned by Alec Peters, stands to profit from the commercial facility. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[studio ownership|Read more »]] (Filed 1/7/17)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>[[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-star-trek-axanar-lawsuit-update-20160617-snap-story.html|{{::la-times.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-**ULTIMATELY NOT FAVORABLE** Director Robert Meyer Burnett told the Los Angeles Times he doesn't expect the copyright lawsuit against Axanar to turn out well for the production and its fans. [[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-star-trek-axanar-lawsuit-update-20160617-snap-story.html|Los Angeles Times]]. (Posted 6/20/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[exclude_evidence_opposition|{{:blind-justice.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**AXANAR OPPOSES** studios' attempt to exclude altered financial evidence and testimony from J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin. Both sides filed opposition to motions to dismiss major evidence and witnesses. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[exclude evidence opposition|Read more »]] (Filed 1/6/17)</wrap> 
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 +[[bjorn_munson|{{:kirk-excuse-me.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**FOR THE LOVE OF SPOCK** Guest commentator Bjorn Munson muses on the past year of Axanar, its prospects at trial and the damage done to fan films and fandom in general. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[bjorn_munson|Read more »]] (Filed 1/8/17)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**THE DIFFERENCE** What's the difference between the new Star Trek fan film guidelines and the contest rules that grant a license to Star Wars fan productions? Writer-producer Jody Wheeler compares and contrasts the studios'  very similar approaches. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[trek_wars_guidelines|Read more »]]</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[appeal_fact_check|{{:ninth-circuit-court.jpg?|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**APPEALING PROSPECTS** How realistic is Axanar's hopeful spin on losing its fair use defense, focusing instead on an appeal to the 'liberal' Ninth Circuit? {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[appeal fact check|Read more »]] (Filed 1/4/17)</wrap> 
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 +[[fair_use_denied|{{ :klingon-justice.jpg?720&nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**FAIR USE DENIED** While a Federal judge denied summary judgment to both sides in the Axanar copyright infringement lawsuit, he dealt a major blow to the defendants’ reliance on fair use as a defense in the case. The case moves on to trial January 31. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[fair use denied|Read more »]] (Filed 1/4/17)</wrap> 
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-**STAR TREK NO MORE** In the wake of the Axanar lawsuit and CBS' restrictive fan production guidelines, //Star Trek: Renegades// is now just //Renegades//, producers announced, and it will continue as an ongoing series featuring no Star Trek elements. [[http://renegades.show/home/a-message-from-the-renegades-team-regarding-the-new-fan-film-guidelines/|Renegades Website]] (Posted 6/25/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[klingon_language_copyright|{{:klingon-warriors.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**'e' vIHarlaHbe'!** Despite a clever, headline-grabbing effort by the Language Creation Society to draw attention to the copyright ability of constructed languages like Klingon, a federal judge turned aside an effort to attach the issue to the Axanar case. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[klingon language copyright|Read more »]] (Filed 1/5/17)</wrap> 
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 +[[appeal_statement|{{:klingontrialarcher.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**LAWYERS HANG ON** Axanar told its donors it not only plans to to pursue its copyright infringement case to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals but that its pro bono law firm, Winston & Strawn, would stand by the beleaguered project. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[appeal statement|Read more »]] (Filed 1/5/17)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**STUDIOS HOPEFUL ABOUT SETTLEMENT** After a spate of news stories about the Axanar lawsuit continuing despite producer J.J. Abrams' intervention, CBS and Paramount said June 21: "Talks are ongoing. We continue to be hopeful that we will reach a settlement shortly." [[http://blogs.wsj.com/law/2016/06/21/copyright-claims-against-star-trek-fan-film-kling-on/|Wall Street Journal]]. (Posted 6/21/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box > 
 +[[void_dire|{{:img_1979.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**JURY SELECTION** The questions proposed by both sides in the Axanar copyright lawsuit give hints about what kind of jury they hope will hear the case when it goes to trial later this month. See all the questions. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[void dire|Read more »]] (Filed 1/3/17)</wrap> 
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 +[[illustrated_guide|{{:illustrated-excerpt-1.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**COMIC LOOK** To mark the one-year anniversary of CBS and Paramount‘s copyright infringement against producer Alec Peters and Axanar Productions, AxaMonitor published an illustrated guide explaining all the legal maneuverings. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[illustrated guide|Read more »]] (Filed 12/30/16)</wrap> 
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-[[https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/star-trek-fandom|{{::buzzfeed.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**BUZZFEED'S TAKE** on the Axanar case, and how it plays within the broader issues of 50 years of Star Trek fandom, also spotlights the release of the [[https://www.facebook.com/BuzzFeedEntertainment/videos/1083699491675717/|first of three]] teaser-trailers for the //Axanar// feature. [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/adambvary/star-trek-fandom|Buzzfeed]]. (Posted 6/17/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[2016_top_10|{{:top-axanar-stories.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**2016's TOP STORIES** The end of the year was also the one-year anniversary of the filing of CBS and Paramount’s copyright infringement lawsuit against producer Alec Peters and his Axanar Productions. AxaMonitor‘s year in review produced the Top 10 Axanar Stories of 2016. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[2016_top_10|Read more »]] (Filed 1/2/17)</wrap> 
