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CBS Shuts Down Stage 9, a Fan-Made VR Recreation of the USS Enterprise

posted by martyb on Monday October 01 2018, @11:51PM   Printer-friendly
from the Stage-9-From-Outer-Space dept.

canopic jug writes:

Stage 9 was a non-commercial, virtual reality recreation of Star Trek The Next Generation's Enterprise starship. It allowed fans of the series to explore the beloved vessel and immerse themselves in the chief setting of the series. It was built over the past two years using Unreal Engine 4 by fans who have taken great pains to state that the project was not affiliated or licensed with CBS or Paramount and that they weren't doing this to make money, only to artistically demonstrate their fandom. That did not stop CBS from sending a cease and desist letter, thus shutting down the project as CBS was reportedly unwilling to engage in dialog.

From Techdirt : CBS Bullies Fan Star Trek Project To Shut Down Despite Creators' Pleas For Instructions On Being Legit
and at Ars Technica : Amazing NCC-1701-D simulator issues final command: "all stop"
and at TorrentFreak : CBS Shuts Down Stage 9, a Fan-Made Recreation of the USS Enterprise

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @04:03AM (3 children)

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @04:03AM (#742634)

    This works for something like "the Orville " , people are willing to give it a chance because they know the creator. An unknown author with their own content - get real - When was the last time you took a chance on an unknown author?

  • (Score: 1, Touché) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @02:53PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @02:53PM (#742811)

    When was the last time you took a chance on an unknown author?

    Last Tuesday. You?

  • (Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Tuesday October 02 2018, @03:24PM (1 child)

    by tangomargarine (667) on Tuesday October 02 2018, @03:24PM (#742828)

    This works for something like "the Orville " , people are willing to give it a chance because they know the creator.

    I don't know about other people, but I could've cared less about who made the show. I started watching it because it was clearly Star Trek-inspired and on a major network (in contrast to the actual Star Trek show on right now, cough).

    --
    "Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @07:43PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @07:43PM (#743025)

      But it's got Sergeant Schlock after he switched career paths to engineering and tentacle rape, voiced by the pigeon from the Mike Tyson cartoon :)

      I mean how much better can you get than that?