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Paramount Pictures Corporation et al v. Axanar Productions, Inc. et al

  1. January 20, 2017

    Paramount Settles 'Star Trek' Fan Film Copyright Suit

    The producers of an unauthorized "Star Trek" fan film have reached a settlement with Paramount Pictures and CBS to end a closely watched copyright infringement lawsuit over the project, the parties announced Friday.

  2. January 04, 2017

    'Star Trek' Fan Film Is Not Fair Use, Judge Says

    A federal judge on Tuesday sided with Paramount Pictures Corp. and ruled that an unauthorized "Star Trek" film was not protected by copyright's fair use doctrine, sending an infringement lawsuit against the creators of the project toward trial.

  3. January 03, 2017

    Language Group, Studio Battle Over Klingon Amicus

    A constructed languages group is once again asking a California federal court for permission to argue that languages cannot fall under copyright protection, in a Klingon-laden motion filed in Paramount Pictures and CBS's lawsuit against the makers of a "Star Trek" fan fiction film. 

  4. November 29, 2016

    Paramount, 'Star Trek' Fan Film Trade Blows Over Fair Use

    Paramount Pictures Corp. said an unauthorized "Star Trek" film isn't even a close case of fair use, urging a California federal judge Monday to reject the fan film's producers' bid to throw out an infringement case that was once near settlement.

  5. November 17, 2016

    'Star Trek' Fan Film Is Legal Fair Use, Creators Say

    The producers of an unauthorized "Star Trek" film are asking a federal judge to toss out a copyright lawsuit filed by Paramount Pictures, pushing the case — once believed settled — toward a final ruling on the legality of the fan-fiction project.

  6. November 02, 2016

    6 Months Later, Still No End To 'Star Trek' Fan-Fic Suit

    Nearly six months after "Star Trek" producer J.J. Abrams said a copyright lawsuit over a fan-created film was "not an appropriate way to deal with the fans" and would soon be "going away," the case has still not settled, new court documents show.

  7. May 23, 2016

    CBS, Paramount Seek Peace In 'Star Trek' Copyright Suit

    CBS Studios confirmed Monday that they are in talks to drop a controversial copyright lawsuit it filed against fans producing an unauthorized "Star Trek" film — days after series producer J.J. Abrams said the suit was "not an appropriate way to deal with the fans."

  8. May 10, 2016

    Resistance To 'Star Trek' IP Suit Proves Futile, For Now

    A federal judge on Tuesday refused to toss out a copyright lawsuit filed by Paramount Pictures over an unauthorized "Star Trek" fan film, quipping that the case should "live long enough" to survive an early-stage motion to dismiss but refusing to rule on whether it would "prosper" on the merits.

  9. May 03, 2016

    No Honor In Klingon Brief In 'Star Trek' IP Row, CBS Says

    Paramount and CBS battled back against a brief lodged days before a scheduled hearing in their copyright suit over a "Star Trek" fan film, saying Tuesday a constructed languages group's argument that the companies can't copyright Klingon is untimely, improper and irrelevant to the matter at hand.

  10. April 28, 2016

    Language Group Calls Copyrighting Klingon Highly Illogical

    A copyright lawsuit over a "Star Trek" fan film has caught the attention of a constructed languages group, which argued Wednesday that Paramount Pictures can't copyright Klingon — and it did so in a brief written partially in the fictional language. 

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