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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:
- Paramount's Lawsuit Against Star Trek Fan Film is "Going Away"
- Axanar Files Countersuit Against Paramount Pictures and CBS Corp
- CBS and Paramount Issue New Guideline for Star Trek Fan Films
(Score: 2) by darnkitten on Thursday September 22 2016, @10:54PM
Well, according to one of the artists involved [talltaleradio.com], the Gristle Gallery in NY is doing a Trek tribute show [gristleartgallery.com] (NSFW warning! One painting contains artistic nudity! Gosh!) --a 50+ artists for 50+ years thing of the sort being done around the country, and Star Trek Mission: New York offered them a co-promotion deal and exhibition space.
Then the franchise lawyers stepped in and not only did they cancel the deal, the gallery had to change the name of the show (to (Space Trip) --yes, in parentheses) and even stop using the Trek-inspired font they were using for promotion....
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:06PM
(Space Trip)
Trippy, man! "Star Trek" is a terrible name. It's such a terrible name that "some kind of star trek" has only ever been uttered once in the entire history of the franchise. Kirk and crew weren't on an epic trek to anywhere in particular, but they did meet space hippies and do lots of drugs from McCoy's dispensary. The show should have been named "Space Trip" all along.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday September 22 2016, @11:36PM
Glad to see some work inspired by The Animated Series. Kukulkan in particular is more of a tragic sympathetic character than the average villainous fake god.