"stated ""This is Star Trek."" Liking the concept, and being so personally familiar with the ""Star Trek"" universe, he signed on as creative consultant. ""Guardian Liberty Voice"" wrote ""The acting is superb, including appealing performances from Gary Graham as a Vulcan ambassador, Richard Hatch as the sweet-eyed Klingon General Kharn and the magnetic Kate Vernon as Starfleet Captain Sonya Alexander,"" and praised the film, writing """"Prelude to Axanar"" is of the highest Hollywood-style production quality and a must-see for any devotee of the franchise."" ""Entertainment News International"" drew the conclusion that ""Axanar is a ground breaking independent film that proves"
"to Axanar"" was released in June 2014. In August 2014, the production raised $638,000 on Kickstarter, and writer-producer Alec Peters went into pre-production for the feature film ""Star Trek: Axanar"". On December 29, 2015 the project was hit by a lawsuit from CBS and Paramount Pictures filed in Central California federal court, stating the ""Axanar"" works infringed upon their intellectual property by making use of ""innumerable copyrighted elements of ""Star Trek"", including its settings, characters, species, and themes."" In March 2016, Peters' Axanar Productions filed a motion to dismiss or strike Paramount and CBS's claims, saying the elements mentioned in"
"the court filing are not protected by copyright and is seeking premature relief from a work, the ""Axanar"" feature film, that does not exist. The motion to dismiss or strike was denied by the court and the case went to a jury trial in January 2017. On January 21, 2017, the lawsuit was settled. On June 26, 2016, during the ""Axanar"" lawsuit, CBS and Paramount released a set of guidelines for ""Star Trek"" fan films to follow. Notably, these restrictions require films to: Be no more than 15 minutes long and have no stories longer than two installments (for a"
"a motion to dismiss or strike Paramount and CBS's claims, saying the elements mentioned in the court filing are not protected by copyright and it is seeking premature relief from a work, the ""Axanar"" film, that does not exist. On May 9, 2016, the motion to dismiss the lawsuit was denied. Later that month, J. J. Abrams said that ""within the next few weeks, it will be announced this is going away"". Abrams said he pushed the studio to stop the lawsuit, because ""we realized this is not the appropriate way to deal with the fans."" This statement by Abrams"
"a low profile, hoping not to draw attention to themselves. However, with the demise of ""Star Trek: Enterprise"" in 2005, the fan film community began drawing more attention in the media, and even a certain amount of recognition from the entertainment industry. """", one fan series, has established an understanding that Paramount must be properly credited as the owner of ""Star Trek""-related intellectual property. On December 29, 2015 ""Star Trek: Axanar"" was hit by a lawsuit from CBS and Paramount Pictures filed in California federal court, stating the ""Axanar"" works infringed upon their intellectual property by making use of ""innumerable"
"had no apparent effect on the lawsuit, since the case was scheduled for a jury trial in early 2017. On June 23, 2016, Paramount and CBS released new fan film guidelines, which Axanar staff described as ""disheartening"" and ""draconian."" On January 5, 2017, U.S. District Court judge R. Gary Klausner rejected various motions by both parties, setting the stage for a civil trial on the matter to go forward on January 31. On January 20, 2017, the parties announced that the lawsuit had been settled, with Alec Peters and Axanar Productions promising to make ""substantial changes"" to ""Axanar"" and agreeing"
"lawsuit against the fan production ""Star Trek: Axanar"" by Paramount Pictures and CBS is resolved. Along with an all-volunteer cast/crew production, several veterans of ""Star Trek"" including Academy Award-winning crew members from the J.J. Abrams reboot ""Star Trek"" and ""Star Trek: Into Darkness"" films worked on the project. ""Cloak & Dagger, Part One"" was an official selection of the 2010 edition of the Maelstrom International Fantastic Film Festival in Seattle, Washington. After their diplomatic envoy crashes on the remote planet of Katrassii Prime, Captain Avari and the crew of the USS ""Phoenix"" embark on a dangerous mission to rescue them."