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 +{{::klingon-language-rehash.jpg?direct|}} \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**THE STUDIOS** behind Star Trek are not about to let the Klingon language take over their copyright case against Axanar after attorneys asked a federal judge to punish the Language Creation Society for wasting the court’s time. [[http://geeknation.com/star-trek-lawyers-dont-want-to-rehash-klingon-language-debate/|Geek Nation »]] (Filed 1/2/17)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**STUDIO RE-BRANDED** Axanar appears to have re-branded its Ares soundstage and production facilities a //third// time, now calling the former "Valkyrie" rental property Industry Studios. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[investor group|Read more »]] (Updated 6/16/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[top_articles|{{:countdown-numbers.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**DOMINATED** The list of the past month's Top 10 **AxaMonitor** articles was dominated by news about both sides in the lawsuit seeking summary judgment from the judge, with a particular spotlight on revelations about lavish personal spending by Alec Peters of //Axanar// donor funds. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[top articles|Read more »]] (Filed 12/22/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[witness_list|{{:witness-trial-trek-court-martial.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**BEARING WITNESS** The plaintiffs and defense in the copyright infringement case brought against producer Alec Peters and his Axanar Productions have released their list of expected witnesses. Peters is slated for eight hours of testimony; directors J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin are also on the list. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[witness list|Read more »]] (Filed 12/21/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**SUIT'S NOT ‘GOING AWAY’** Despite the intercession by J.J. Abrams and Star Trek director Justin Lin, CBS and Paramount stated in their reply to Axanar's counterclaim that the studios' copyright infringement lawsuit is very much alive.  [[plaintiffs answer|Read more »]] (Posted 6/15/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[statement_fact_law|{{:ledger.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**FILINGS SHINE LIGHT** on weaknesses in the Axanar defense team's theory of the case, including Peters’ attempts to alter financial records and improperly use the testimony of Star Trek producer J.J. Abrams and director Justin Lin. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[statement fact law|Read more »]] (Filed 12/21/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[excluding_evidence|{{:romulan-cloak.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**UNDER CLOAK?** Attorneys filed motions Friday seeking to exclude evidence from Axanar's upcoming copyright infringement trial. Among them? The defense challenged the admissibility of defendant Alec Peters' damning financial records; plaintiffs sought to exclude testimony from Star Trek directors J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[excluding evidence|Read more »]] (Filed 12/16/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**REVENUE ANALYSIS** Amid reports from donors of unfulfilled perks from its Kickstarter and Indiegogo campaigns, **AxaMonitor** examines Axanar Productions' fulfillment efforts and spending — turning up clues about heretofore undisclosed additional revenue. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[perks|Read more »]] (Filed 4/19/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[anatomy_of_the_case#Upcoming Lawsuit Dates|{{::timeline-cropped_sm.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**TRIAL SCHEDULE** Downloadable timeline in <wrap lo>PNG</wrap> and <wrap lo>PDF</wrap> formats. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[anatomy_of_the_case#Upcoming Lawsuit Dates|Read more »]] (Filed 12/14/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[summary_judgment|{{:summary-judgment.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**CANCELED HEARING** Just as he did with the defense motion to dismiss the Axanar copyright case, federal judge Gary Klausner canceled the hearing scheduled Monday on the motions for summary judgment filed by both plaintiffs and defendants. What's behind the cancellation and what happens next? {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[summary judgment|Read more »]] (Filed 12/14/16)</wrap> 
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-**AXANAR SCRAMBLES** Under increased scrutiny for perks ready to ship but stymied by incomplete software, Axanar is now trying to reassure donors it's taking steps to shore up a fulfillment operation in disarray following their developer's resignation. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[ares_digital_update|Read more »]] (Posted 6/6/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[o_rourke_deposition|{{:paramount-pictures-screen.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**MISCONCEPTIONS** about the studios' dealings with fan films, stemming from the Axanar copyright lawsuit, are what led to the fan production guidelines, a Paramount executive confirmed in a formerly confidential deposition, stymieing Axanar's hope for confirmation there was nothing to guide fans making Star Trek films.  {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[o_rourke_deposition|Read more »]] (Filed 12/13/16)</wrap> 
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 +<wrap lo>**CONVOLUTED CONNECTIONS** Mapping out the tangled dealings between Alec Peters’ California and Georgia business concerns, and his Atlanta attorney. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[industry studios|Read more »]] (Updated 12/12/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**TrekZONE OFFERS** a new video interview with Star Trek novelist Dave Galanter, who recounts how Axanar producer Alec Peters tried to convince him to breach his contract and write an Axanar book under a pen name — and Galanter was not the only professional author Peters pursued. [[https://youtu.be/x25vpZfr6d4|TrekZONE YouTube Channel]]</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[seal_denied|{{:less-is-more-redacted.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**HIDING FROM THE PUBLIC** A federal judge admonished attorneys on both sides of the Axanar lawsuit, denying a defense effort to hide a document shedding light on Axanar's professional ambitions, and plaintiffs' attempt to make a Paramount official's testimony confidential. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[summary replies|Read more »]] (Filed 12/10/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[summary_replies|{{:axanar-redacted.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**AXANAR'S BROKE** Producer Alec Peters appears to have spent more than $1.4 million with no film to show for it, according to his own expert witness, part of a new set of evidence submitted by each side to the other's opposition to their motions for summary judgment. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[summary replies|Read more »]] (Filed 12/9/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**NO DOES** The deadline has passed to add parties to the case or to amend the legal complaint, meaning no additional Doe defendants will be named in the lawsuit. {{::axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[does|Read more »]] (Posted 6/9/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
