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OCTOBER 11, 2019 | X MIN READ
Tardigrades Creator Appeals Star Trek Copyright Dismissal
YouTubers lead $20,000 GoFundMe Campaign to Fund Anas Abdin’s Appeal in U.S. Second Circuit Court
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After seeing his copyright case against CBS and Netflix over Star Trek: Discovery dismissed in federal court last month, Tardigrades game creator Anas Abdin is appealing, with a YouTube conspiracist leading a $20,000 GoFundMe campaign to pay for the appeal.
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What the Appeal Looks Like
The appeal was formally filed in U.S. Second Circuit Court on October 1 by Abdin’s attorney John Johnson, though court filings do not yet cite the legal basis on which Abdin is appealing the dismissal by federal district Judge Lorna G. Schofield.
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Legal Tactics
However, in a GoFundMe page created for him, Abdin describes how he wants to use money raised for his appeal, focusing on the following:
- Hiring computer network experts ($20,000-$35,000 per expert)
- Legal consultations ($1,000/hour for estimated $15,000 total)
- Marketing, promotion, media outreach
- Attorneys fees
- Court and administrative fees
The GoFundMe’s $20,000 goal, however, would fail to pay for anything more than the plan to hire computer network experts. Despite asking for so much money, Abdin provides no justification for these items in an appeal where their findings may not even be admissible (beyond the obvious attorney and court fees).
Even so, AxaMonitor‘s previous coverage of the case sheds some light on how Abdin may use this money.
Computer Network Experts
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