"Part I was returning to reprise their respective roles. On January 1, 2016, the studio announced Part II was on ""indefinite hold"" due to the ""Star Trek: Axanar"" lawsuit filed on December 29, 2015 by Paramount Pictures and CBS. On May 20, 2016, at the ""Star Trek"" fan event in Los Angeles, executive producer, J.J. Abrams and ""Star Trek Beyond"" director, Justin Lin announced the lawsuit against ""Axanar"" was being dropped. Official confirmation is pending and guidelines were being issued to fan productions but little information is currently available. Star Trek: Phoenix Star Trek: Phoenix is a ""Star Trek"" fan-created"
"to abide by Paramount's and CBS' ""Guidelines for Fan Films."" Under the terms of the settlement, the filmmakers will be allowed to release two 15-minute movies, instead of their planned 90-minute feature. The films cannot be shown with ads. Prelude to Axanar Prelude to Axanar (working title: ""Star Trek: Prelude to Axanar"", and long title: ""The Four Years War Part III: Prelude to Axanar"") is a 2014 fan made short film, directed by Christian Gossett and written by Christian Gossett and Alec Peters. Funded through Kickstarter, production sought $10,000 in funding, but raised $101,000. It had its public debut July"
"reclaim. A lawsuit seeking the parties' declaration of rights is currently pending in a federal court in Connecticut. On September 28, 2018, Miller won the rights against Cunningham, as the lawsuit is closed. By October 2018, it was announced that LeBron James, through his production company Springhill Entertainment alongside Vertigo Entertainment, is in talks to co-produce the next film. In November 2018, it was announced that screenwriter Clint Ford has written the prequel screenplay for the 13th installment of the franchise titled ""Friday the 13th: The Beginning"", as reported by Ain't It Cool News. On September 28, 1987, Paramount began"
"copyrighted elements of ""Star Trek"", including its settings, characters, species, and themes."" In June 2016 Paramount issued guidelines to assist fan-made productions from litigation; in summary: Because of the guidelines issued by Paramount as a result of the ""Axanar"" case, ""Star Trek: Renegades"" made changes to the script of their upcoming film ""Requiem"" to remove all references to ""Star Trek"". The series itself was renamed ""Renegades"". Star Trek fan productions ""Star Trek"" fan productions are productions made by fans using elements of the ""Star Trek"" franchise. Paramount Pictures, CBS, and their licensees are the only organizations legally allowed to create"
"Klausner ruled in April 2016 that a jury could find ""substantial similarity"" between the elements of the two songs. In another copyright case arising from the ""Star Trek"" fan film ""Prelude to Axanar"", Klausner rejected various motions by both parties in January 2017, setting the stage for a civil trial on the matter to go forward. The parties settled the suit. In August 2017, Klausner dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed by boxing fans who contended that the 2015 Floyd Mayweather Jr. vs. Manny Pacquiao boxing match was deceptively marketed because Pacquiao failed to disclose a shoulder injury that affected his"
"company Orwell Productions for alleged copyright infringement. Rosenblum, a producer of the film ""1984"", owns the film and TV rights to the novel ""Nineteen Eighty-Four"" and claimed the show ""illegally borrows from it."" Rosenblum accused the network of illegally using the ""Big Brother"" moniker from the novel ""Nineteen Eighty-Four"" and ""deceiving the public into thinking the author's classic novel was the origin of the show."" CBS, Viacom, and Orwell Productions filed a motion to dismiss the $20 million lawsuit. The dismissal was denied on January 4, 2001. In 2001 Rosenblum, CBS and Viacom settled the lawsuit under undisclosed terms. The"
"countered the claims that she had made such insensitive comments and said she was considering legal action. In September 2018, Nicole Clemens became the new president of Paramount Television. This list only includes programs produced after the CBS/Viacom split. For series produced before the split (including series from Desilu, Spelling Television, etc.), see ""List of CBS Television Studios programs"". Paramount Television Paramount Television is an American television production/distribution company that was active from 1967 until 2006 and revived in 2013. Most of this time it served as the television arm of the Paramount Pictures film studio. Its predecessor is Desilu"
"work on a cure to genetic diseases. During this story, Eckhart is exposed to radiation, which leads to his vulnerability to diseases. On April 15, 2001, 20th Century Fox sued Marvel, Tribune Entertainment, and Fireworks Entertainment for breach of their licensing agreement and false advertisement. Fox stated it had exclusive rights from Marvel to develop the X-Men property, and anything similar was an infringement. Fox claimed that ""Mutant X"" was too similar to ""X-Men"", and ""Mutant X"" was being advertised as an """"X-Men"" replacement."" Marvel countersued Fox, saying that the two were dissimilar and asking the courts to allow ""Mutant"