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 +<wrap lo>**ATTORNEYS ATTACK** pre-trial evidence in the lawsuit Axanar faces for allegedly infringing on Star Trek copyrights held by CBS and Paramount. Both sides have asked the judge to rule on the case before it's scheduled to go before a jury, and both sides opposed each other's motion. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[summary opposition|Read more »]] (Filed 12/6/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[reader_commentary|{{:battlefield.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**ENMITY** In a guest commentary, an anonymous reader publicly worries about the information vacuum on Axanar's website, dashed hopes as the lawsuit moves forward and how the Axanar controversy may have permanently riven the fan community. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[summary judgment|Read more »]] (Filed 11/27/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**AWAITING ORDERS** In a series of incisive blog posts, independent filmmaker Bjorn Munson weighs in on the controversy over the setting of fan film guidelines by CBS and Paramount: "Fan film guidelines are coming … For better or worse, the old way is going away. Don’t you want to talk about what would work for you or not?" [[http://www.bjornmunson.com/2016/06/05/awaiting-new-orders-from-starfleet-command-i-e-cbs-and-paramount/|Bjorn Munson's blog]] (Posted 6/5/16) 
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-[[guidelines_timeline|{{:axa-raven.jpg|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>** PUBLIC INTEREST ** An **AxaMonitor** editorial points out the public interest behind its disclosure of private talks about fan production guidelines, and why the stakes are high for all of fandom, not just the narrow interests in the Axanar lawsuit or even just Star Trek fan films. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[guidelines_timeline|Read more »]] (Posted 6/2/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[summary_fact_check|{{:warhammer.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**FACT CHECK** Following CBS and Paramount's allegations of lavish spending by Alec Peters of funds from Axanar donors, he tries to explain the context of the financial information. Read what we learned when we fact-checked the context. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[summary_fact_check|Read more »]] (Filed 11/22/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[no_refunds|{{:kickstarter-deleted.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**PETERS SPAMS KICKSTARTER** Kickstarter deletes dozens of posts spammed on the Axanar page by producer Alec Peters, who follows up by blaming backers who questioned his spending, silencing more critics and ending refunds. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[no refunds|Read more »]] (Updated 11/22/16)</wrap> 
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-[[intrepid|{{:star-trek-intrepid.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**SUSPENDING PRODUCTION** The long-running British fan film, //Star Trek: Intrepid//, suspends production, citing the Axanar lawsuit and its ensuing uncertainty about what new rules fan films will have to live under. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[intrepid|Read more »]] (Posted 6/2/16)</wrap> 
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-[[leaker_accused|{{:drumhead.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**FALSELY ACCUSED** After AxaMonitor published details about Alec Peters' effort to get other fan films to back the production guidelines he wanted to negotiate with CBS and Paramount, the Axanar producer went hunting for the leaker. And Peters thought for sure he found him. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[leaker_accused|Read more »]] (Posted 5/31/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[axam>top_articles&rev=1479947788|{{:kickstarter-splash.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**TOP STORIES** for October-November. Alec Peters' secret trove of emails became the focus of a flurry of pre-trial motions, financial disclosures and further depositions. Plus, our top tweets and site statistics. [[axam>top_articles&rev=1479947788|Read more »]] (Filed 11/23/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[axamonitor_redaction|{{:redacted.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**REDACTION REACTION** Amid calls by Axanar's surrogate for sanctions against studio attorneys for inadvertently disclosing confidential financial information, AxaMonitor was asked to retract what plaintiffs said about producer Alec Peters' lavish spending. We refused. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[axamonitor redaction|Read more »]] (Filed 11/18/16)</wrap> 
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-[[guidelines_backlash|{{:prelude-klingons.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**BACKLASH** Following his disclosure of fan producers involved, more than a dozen fan productions publicly disavowed Axanar producer Alec Peters' attempt to bolster his lawsuit settlement position by trying to rally productions behind his proposed fan film guidelines. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[guidelines_backlash|Read more »]] (Posted 5/30/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[summary_motions_filed|{{:law-axanar.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**WHERE DID ALL THE MONEY GO?** In their summary judgment motion, lawyers for CBS and Paramount detail the lavish spending of donors' money by Axanar producer Alec Peters and describe the failure of the defense's fair use argument. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[summary motions filed|Read more »]] (Filed 11/16/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[defense_summary-filing|{{:arcanis-rubble-prelude.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**'SQUASHING CREATIVITY'** In her call for summary judgment, Axanar attorney Erin Ranahan claims CBS and Paramount Pictures are suing Star Trek's biggest fan, Alec Peters, for exercising the kind of creativity encouraged by the fair use provisions of U.S. copyright law. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[defense summary-filing|Read more »]] (Filed 11/17/16)</wrap> 
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-[[axanar_guidelines|{{:peters-wide-axalogo.jpg?direct|}}]] \\ +[[http://www.tmz.com/2016/11/12/dr-seuss-oh-the-places-youll-go-lawsuit/|{{::seuss-gerrold.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**FAN FILM GUIDELINES** With CBS/Paramount drafting fan film guidelines, Axanar's Alec Peters has reached out to several fan productions for their support of rules Peters wants the studios to accept, and isn't having much luck. The rules include an end to crowdfunding and a limit on films' running times. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[axanar_guidelines|Read more »]] (Posted 5/27/16)</wrap>+<wrap lo>**TROUBLE FOR TRIBBLES CREATOR** David Gerrold, Axanar's creative consultant and advocate, is among defendants sued for copyright and trademark infringement by the estate of Dr. Seuss. [[http://geeknation.com/dr-seuss-estate-sues-star-trek-writer-over-comic-book/|Story at Geek Nation »]] [[https://dockets.justia.com/docket/california/casdce/3:2016cv02779/517627|Court filing »]] (Filed 11/12/16)</wrap>
