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statement_fact_law [2016/12/21 09:00] – [Pre-Trial Conference] adds background on Memorandum w/citation Carlos Pedrazastatement_fact_law [Unknown date] (current) – external edit (Unknown date) 127.0.0.1
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 A new round of pre-trial filings on December 19, 2016, shed light on several emerging weaknesses of the defense case in [[Axanar Productions|Axanar]]'s [[copyright infringement]] lawsuit brought by [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]], including producer [[Alec Peters]]' reliance on doctored financials and testimony from Star Trek directors J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin. A new round of pre-trial filings on December 19, 2016, shed light on several emerging weaknesses of the defense case in [[Axanar Productions|Axanar]]'s [[copyright infringement]] lawsuit brought by [[CBS]] and [[Paramount Pictures]], including producer [[Alec Peters]]' reliance on doctored financials and testimony from Star Trek directors J.J. Abrams and Justin Lin.
  
-Both sides filed summaries of what they contend are the facts and the law supporting their cases, as well as a joint list of witnesses to be called and evidence to be admitted at trial, scheduled to begin January 31, 2017.+Both sides filed summaries of what they contend are the facts and the law supporting their cases, as well as a joint list of [[witness_list|witnesses]] to be called and [[exhibit list|evidence]] to be admitted at trial, scheduled to begin January 31, 2017. 
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 +<wrap lo>See also: //[[witness_list|Studios, Axanar Release Trial's Witness List]]//</wrap>
  
 The new documents follow a number of pending motions filed in the previous couple of weeks asking federal [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] to: The new documents follow a number of pending motions filed in the previous couple of weeks asking federal [[judge_r._gary_klausner|Judge R. Gary Klausner]] to:
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 Peters' attorneys claimed that subsequent, more accurate records demonstrate those expenses were not paid out of donor money, and that how he spent the money is not relevant to whether Peters infringed on the studios' Star Trek copyrights. Peters' attorneys claimed that subsequent, more accurate records demonstrate those expenses were not paid out of donor money, and that how he spent the money is not relevant to whether Peters infringed on the studios' Star Trek copyrights.
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 +[{{ :captain-peters-1.jpg?nolink|Axanar producer **Alec Peters**}}]
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 ==== Altered Financials ==== ==== Altered Financials ====
  
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 ===== Direct Financial Benefit ===== ===== Direct Financial Benefit =====
  
-However, the plaintiffs' alleged that Peters had personally benefitted from the money raised to produce //Axanar//, specifically citing copyright law's reference to "direct financial benefit" earned by the defendant as a result of infringement.+However, the plaintiffs' alleged that Peters had personally benefitted from the money raised to produce //Axanar//, specifically citing copyright law's reference to "[[direct financial benefit]]" earned by the defendant as a result of infringement.
  
 ==== Vicarious Copyright Infringement ==== ==== Vicarious Copyright Infringement ====
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 The defense construed the two directors' statements supporting fan films, combined with the lawsuit announcement, as a relevant part of the case.  The defense construed the two directors' statements supporting fan films, combined with the lawsuit announcement, as a relevant part of the case. 
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 +[{{ :abram-lin.jpg?300|Star Trek producer **J.J. Abrams** and director **Justin Lin**.}}]
  
 ==== Irrelevant, After the Fact ==== ==== Irrelevant, After the Fact ====