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pjbgravely [{pjbgravely} {at} {yahoo.com}] writes:

I found this article [ew.com]that explains CBS's real reason for the Start 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?

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