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-[[kraft_experience|{{:tommy-kraft-discovery-ks.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**‘I'M ANGRY’** In a heartfelt Facebook post in the wake of an apparent legal reprieve announced the day before by producer J.J. Abrams, //Star Trek–Horizon// creator Tommy Kraft spoke out against Axanar as a production “not wholly innocent” that treated him badly. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[kraft_experience|Read more »]] (Posted 5/20/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[peters_comikaze|{{:isolated-peters-studio.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**'BAD CALL'** Producer Alec Peters told a Los Angeles Comic Con panel he regretted how money he raised for Axanar led to mission creep and a 'bad call' on a three-year lease on a warehouse he had built into a commercial studio. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[peters comikaze|Read more »]] (Filed 11/3/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[gofundme|{{:gofundme-axanar.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**HERE TODAY, GONE TODAY** Axanar's surrogate blogger, Jonathan Lane, launched a $45,000 GoFundMe campaign to pay for its $15,000-a-month warehouse and studio rent, utilities and other expenses, confirming reports Axanar was out of cash. The campaign was abruptly removed Thursday at Alec Peters' behest after numerous complaints to GoFundMe. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[gofundme|Read more »]] (Filed 11/3/16)</wrap> 
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-[[http://1701news.com/node/1201/abrams-axanar-lawsuit-going-away.html|{{::abrams-lin.jpg?nolink|{{::peters-wide-axalogo.jpg|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**GOING AWAY?** In an unexpected twist in the Axanar saga, producer J.J. Abrams told fans at a //Star Trek Beyond// event that an appeal by director Justin Lin to Paramount Pictures would make the Axanar lawsuit go away. [[http://1701news.com/node/1201/abrams-axanar-lawsuit-going-away.html|1701News]] (Posted 5/20/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[peters_kickstarter_facts|{{:prelude-klingon-crash.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**WADING IN** Producer Alec Peters wades into rough waters to confront increasingly critical Kickstarter backers concerned about the lack of progress on //Axanar// and Peters having paid himself a full-time salary using donors’ money. An **AxaMonitor** Fact Check {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[peters kickstarter facts|Read more »]] (Filed 10/10/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[kickstarter_update|{{:patches-assortment.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**RUFFLED FEATHERS** In donor updates, producer Alec Peters seeks to smooth donors’ ruffled feathers, while talking up how well his surrogate, Jonathan Lane's blog, Fan Film Factor, covers the lawsuit. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[kickstarter_update|Read more »]] (Filed 10/6/16)</wrap> 
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-[[bloomberg_article|{{::spocks-brain.jpg|}}]] \\ +[[locked_script|{{:kharn-headshot.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**BRAIN? BRAIN?** Bloomberg article on Axanar lawsuit elides important facts, follows Los Angeles visit by PR director, appears to mirror the production's talking points. In a news analysis, **AxaMonitor**'s editor details the article's factual and contextual problems. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[bloomberg_article|Read more »]] (Posted 5/19/16)</wrap>+<wrap lo>**AXANAR SCRIPT REVIEW** It's Kharn's story now, writes Jody Wheeler about the fabled "fully revised, locked" final draft of the //Axanar// screenplay, recently obtained by **AxaMonitor**. Wheeler evaluates what director Rob Burnett called "the best Star Trek script ever" when it was completed in August 2015. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[locked_script|Read more »]] (Filed 9/12/16)</wrap>
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-[[motion to dismiss|{{::live-long-and-prosper.jpg|}}]] \\ + 
-<wrap lo>**JUDGE DENIES** In a sweeping ruling rejecting the defense's motion to dismiss, Judge Klausner cited Vulcan philosophy to state plaintiffs' infringement case will 'live long' enough to seek to 'prosper' in court. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[motion to dismiss|Read more »]] (Filed 5/10/16)</wrap>+<WRAP group> 
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 +[[annual report|{{:axanar_logo_axamonitor-splash-720px.jpg|Click to read article »}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**A DEEPER LOOK** at Axanar's Annual Report. It took some time to transcribe, code, sort and analyze the data, but a pattern of possible problems emerged — from unreported salaries to ballooning costs and repeated deficit spending. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[annual_report|Read more »]] (Filed 3/25/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[ambition vs. achievement|{{::axanar_cost.numbers.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**AMBITION vs. ACHIEVEMENT** New analysis of Axanar's finances demonstrates that at each significant stage in its fundraising history, ambition appears to have outstripped its fundraising capabilities, and spending has always outpaced what it has publicly reported about its income. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[ambition_vs._achievement|Read more »]] (Filed 4/1/16)</wrap> 
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-[[http://s.newsweek.com/sites/www.newsweek.com/files/styles/full/public/2016/05/26/garth-izar.jpg|{{::garth-newsweek.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**NEWSWEEK ON GUIDELINES** Writer Marc Perton asks if the coming guidelines promised by CBS and Paramount will mark the end of Star Trek fan films or birth a new creative era. [[http://www.newsweek.com/will-studio-sanctioned-guidelines-mark-end-star-trek-fan-films-463542|Newsweek]]. (Posted 5/27/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +{{youtube>H-s-CDkR6co?small}} \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**‘PRELUDE’ DIRECTOR** Christian Gossett goes on the record in the TrekZONE Spotlight video podcast with more details about how the management of Axanar by his long-time friend, producer Alec Peters, drove away Gossett and many of the other crew who successfully created //Prelude to Axanar//. [[https://youtu.be/H-s-CDkR6co|TrekZONE Spotlight YouTube Channel]]. (Filed 7/2/16)</wrap> 
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 + [[axanar myths|{{:axabusters.jpg}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**BUSTING THE MYTHBUSTING** What the facts have to say about Axanar's so-called myths regarding its alleged financial gain, its warehouse-cum-studio and money's role in Axanar's copyright infringement lawsuit. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[axanar myths|Read more »]] (Filed 3/17/16)</wrap> 
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-[[answer|{{:axanar-answer.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**DEFENDANTS PREVENT DISMISSAL** Following two unsuccessful motions to dismiss the copyright infringement lawsuit against them, and an unexpected show of support from J.J. Abrams and //Star Trek Beyond// director Justin Lin, Axanar filed a formal Answer to the legal complaint that included a counterclaim guaranteeing the plaintiffs couldn't withdraw the suit. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}[[answer|Read more »]] (Posted 5/23/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[merchandise|{{:ares-model-contents.jpg}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**FEATURED ARTICLE** The [[Merchandise]] article highlights the full line of ship models, posters, art, patches and other products Axanar offers in exchange for donations to the production. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[merchandise|Read more »]]</wrap> 
