Dev Diary: Space RPG - Definitely not Star Trek.

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PeteCotton Guru Joined: 13/08/2020 Location: Canada Posts: 490	Posted: 07:00am 08 Jan 2025         Malibu said     Quote   When it comes to cos-play and fan stuff, they recognise that it's usually just people geeking out and not some nefarious plan to sell Star Trek branded products Of course, the 'fan' film Prelude to Axanar had a couple of problems along the way   (Well worth the watch if you've never seen it!) Ha ha ha. Yeah - I've been following that saga since the beginning. It's a testament as to how tolerant CBS and Paramount are that they let them get away with it as long as they did. After they raised over 1 million dollars and then just kept going back to the fans for more and more - all the while selling their own Star Trek branded merch.   I think the final straw was when they got too bold and started sub-licensing the Star Trek brand (and pretending they were legally allowed to it - which of course they weren't). They sold licenses for Star Trek Coffee, models, board games. Ignored a few cease and desist letters, and finally got sued. The background story is even more fascinating - far too long to go into here - but wow - it's a roller coaster.