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Originally Posted by Kirok
You hit the nail on the head when you identified piracy as the entertainment industry's number one threat and i liked the analogy with the music industry.
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It's still a point of contention, even amongst the well-informed. Unfortunately, the not-so-well-informed tend to use the closest example they can find to fill in the blanks, and right now, that's coming from the music industry.
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Originally Posted by Kirok
Unfortunately the stance of the studio has been to not respond to correspondence about fan productions. There have only been two documented cases of solid contact, with the fan film group, Star Trek: New Voyages and the audio drama group, Darker Projects, from which the fan community has built a set of 'rules' that have kept the status quo to date.
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That suggests that they will turn a blind eye to everything except clear indications of profit off of their franchise that they are not a part of. In that case, making your own intentions clear in your material and documentation would probably be enough to keep you out of hot water. Although, as I said earlier, the actions of a few fans could still queer things for you, at least you would probably not be considered liable for their transgressions.