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 +[[tony todd|{{:tony-todd.jpg}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**"SOMETHING'S NOT RIGHT"** with Axanar, says former Axanar actor Tony Todd in a weekend interview. He cites production delays and loss of director Christian Gossett among the reasons he left. And he's on the short list for the new Star Trek series. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[Tony Todd|Read more »]] (Filed 2/23/16)</wrap> 
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-[[terry_mcintosh|{{::ares-digital-terry.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +[[settlement_conference|{{:negotiation.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**TOP AXANAR STAFFER RESIGNS** Lead developer and co-producer, Terry McIntosh, left Axanar Productions a week after producer Alec Peters remarked on the failure of McIntosh's Ares Digital software to fulfill donors' languishing Kickstarter perks. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}[[terry_mcintosh|Read more »]] (Posted 5/16/16)</wrap>+<wrap lo>**SETTLEMENT TALKS FIZZLE** It's not clear whether attorneys for both sides actually met as scheduled November 14 for a third conference call with a federal magistrate, seeking a settlement in Axanar's copyright infringement case — just two days before summary judgment motions are due. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[settlement conference|Read more »]] (Updated 11/10/16)</wrap>
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-[[[[tommy_kraft|{{:project-discovery.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
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-**CANCELED KICKSTARTER** Warned off a sequel by CBS in the wake of the Axanar lawsuit, //Star Trek: Horizon//'s creators kicked off a crowdfunding campaign for a $250,000 non-Trek film project that was canceled after failing to catch fire among potential backers. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}[[tommy_kraft |Read more »]] (Updated 5/17/16)</wrap>+[[emergency_motion|{{:federalcourt.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**JUDGE GRANTS** CBS and Paramount most of their requests in an emergency motion, including a new deposition of producer Alec Peters after revelation of an undisclosed email trove. The court order also loosened up  disclosure of Axanar's financial data. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[emergency motion|Read more »]] (Filed 10/31/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[order_fact_check|{{:victory.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**FACT CHECKING** producer Alec Peters' claim Monday's court ruling was a "big win" for Axanar and a "slap down" for CBS/Paramount. What was lost and gained as his undisclosed emails led to Peters being ordered by a federal magistrate to submit to another deposition. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[order fact check|Read more »]] (Filed 10/31/16)</wrap> 
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-[[tommy kraft|{{:starfleet-crest.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**NEW INSIGHT** from the creator of //Star Trek–Horizon// about why CBS made its move to shut down his sequel — with more fan productions to follow — amid continuing concerns about crowdfunding and fallout from Axanar's activities. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}[[tommy_kraft|Read more »]] (Filed 4/23/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[facebook_kills|{{:peters-passing-facebook.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**REST IN PEACE?** A Facebook glitch appeared to announce that both Axanar producer Alec Peters and spokesman Mike Bawden had passed away, posting a memorial notice on their profile pages. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[facebook kills|Read more »]] (Filed 11/11/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[endgame_2|{{:endgame.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**ENDGAME II** Producer Lukas Kendall explains why Axanar settlement talks fizzled, and updates his predictions about how the copyright case will eventually resolve. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[endgame_2|Read more »]] (Filed 11/5/16)</wrap> 
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-[[gerrold repudiates|{{::slur-gerrold.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**DEROGATORY SLUR** Author David Gerrold has repudiated a derogatory quote about **AxaMonitor** editor Carlos Pedraza attributed to the scifi author by Axanar producer Alec Peters in order to discredit AxaMonitor's coverage of the //Star Trek–Horizon// sequel shutdown by CBS. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}[[gerrold_repudiates|Read more »]] (Filed 4/25/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[axanar financials|{{:confidential.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**COURT GRANTS** the studios' request for an order paving the way to use Axanar's financial information in depositions. Meanwhile, the defense opposed CBS and Paramount's request for a new deposition of Alec Peters and accused opposing counsel of leaking information to **AxaMonitor**. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[axanar financials|Read more »]] (Filed 10/30/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[mcintosh_deposition|{{:ares-digital-terry.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**INSIDE DEPOSITION** Former Axanar chief technologist Terry McIntosh shines a light on both sides' issues in Axanar's copyright infringement lawsuit. Also: Evidence the defense is using a supposed leak of confidential information to **AxaMonitor** to restrict plaintiffs' use of Axanar's financial data. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[mcintosh deposition|Read more »]] (Filed 10/30/16)</wrap> 
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-[[http://www.newsweek.com/star-trek-fan-fiction-451320|{{::space-battle-prelude-axanar.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**NEWSWEEK** covers the Axanar lawsuit in a comprehensive piece, "'Star Trek' Copyright Battle Pits Paramount and CBS Against 'Professional' Fan Film" — a rare media piece that explores nuances instead of buying into a simplistic David vs. Goliath narrative. [[http://www.newsweek.com/star-trek-fan-fiction-451320|Newsweek]]. (Filed 4/22/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[missing_emails|{{:law-books-legal.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**HUNDREDS OF EMAILS** Studio attorneys castigated the defense for refusing a second deposition of Alec Peters after it appeared he withheld subpoenaed documents. And the defense wants to keep Axanar's finances secret because they reveal 'embarrassing' spending of donor funds. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[missing emails|Read more »]] (Filed 10/28/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[fan_film_factor|{{:courtroom.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**WITHSTANDING SCRUTINY** An **AxaMonitor** analysis examines the strength of Axanar's case on copyright infringement and potential damages, as championed by its surrogate's blog — but does its analysis hold up to scrutiny? {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[fan film factor|Read more »]] (Filed 10/27/16)</wrap> 