"Paramount's library, are still distributed by CBS Television Distribution on TV, and not by Trifecta Entertainment & Media, because CBS (or a subdivision) is the copyright holder for these films. Original Paramount Television now CBS Television Studios In March 2012, Paramount licensed their name and logo to a luxury hotel investment group which subsequently named the company Paramount Hotels and Resorts. The investors plan to build 50 hotels throughout the world based on the themes of Hollywood and the California lifestyle. Among the features are private screening rooms and the Paramount library available in the hotel rooms. On April 2013,"
"to television, Max Fleischer noticed that some of the cartoons were being shown without his name in the credits, which was a violation of his original contracts. On June 17, 1956, Max Fleischer filed suit against Paramount and its TV distribution partners, seeking $2,750,000 in damages. The infringement on his name was corrected on all subsequent prints exhibited on television. Before U.M.& M. had finished the title alterations, the company was bought by National Telefilm Associates. NTA placed their logo at the heads and tails of the films and blacked out references to Paramount, Technicolor, Cinecolor, and Polacolor. NTA placed"
"end of the decade Viacom bought the portion of Spelling it did not own previously; thus, Republic became a wholly owned division of Paramount. Artisan (later sold to Lionsgate Home Entertainment) continued to use the Republic name, logo and library under license from Paramount. Republic Pictures' holdings consist of a catalog of 3,000 films and TV series, including the original Republic library (except for the Roy Rogers and Gene Autry catalogs, owned by their respective estates) and inherited properties from NTA and Aaron Spelling. In 2012 library holder Richard Feiner & Co. sued Paramount for the unauthorized exploitation of 17"
"John, M.D."" These reports are puzzling because both TV series have the same producer, 20th Century Fox Television, and the movie ""MASH"" was produced by parent company 20th Century Fox. The reports appear to be a confused description of ""Preminger v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp"" (""New York Law Journal"", New York County, April 24, 1982, p. 12, col 2-3), filed in New York state court. In the suit, claimant Ingo Preminger, the original producer of the 1970 film, claimed that under his deal with 20th Century Fox, his production company had both the right of first refusal to produce"
"and Fox had their own home video divisions at this point). CIC made headlines in 2012 because both Universal Pictures and Paramount Pictures deny ownership of director William Friedkin's film, ""Sorcerer."" The studios claim they transferred ownership to CIC, which later dissolved, causing the rights to be in limbo. In April 2012, Friedkin sued the studios to discover who owns the domestic theatrical rights and to capture any royalty payments from VHS and DVD releases. At one point, a court date for March 2013 has been set if the parties could not reach a settlement. However, it was exactly that"
"(beyond retaining rights to the name for brand licensing purposes) were gone. By the 1990s, CBS had become a broadcasting giant; however, in 1999, entertainment conglomerate Viacom – a company that was created by CBS in 1952 as CBS Films, Inc. to syndicate old CBS series and was spun off under the Viacom name in 1971 – announced it was taking over its former parent in a deal valued at $37 billion. Following completion of this effort in 2000, Viacom became the second-largest entertainment company in the world. Coincidentally, Viacom had purchased Paramount Pictures, which had once invested in CBS,"
"of Viacom's growth strategy, making Paramount the first major film studio to do so. A sequel to Awesomeness Films' ""To All the Boys I've Loved Before"" is currently in development at the studio for Netflix. On January 12, 2018, CNBC reported that CBS and Viacom re-entered talks to merge after Disney's proposed acquisition of 21st Century Fox assets and the heavy competition from companies such as Netflix and Amazon. This was reported at the same time as the Lionsgate acquisition talks with both companies. On March 30, 2018, CBS made an all-stock offer slightly below Viacom's market value, and insisted"
"library and assets, and received ""...all rights in and to all drafts and versions of the screenplay(s) for ""Spider-Man"" written by James Cameron, Ted Newsom & John Brancato, Menahem Golan, Jon [sic] Michael Paul, Ethan Wiley, Leslie Stevens, Frank Laloggia, Neil Ruttenberg, Barney Cohen, Shepard Goldman and any and all other writers."" MGM also sued 21st Century, Viacom, and Marvel Comics, alleging fraud in the original deal between Cannon and Marvel. In 1998, Marvel emerged from bankruptcy with a reorganization plan that merged the company with Toy Biz. The courts determined that the original contract of Marvel's rights to Golan"
"Institute of Archaeology of Belize, Dr. Jaime Awe, sued Lucasfilm, Disney and Paramount Pictures on behalf of the country Belize for using the Mitchell-Hedges skull's ""likeness"" in the film. ""Indiana Jones"" is distributed by one entity, Paramount, but owned by another, Lucasfilm. The pre-production arrangement between the two organizations granted Paramount 12.5% of the film's revenue. As the $185 million budget was larger than the original $125 million estimate, Lucas, Spielberg and Ford turned down large upfront salaries so Paramount could cover the film's costs. In order for Paramount to see a profit beyond its distribution fee, the film had"
