Regarding the Axanar Kerfuffle
Redditor u/Sumuran: What's your thoughts on Paramount / CBS suing the guys working on Axanar?
Me: I am generally in support of fan fiction, as long as it's not for profit. I love that fans get excited about something and want to explore an existing universe in their own way, whether that's through writing or podcasting or filming.
That said, I'm on Paramount's side in this specific instance. The people making Axanar are clearly violating IP and copyright laws, and they're doing it to make a ton of money (and, the way I understand it, build a studio).
Paramount / CBS has to defend their IP on legal grounds, and I think they have to defend it on moral grounds, too. If the Anaxar people are as creative as they appear to be, they should be able to make something original, that's truly theirs, that's awesome and worthy of the amount of money they raised, right?
Redditor u/Sumuran: What's your thoughts on Paramount / CBS suing the guys working on Axanar? Me: I am generally in support of fan fiction, as long as it's not for profit. I love that fans get excited about something and want to explore an existing universe in their own way, whether that's through writing or podcasting or filming. That said, I'm on Paramount's side in this specific instance. The people making Axanar are clearly violating IP and copyright laws, and they're doing it to make a ton of money (and, the way I understand it, build a studio). Paramount / CBS has to defend their IP on legal grounds, and I think they have to defend it on moral grounds, too. If the Anaxar people are as creative as they appear to be, they should be able to make something original, that's truly theirs, that's awesome and worthy of the amount of money they raised, right?