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-{{youtube>5xgP5CgcLYA?large|TrekZone Spotlight Alec Peters Interview, Part 2}} \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**PART TWO** of Axanar producer Alec Peters' video interview with Australia's TrekZone.org features a follow-up defense of Peters' comments by Axanar spokesman Mike Bawden, who faces even tougher questions from **AxaMonitor** editor Carlos Pedraza. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[trekzone_spotlight|Watch now »]] (Filed 4/26/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[discovery_order|{{:files.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**DISCOVERY ORDER** Just hours after a hearing, a federal magistrate ordered CBS and Paramount to give Axanar’s attorneys documents the studios had so far resisted turning over. But the defense won't get everything it asked for. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[discovery order|Read more »]] (Filed 10/21/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[supplemental_discovery|{{:gene-cage.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**DEFENSE GIVES UP** on disputed Star Trek copyrights in supplemental motions filed October 7, 2016, that opened a window behind the scenes of discovery in the Axanar copyright infringement case. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[supplemental_discovery|Read more »]] (Filed 10/9/16)</wrap> 
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-[[does#blacklisting|{{:sean-t-ares.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ +<WRAP half column> 
-<wrap lo>**BLACKLISTED** In a flurry of tweets, Sean P. Tourangeau, designer of Axanar's flagship, the USS Ares, blamed his involvement with Axanar for being blacklisted from professional Star Trek. He is a potential Doe defendant in the copyright lawsuit. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}[[does#Blacklisting|Read more »]] (Filed 4/20/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[compel_discovery|{{:files-on-shelf.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**AXANAR SPARRED** with CBS and Paramount Pictures about the studios turning over documents relating to Star Trek fan fiction, and 50 years of financial and copyright ownership records, filing a motion to compel discovery to force the studios to pony up. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[compel discovery|Read more »]] (Filed 9/30/16)</wrap> 
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 +<wrap lo>**SHROUDED STUDIO** With the formal opening of the for-profit studio Alec Peters built using money supporters donated to produce //Axanar//, **AxaMonitor**‘s investigation into the companies behind the studio revealed a complete lack of transparency about who stands to financially benefit from the facility. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[industry_studios|Read more »]] (Filed 9/26/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**ENDGAME** Hollywood producer Lukas Kendall lays out a possible but difficult endgame for Axanar producer Alec Peters (pictured, center, with his attorneys). Learn what he must admit to resolve his copyright lawsuit. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[endgame|Read more »]] (Filed 4/9/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[podcast-40-fact-check|{{:starbase-one.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**PODCAST FACT-CHECK** In the 40th episode of the Axanar podcast, producer Alec Peters finally confirms the completion of the production's financial audit, and that it's in the hands of CBS. We fact-check Peters' claims about the lawsuit, mission creep, //For the Love of Spock// and what he thinks of //Star Trek: Discovery//. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[podcast-40-fact-check|Read more »]] (Filed 9/28/16)</wrap> 
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 +<wrap lo>**ARE PERKS** any closer to being delivered to increasingly impatient donors? In his "Captain's Log," Axanar producer Alec Peters says yes. **AxaMonitor** fact-checks his claims. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[perks_fact_check|Read more »]] (Filed 9/27/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**KNOWING INFRINGEMENT?** //Axanar// director Robert Meyer Burnett's podcast interview may point to knowing and willful infringement by Axanar of Star Trek's copyrights. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[knowing infringement|Read more »]] (Filed 4/7/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
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 +<wrap lo>**VENUE FOR VICTORY** Producer Alec Peters told attendees at a virtual scifi conference that Axanar's lawyers are already looking toward arguing their case in a court of appeals, and that the lawsuit may result in a very different-looking //Axanar//. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[peters second life|Read more »]] (Filed 9/26/16)</wrap> 
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 +<wrap lo>**LAWSUIT PORTRAYAL** We examine Axanar producer Alec Peters' portrait of the lawsuit — stalled settlement talks and betrayal by the studios suing him even after Star Trek producer J.J. Abrams and director Justin Lin proclaimed their support. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[state_of_axanar|Read more »]] (Filed 9/23/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**WHICH KOBAYASHI MARU?** A popular blog post by an Axanar supporter portrays the lawsuit as a no-win scenario for Paramount Pictures (not CBS), while **AxaMonitor**'s Carlos Pedraza suggests in an editorial that it's more likely a test of character for producer Alec Peters. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}[[which_kobayashi_maru|Read more »]] (Filed 4/7/16)</wrap>+<wrap lo><wrap em>DEPOSITION DELAYED</wrap> Lawyers postponed Friday's deposition of //Prelude to Axanar// director Christian Gossett (center). The deposition was to have covered topics outlined in Gossett's subpoena, indicating what avenues the studios may pursue in the case. Meanwhile, Axanar's defense lawyer sought to represent subpoenaed witnesses. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[gossett-subpoena|Read more »]] (Filed 9/14/16) 
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-<wrap lo>**AUDIT DEMAND** On the heels of **AxaMonitor**'s [[annual_report|analysis]] of Axanar's Annual Report, 1701News tells the fan film production it owes its donors "a full and complete financial audit." [[http://1701news.com/node/1110/axanar-many-things-not-transparent.html|1701News]]. (Filed 4/1/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[propworx-email|{{:50-years-auction.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**COMPANY SPAMS DONORS?** In a move that may have run afoul of laws and the terms of use of their online services, Axanar Productions appeared to have lent or sold its donor mailing list to another company to advertise an upcoming auction of props and costumes. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[propworx-email|Read more »]] (Filed 9/9/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**A VALIANT ATTEMPT** at transparency, is how Axanar spokesman **Mike Bawden** describes its Annual Report, that "falls short of providing meaningful financial detail.” {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}}[[analysis_reply|Read more »]] (Filed 3/31/16)</wrap>+[[new_ares_digital|{{:ares2-0.