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
(Score: 2) by Fluffeh on Tuesday October 02 2018, @04:52AM (2 children)
I'm not disagreeing completely, I just don't think it was ego. Naivety more likely - hoping that because their project is art and it's also non-profit and stuff they hoped they could be included and allowed to do it. In any case, it doesn't really matter - another fan-made production has gotten shut down because someone thought they were losing money.
I wish we had more of the franchise-embraces-fans type stories rather than these.
(Score: 2) by Fluffeh on Tuesday October 02 2018, @04:54AM (1 child)
Fuck.
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Wondered where that was from...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday October 02 2018, @10:12AM
Close tags, the final frontier.