On January 3, 2017, in Paramount Pictures Corp. v. Axanar Productions, Inc. et al., a United States District Court held that Axanar could not rely on a fair use defense during the upcoming trial over ...

Axanar will finally beam down to YouTube after CBS and Paramount Pictures (“Paramount”) reached a settlement with Axanar Productions to end all ongoing litigation regarding the Star Trek fan film.

Axanar Productions — the company that planned to launch a feature-length, fan-supported "Star Trek" film — has reached a settlement with copyright holders CBS Studios and Paramount Pictures following ...

Axanar production has released a teaser trailer for their first of two 15 minute fan films. Axanar is the independent production that proves a feature-quality Star Trek film can be made on a very ...

Axanar is the first fully-professional, independent Star Trek film. While some may call it a “fan film” as we are not licensed by CBS, Axanar has professionals working in front and behind the camera, ...

Over a series of articles last year we examined several issues surrounding the complicated notion of copyright and originality in the 21st century. A recent court case over a Star Trek fan film has ...

Production on a "Star Trek" fan film is stalled pending the result of a copyright lawsuit from CBS and Paramount. "Axanar," which was slated to be released later this year, would have continued the ...

Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios have sued the makers of the upcoming crowdfunded “Star Trek” film “Axanar” for alleged copyright infringement. Axanar Productions and Alec Peters have been named in ...

The fan project is set in the Star Trek universe and inspired by The Battle of Axanar, a battle that did not take place on screen but was mentioned in the Star Trek: The Original Series episode “Whom ...

LOS ANGELES -- A trial by jury could decide whether a fan-made Star Trek film -- meant to be a proof-of-concept for a higher quality, feature-length version -- boldly went too far into the depths of ...

The producer of the “Star Trek” fan film “Axanar” has responded to the new guidelines set forth by Paramount and CBS for future fan projects. “These guidelines appear to have been tailor-made to shut ...