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**FROM THE ASHES** of failed fulfillment software to ship perks to its donors, Axanar informed donors it has launched a new platform it hopes will address its inability to maintain a database enabling the production to deliver the long-delayed items. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[new_ares_digital|Read more »]] (Filed 9/9/16)</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**‘MY BIAS’** On **AxaMonitor**'s one-month anniversary, editor [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]] owns up to Axanar supporters' concerns about biased reporting: "Scrutiny feels a lot like bias when you’re the object of the scrutiny." {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[fairness|Read more »]] (Filed 3/14/16)</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[mcintosh subpoena|{{:paperwork.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**SUBPOENA ISSUED** Axanar’s former chief technologist, Terry McIntosh, has been served with a subpoena by lawyers for plaintiffs CBS and Paramount Pictures as their copyright infringement lawsuit proceeds against the fan production and its leader, Alec Peters. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[mcintosh_subpoena|Read more »]] (Filed 9/3/16)</wrap> 
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 +<wrap lo>**CALL TO FIX GUIDELINES** A self-selected group of fans calling for a partial boycott of //Star Trek: Discovery// has submitted a "focus group" report to CBS and Paramount criticizing their fan film guidelines and calling for the studios to walk back restrictions on run times, hiring professionals and crowdfunding. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[fanfilm_report|Read more »]] (Filed 8/26/16)</wrap>
  
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-<wrap lo>**GERROLD PARTNERS** with Axanar Productions in crowdfunding effort to adapt the scifi author's popular Chtorr books for the screen. In Axanar's latest podcast David Gerrold, writer of "The Trouble with Tribbles," announced he, //Axanar// producer Alec Peters and director Robert Burnett, plan to produce the adaptation. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9E4yVDO8A08&feature=youtu.be&t=31m55s|YouTube]].</wrap>+
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-[{{::axanaramended-monitron.jpg?direct&475|**DETAILED INFRINGEMENT** CBS and Paramount finally file their amended legal complaint against Axanar, going into 48 pages of detail — including side-by-side comparisons with real Star Trek — about the production's alleged copyright infringement. [[summary_of_the_lawsuit|Read more »]]}}]+<WRAP group> 
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 +<wrap lo>**GRASPING FOR RELEVANCE** Jeremy Varner was as surprised as anyone by the upsurge of traffic last week when he posted his speculation //Star Trek: Discovery// had to be copying something from //Axanar//, granting relevance to Axanar supporters increasingly marginalized by the new TV series. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[jeremy-varner|Read more »]] (Filed 8/25/16)</wrap>
  
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-[[http://boingboing.net/2016/04/14/paramount-wants-to-kill-a-fan.html|{{::klingon-boingboing.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**KLINGON LANGUAGE** sparks battle between noted journalist and scifi author Cory Doctorow and blogger/Trek actor Wil Wheaton. Doctorow's Boing Boing article spilled over onto Twitter, where Wheaton repeated his criticism of Axanar's "massive infringement" and acting in "bad faith." [[http://boingboing.net/2016/04/14/paramount-wants-to-kill-a-fan.html|Boing Boing]] and [[https://twitter.com/wilw/status/720665464838316037|Twitter]].</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**DIALING BACK** A week after CBS and Paramount filed their amended legal complaint, the //Axanar// IMDb page reverted its production status to 'in development' after months of preproduction, verging on principal photography. [[axanar|Read more »]]</wrap> 
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 +<wrap lo>**J'ACCUSE** Even as fan film //Star Trek–Horizon// pulled ahead of //Prelude to Axanar// on August 23, Axanar accused //Horizon//'s creator of buying YouTube views. Producer Tommy Kraft said the charge "reeks of nothing more than pure jealousy." {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[axanar-accusation|Read more »]] (Updated 8/23/16)</wrap>
  
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-[[http://trekmovie.com/2016/03/22/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-current-state-of-the-axanar-lawsuit/|{{ ::trekmovie-com.jpg|}}]] \\ <wrap lo>**TREKMOVIE.COM** features an article by **AxaMonitor** editor [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]], "Everything You Need to Know About the Current State of the Axanar Lawsuit." [[http://trekmovie.com/2016/03/22/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-current-state-of-the-axanar-lawsuit/|TrekMovie.com]].</wrap>+</WRAP>
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-<wrap lo>**JUDGE'S ORDER** for a May 9 [[scheduling_conference|pre-trial conference]] includes a requirement to notify anyone who may be a party to the Axanar case, though CBS and Paramount's March 11 amended complaint hasn't yet identified the unnamed 'Doe' co-defendants. Who might they be? IMDb offers some clues. [[does|Read more »]]</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[captains-log-facts|{{::stlv-fans-large.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**FACT CHECKING** Axanar producer Alec Peters' new captain's logs, we examine his claims regarding the copyright suit it faces from CBS and Paramount, his doubts about the ownership of Star Trek and whether //Axanar// was ever truly "just a fan film." {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[captains-log-facts|Read more »]] (Filed 9/22/16)</wrap> 
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 +[[axam>top_articles&rev=1474162010|{{:horizon-sequel.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**SUSPICIOUS TWEETS** sparked two of **AxaMonitor**'s Top 10 stories in August-September 2016, as upstart //Star Trek–Horizon// rapidly approached //Prelude to Axanar//‘s viewership. Plus, we finally got a little peek behind the scenes of CBS/Paramount’s copyright lawsuit against Axanar. Also: Our other site stats and Top 10 Tweets. [[axam>top_articles&rev=1474162010|The countdown »]] (Filed 9/17/16)</wrap> 
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-[[http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/141057730914/do-you-know-what-the-deal-with-this-st-fan-film|{{::wilw-tumblr.jpg|}}]] \\ +[[buying-youtube|{{:youtube-flickr.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**'EPIC DOUCHECANOES'** Star Trek actor and blogger Wil Wheaton weighed in on the Axanar copyright lawsuit; his words about Axanar were not kind. "They are morally and ethically and legally in the wrong." [[http://wilwheaton.tumblr.com/post/141057730914/do-you-know-what-the-deal-with-this-st-fan-film|Wil Wheaton dot Tumblr]].</wrap>+<wrap lo>**BUYING VIEWS** Following Axanar's controversial accusation against //Star Trek–Horizon//, this **AxaMonitor** <wrap em>Explainer</wrap> describes what "buying YouTube views" really means, how it's done, how much it costs and what's really at stake. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[buying-youtube|Read more »]] (Filed 8/22/16)</wrap>
