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shenzhou_kickstarter [2018/07/08 10:25] – [Mixed Fan Reactions] Carlos Pedrazashenzhou_kickstarter [2018/07/08 11:17] – [Other Crowdfunded Star Trek Fan Books] adds Ladies of Kirk section Carlos Pedraza
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 "Star Trek: Shenzhou" is not the first crowdfunded fan-produced book, however. "Star Trek: Shenzhou" is not the first crowdfunded fan-produced book, however.
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 +==== Fender's ‘Four Years War’ Series ====
  
 Author Stephen Fender ran a series of Kickstarter campaigns from 2014 to 2015, publishing four unauthorized novels and technical manual chronicling "The Four Years War" — the conflict between Star Trek's United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, as well as a series of novels about Earth's Romulan War. Author Stephen Fender ran a series of Kickstarter campaigns from 2014 to 2015, publishing four unauthorized novels and technical manual chronicling "The Four Years War" — the conflict between Star Trek's United Federation of Planets and the Klingon Empire, as well as a series of novels about Earth's Romulan War.
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 [{{ :captain-peters-1.jpg?nolink|**ALEC PETERS**}}] [{{ :captain-peters-1.jpg?nolink|**ALEC PETERS**}}]
  
-==== The Axanar Connection ====+=== The Axanar Connection ===
  
 Fender's "Four Years War" is the same one that was to be tackled in the unmade feature, //[[Axanar]]//, produced by OWC Studios head [[Alec Peters]], who has cited Fender's novels as part of his inspiration for //Axanar//. Fender's "Four Years War" is the same one that was to be tackled in the unmade feature, //[[Axanar]]//, produced by OWC Studios head [[Alec Peters]], who has cited Fender's novels as part of his inspiration for //Axanar//.
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 Also, Fender deleted his Kickstarter account,(([[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1910450936/star-trek-the-four-years-war-technical-manual|The Romulan War and Four Years War Tech Manual Kickstarter campaign]], retrieved 7/7/18.)) though his [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1910450936/star-trek-the-four-years-war-technical-manual|Kickstarter campaigns]]' pages remain on the crowdfunding site. Also, Fender deleted his Kickstarter account,(([[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1910450936/star-trek-the-four-years-war-technical-manual|The Romulan War and Four Years War Tech Manual Kickstarter campaign]], retrieved 7/7/18.)) though his [[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1910450936/star-trek-the-four-years-war-technical-manual|Kickstarter campaigns]]' pages remain on the crowdfunding site.
  
-===== Mixed Fan Reactions =====+[{{ ::ladies_of_kirk.jpg|CBS allowed this fan publication on condition the author never sell Star Trek merchandise again. <wrap lo>//Image/'Ladies of Kirk' Kickstarter//</wrap>}}] 
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 +==== ‘The Ladies of Kirk’ ==== 
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 +A 2015 Kickstarter-funded fan publication, "[[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/336065921/ladies-of-kirk/description|The Ladies of Kirk]]," by Kelley McMorris, raised $11,253 before CBS' attorneys stepped in.  
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 +The book was advertised as "an illustrated guide to all the women Captain Kirk ever kissed."(([[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/336065921/ladies-of-kirk/description|'The Ladies of Kirk' Kickstarter page]], retrieved 7/8/18.)) 
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 +CBS allowed McMorris to fulfill the promised rewards for the book on one condition, as McMorris explained to backers: 
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 +> Unfortunately there will be no more Trek-related projects from me. A few weeks after the Kickstarter ended, I was contacted by CBS' legal team about my unauthorized use of the copyrighted Star Trek content. They graciously allowed me to fulfill my promises to my Kickstarter backers if, basically, I agreed not to sell any more Star Trek stuff. On the bright side, that means that all your Ladies of Kirk copies are super limited edition!(([[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/336065921/ladies-of-kirk/posts/1395605|Ladies of Kirk Kickstarter page]], Update #13, 10/27/15.)) 
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 +===== Mixed Fan Reactions to ‘Shenzhou’ =====
  
 While "Star Trek: Shenzhou"'s Kickstarter fared well in its first week, it garnered few comments from donors. In other forums, however, Star Trek fans wondered about "Shenzhou"'s likelihood to attract a "[[copyright_infringement#what_does_copyright_protect|cease and desist]]" letter from CBS' attorneys. While "Star Trek: Shenzhou"'s Kickstarter fared well in its first week, it garnered few comments from donors. In other forums, however, Star Trek fans wondered about "Shenzhou"'s likelihood to attract a "[[copyright_infringement#what_does_copyright_protect|cease and desist]]" letter from CBS' attorneys.