Hang on down there. I will beam you all out as soon as the transporters are back online, the asteroid changes course, and Q and the Klingon, Romulan and Borg ships leave us alone and when I am done with the nude love sean.

I did forget to make note of how good Skeeter's models look. It is best Paramount not know the truth. They would feel upstaged. 8O

sorry mike but i got sent 1 ship only, i am going to pinch a bunch of ships from map and a few others to get the fed renders done for you.

Cow Creek Films, the production company at the time for Star Trek: New Voyages, had contact with Paramount to successfully reverse a cease and desist order which resulted in a set of guidelines being verbally agreed on:
No profit can come from the film.
It cannot be shown in festivals or at conventions or any other venue where money is charged for admission either directly for the film or the event itself.
It can only be a free download and cannot be offered in lieu of a "donation".
They were NOT giving permission to do the show, but rather turning a blind eye to it as long as the producers stick to the rules.

It should be borne in mind that there has never been any independent corroboration of this - Viacom has been consistently silent on the subject - however the source, Jack Marshall the Executive Producer at the time, is trustworthy. What is more, the subsequent success of "Star Trek: New Voyages" and the prominent collaboration of ex-Paramount cast and crew would suggest that Paramount know about them and are giving their tacit permission.

GS: What is your arrangement with Paramount and did you have any trouble with their legal department over copyright issues?

JM: Paramount says we can do the show as long as we don’t make money from the show. As long as we follow this simple rule, we’re all good!

GS: Has Paramount shown any interest in New Voyages beyond their legal issues?

JM: Yes!

wildblue
I suggest that you ask Paramount for their current licensing standards to fan productions. I believe that awhile back (many years ago) Paramount published a letter in which they explicitly stated that fans are allowed to use Star Trek logos, characters, videos, etc, WITH THE CONDITION that no money may be earned by the production or distribution. I’d suggest that you contact them to ask what their current policy is, and get it in writing or by email. And yes, I would very much like to see 202 act 1.
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icapo, (junior college student)
If this is the case, then you should fully reference that agreement at the opening of any release sourcing footage from Trek.
I have some experience with copyright, so I’d be more than happy to look into the legality of anything you’re planning to release.
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‘areakt’, (R. Caves, HF Executive Producer, BBS Administrator
Any copyright knowledge or expertise would be appreciated. You’ll need to view the file, so contact me for the SECRET download link…
Rob
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‘/carlos’, (C. Pedraza, Hidden Frontier co-producer)
People often confuse copyright and trademark. From a legal perspective they’re two very different things. Many people assume that Paramount is trying to protect its copyright on all things Star Trek, or it will “lose it,â€￾ resulting in Trek falling into the public domain.
That’s not how it works. Copyright is something Paramount retains to its creative property no matter how much people try to copy their work. Under copyright law, Paramount is justified to sue anyone for monetary damages that stem from commercial distribution of its property. Copyright never unwillingly falls into public domain.
Trademark is different. Paramount can lose its claim on the trademarks associated with Star Trek if it doesn’t defend them. A trademark covers only such things as names, logos, slogans, color combinations, and product design. The trademark must be used commercially by an individual or company. Unlike copyright, Paramount can lose its claim to trademark. Just like the companies Xerox, Kleenex and Dumpster work hard to remind people they own those trademarks. If they let them become generic terms for photocopying, facial tissues and large garbage bins, they can no longer make any money using those terms exclusively. Anyone could use the term Kleenex to sell their tissues.
The issue with “Yesterday’s Excelsior,â€￾ Act 1, is specifically copyright because of the use of actual footage from the ST movies. I doubt Paramount would specifically allow their use. But at the very least, any use by HF of photos, footage or any other creative property actually produced by Paramount should explicity acknowledge the proper copyright ownership is included in the episode. So at least no one can be accused of trying to claim a specific creative was an original production. HF, like any fan fiction, is properly regarded as a “derivative work,â€￾ subject to no copyright protection of its own. (***Editors note: HIdden Frontier is NOT this because no permission was granted by Paramount for their videos.)
Check out New Voyages’ legal disclaimer at the footer of their homepage to see how they present the explicit acknowledgement of Paramount’s copyright. For its part, Paramount suffers fan fiction or fan films only at its pleasure.
Clear as mud?
Regards,
/carlos