"is recognized by American Film Institute in this list: On October 17, 2016, actor Harry Shearer filed a $125 million lawsuit against both StudioCanal, the successor in interest to Embassy Pictures, and Vivendi, which owns the studio. Shearer's lawsuit was specifically directed at StudioCanal by ordering the studio to terminate the copyright to ""This Is Spinal Tap"". In February 2017, Shearer's co-stars Christopher Guest and Michael McKean, as well as the film's director Rob Reiner, joined the lawsuit against StudioCanal and Vivendi, seeking $400 million in damages. In the same month, Vivendi made an attempt to motion to the court"
"for the film, Nolan visited NASA and the private space program at SpaceX. Warner Bros. sought a stake in Nolan's production of ""Interstellar"" from Paramount, despite their traditional rivalry, and agreed to give Paramount its rights to co-finance the next film in the ""Friday the 13th"" horror franchise, with a stake in a future film based on the TV series ""South Park"". Warner Bros. also agreed to let Paramount co-finance a ""to-be-determined A-list Warners (""sic"") property."" In August 2013, Legendary Pictures finalized an agreement with Warner Bros. to finance approximately 25% of the film's production. Although it failed to renew"
"Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. Dastar Corp. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., 539 U.S. 23 (2003), was a copyright and trademark case of the Supreme Court of the United States involving the applicability of the Lanham Act to a work in the public domain. In 1948, Fox obtained the exclusive rights to create a television series, ""Crusade in Europe"", based on a 1948 book ""Crusade in Europe"", written by Dwight Eisenhower and published by Doubleday. The 26-episode series showed World War II film footage from the US military and other sources, with a voice soundtrack based"
"the film version of James Bond is controlled by Eon Productions, Albert R. Broccoli's production company and its parent company Danjaq, LLC. Prior to Sony's settlement with MGM in 1999, they filed a lawsuit against MGM claiming McClory was the co-author of the cinematic 007 and was owed fees from Danjaq and MGM for all past films. This lawsuit was thrown out in 2000 on the ground that McClory had waited too long to bring his claims. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals later affirmed this decision in 2001. On 15 November 2013 MGM and Danjaq, LLC announced they had"
"out loud when I see that a film is coming out; I wonder what The Asylum is going to do with it. They're going to remix that name and put it out."" In December 2013, The Walt Disney Company filed in California federal court to get an injunction against the continued distribution of the French film ""The Legend of Sarila"", retitled ""Frozen Land"". In their suit, Disney alleges: ""To enhance the commercial success of Sarila, the defendant redesigned the artwork, packaging, logo, and other promotional materials for its newly (and intentionally misleadingly) retitled film to mimic those used by [Disney]"
"2009 by the United States Court of Appeals, Second Circuit. Twentieth Century Fox and King Midas World Entertainment found a peaceful resolution in 2014 regarding the TYRANT Mark. Both parties called on to refrain from challenging each other’s mark, with FX’s “Tyrant” TV serie based on the story of an American family drawn into Middle Eastern turmoil, and King Midas’ “Tyrant” a Las Vegas-based superhero property created by Fabrizio Boccardi. Boccardi is also a venture capitalist and through several of his controlled entities provides capital in promising business ventures in the US and abroad. Boccardi is creator of proprietary intelligent"
"a miraculous gift to the audience, 20th Century-Fox does ""not"" reveal all of the best gags in its trailer."" In 2005, two New York City screenwriters, Ben Chapman and Ashoka Thomas, filed suit in federal court against Fox and Thurber, claiming copyright infringement of an unproduced screenplay they had written, ""DodgeBall: The Movie"", by Thurber and Fox. They alleged there were a number of similarities in the plots of the two screenplays, and that Thurber may have had access to their screenplay, which was finished a month before his and submitted to an agent whose assistant he was acquainted with."
"for the appearance of Nickelodeon themes. First was Nickelodeon Splat City, followed by Nickelodeon Central and eventually Nickelodeon Universe. In 1997, a year after leaving Deerfield Township, the city of Mason annexed most of Kings Island. A temporary measure allowed for some land to remain in Deerfield in an attempt to appease park officials and reduce the impact on the township. The rest would be annexed in 1999. On June 14, 2005, Viacom announced intentions to split into two companies (Viacom and CBS Corporation) with CBS inheriting Paramount Parks. Seven months later in January 2006, CBS announced intentions to sell"
"2013 this was not so. However, Feige expanded in July 2014 saying that Marvel Studios, not Universal Pictures or Legendary Pictures, could make a Namor film, ""but it's slightly more complicated than that. Let's put it this way – there are entanglements that make it less easy. There are older contracts that still involve other parties that mean we need to work things out before we move forward on it. As opposed to an Iron Man or any of the Avengers or any of the other Marvel characters where we could just put them in."" In June 2016, Quesada again"