I found this article that explains CBS's real reason for the Star Trek fan film crack down. They say they are trying to stop huge money making productions full of ex-Trek actors (Renegades probably) and they will ignore any small productions now and in the future.
Quoted from the article:
Van Citters stressed that the guidelines were not designed to quash fan films... "That's not what we're trying to do here," Responding to compiled fan questions, Van Citters explained that CBS won't be going after pre-existing Star Trek fan films which don't adhere to the new guidelines, nor will it be actively reviewing and policing new ones for compliance.
The question is, can they be trusted not to sue any group making a fan film after the new rules came out?
Previous SoylentNews Coverage on the topic:
(Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @09:16PM
You know your creative scene is circling the drain when professional work must be based upon existing franchises to succeed and amateurs must follow suit because that's how to get a foot in the door of the professional scene.
It's just like ... oh dear, my comment will be ignored unless I can find a well-known Trek quote to paste here. Whatever will I do.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @09:37PM
Beam me up, son of Scotty!
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Gaaark on Friday September 23 2016, @01:06AM
I just discovered James Doohan had lost a finger in the second world war! He hid it so well i never did notice.
https://www.google.ca/search?q=JAMES+DOOHAN+LOST+A+FINGER&espv=2&biw=1280&bih=895&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiq_c_QpaTPAhXi8YMKHUrbB3cQsAQILg/ [google.ca]
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday September 23 2016, @02:21AM
Next please tell us "today I learned" about hand models [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by DECbot on Thursday September 22 2016, @09:39PM
[M]y comment will be ignored unless I can find a well-known Trek quote to paste here. Whatever will I do.
I can't decide if I should refute you are ignore you.... Khaaaaaaaaaaan!
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