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-[[twit>trailingjohnson/status/709285689095917568|{{::thr-lin.jpg}}]] \\ +[[settlement-progress|{{:settlement-conference.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**'BEYOND' SUPPORT** It was a banner day for Axanar when //Star Trek Beyond// director Justin Lin tweeted his support for fan films after The Hollywood Reporter reported on Paramount and CBS' hard-hitting amended lawsuit. [[twit>trailingjohnson/status/709285689095917568|Justin Lin's tweet »]].</wrap>+<wrap lo>**LITTLE PROGRESS** In settlement talks, CBS and Paramount Pictures appear unwilling to cede any kind of business arrangement that would allow Axanar to move forward, executive producer Alec Peters said on August 16 — the first public hint about the state of negotiations in the lawsuit. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[settlement-progress|Read more »]] (Filed 8/17/16)</wrap> 
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-[{{::continues.jpg?nolink&475|**NO 'DIVINE RIGHT'** to Star Trek, says Star Trek Continues producer and star Vic Mignogna (left). He tells 1701News that if CBS ordered him to stop producing his fan film he'd do it and thank them for letting him make his show for as long as he did. [[http://1701news.com/node/1075/mignogna-continues-fan-series-leads-example.html|1701News]].}}] +<WRAP half column>
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-<wrap lo>**BROAD BRUSH** Editor Carlos Pedraza blogs about how Axanar's spokesman's dismissal of criticism impugns the character of people instead of confronting questions on their merits. [[bawden's broad brush|Read more »]]</wrap>+<wrap lo>**MOST SUCCESSFUL FAN FILM** Suddenly on August 7, dozens of seemingly unrelated Twitter accounts all spouted the exact same tweet pointing people to //Prelude to Axanar//'s page on YouTube. No one's saying why, but the reason may have to do with an upstart's threat to Axanar's claim to be the most successful Star Trek fan film ever. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[dummy_tweets|Read more »]] (Filed 8/8/16)</wrap>
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-[{{:ingenuity.jpg|**PROFIT-TAKING** Lawyer-blogger Mary Ellen Tomazic takes aim at how Axanar's alleged copyright infringement broke the 'unwritten rules' of fan films by creating a commercial operation. [[fan_films_breaking_the_unwritten_rules_and_defining_profit|From Intellectual Property Law blog.]]}}] 
  
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-[[http://holosuitemedia.com/tie206/|{{:undefined:tribbles206_axamonitor.jpg}}]] \\ +[[gag-order|{{:on-stage-stlv.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
-<wrap lo>**AXAMONITOR INTERVIEW** The Tribbles in Ecstasy podcast featured **AxaMonitor** in a live discussion segment with editor [[user>cpedraza|Carlos Pedraza]] covering the latest in the lawsuit and what AxaMonitor is for. The podcast is available online; you can skip to the [[http://holosuitemedia.com/tie206/|AxaMonitor segment]] at 3:10:09.</wrap>+<wrap lo>**GAG ORDER?** The Star Trek Las Vegas convention supposedly issues a ban on discussing fan films, though it appears the restriction may have been tied to the copyright lawsuit against Axanar. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[gag-order|Read more »]] (Filed 8/7/16)</wrap> 
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-[{{::vulcansceneshoot.jpg?475|**LEAKED SCRIPT** 1701News.com releases a package of articles based on a leaked draft of //Axanar//'s script. The site tells the [[http://1701news.com/node/1059/axanar-script-leak-reveals-early-concept-trek-story.html|tale of the leaked screenplay]], offers a filmmaker's [[http://1701news.com/node/1061/boldly-going-nowhere-near.html|review of the script]] (spoilers!) and criticizes Axanar's attempts to [[http://1701news.com/node/1060/axanar-must-stop-trying-control-conversation.html|control the conversation]].}}] +<WRAP group> 
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-[{{::genuine-fake.jpg?nolink&475|**PHONY FAIR USE?** Copyright expert and attorney Stephen Carlisle takes issue with "doublespeak typical of Axanar's producers" about commercial exploitation and fair use of Star Trek copyrights, honing in on its recent disavowal of plans to operate a movie studio. [[http://copyright.nova.edu/fair-use-claims/|Copyright Office, Nova Southeastern University]].}}] +<WRAP box> 
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-[{{::sandy-ban.jpg|**NIGHT OF LONG KNIVES** On the eve of filing its [[lawsuit]] response, Axanar closed off its Facebook groups to the public, deleted dissenting discussion threads and summarily ejected donors deemed unsupportive. [[night_knives|Read more »]]}}] +<wrap lo>**DONOR MONEY IN ESCROW?** A surrogate for Axanar producer Alec Peters disputes reports that the production is out of money, claiming all donor funds are in an escrow account, raising questions about how Axanar is remaining afloat. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[axanar_finances|Read more »]]  (Filed 7/5/16)</wrap> 
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-[{{batmobile.jpg?nolink&475|**STARSHIP COPYRIGHT?** In a case that may affect the Axanar suit, the Supreme Court rejected an appeal by a California man who makes and sells replicas of the Batmobile, effectively granting the iconic vehicle copyright protection. [[https://consumerist.com/2016/03/07/supreme-court-wont-hear-appeal-in-batmobile-copyright-case/|From Consumerist]].}}]  +</WRAP> 
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-<wrap lo>**CAN AXANAR** and 'Beyond' co-exist? Inquisitr wonders whether Axanar could derail Paramount's official franchise reboot, and speculates the coexistence of these two films is likely to polarize the fan base in a way that taxes Paramount’s pockets. [[http://www.inquisitr.com/2675446/star-trek-axanar-and-star-trek-beyond-can-they-coexist/#aVg68LR4x9R7jtG1.99|From Inquistr]].</wrap>+<wrap lo>**WHY IT MATTERS** that Tommy Kraft's fan film, //Star Trek–Horizon//, is set to overtake //Prelude to Axanar// on YouTube. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif|}} [[horizon-matters|Read more »]]</wrap> 
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-<wrap lo>**RISING STAR** Axanar defense attorney **[[Erin Ranahan]]** was honored March 31 by legal publication Law360 as a Rising Star in the Media & Entertainment category. She is an intellectual property litigator in [[Winston & Strawn]]'s Los Angeles and San Francisco offices. [[http://www.winston.com/en/thought-leadership/index.html#!/en/thought-leadership/erin-ranahan-david-greenspan-named-rising-stars-by-law360.html?aj=ov|Winston & Strawn]].</wrap>+<WRAP box> 
 +[[guidelines_aftermath|{{:startrek-com-cbs.jpg?nolink|}}]] \\ 
 +<wrap lo>**AFTERMATH** Following the release by CBS and Paramount of production guidelines, two dozen stunned and fearful fan producers assess the devastating impact of the new restrictions on their shows. {{:axamonitor-ico.gif?nolink|}} [[guidelines_aftermath|Read more »]]</wrap> 
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 +<wrap lo>**WHO'S THREATENED?** In a new interview with Australia's TrekZONE Spotlight, **AxaMonitor** editor Carlos Pedraza recaps the Axanar news of the past few months with host Matthew Miller. Among the topics: Whether the copyright lawsuit against Axanar threatens any fan production other than Axanar. [[https://youtu.be/5k6IjH3u3-M|Watch here »]] (Filed 8/17/16)</wrap> 
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