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Re: Is the language too bound for its own good?



Under copyright you're correct - however the thing that gets people in trouble with Paramount is TRADEMARK infringement. The characters and just about everything associated with Trek has been Trademarked by Paramount as well as copyrighted. Under Trademark laws you can't use a trademarked item / person / image / etc. without specific permission. Even if you are giving it away not selling it.

We would still have to tread lightly.

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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: qaS ngal-qaS 
  To: [email protected] 
  Sent: Tuesday, July 15, 2003 9:22 AM
  Subject: Re: Is the language too bound for its own good?



  > It could be  done in pieces by people all over the world (one to
  animate the 
  > backgrounds, one for each character, one to do the music, actors from
  all over
  > recording their part and e-mailing it in...). 
     I agree that this type of piece-mealing would be very advantageous, so
  long as the collective vision and end product were understood to all
  parties. It'd be cheap, and easy, given current technology. If everyone
  did their part, the only difficult role would be editing the finished
  piece. I think that's a good idea. 

  >  If it was done by fans and available for download and not for sale, I
  think you'd 
  > avoid most copyright issues.
    If my understanding on copyright law is correct, then this is true. If
  (again, emphasizing the "if") I'm right about this, then it would also be
  possible to sell dvd's or videos of the collection, so long as no profit
  was made (unless my understanding of copyright law hasn't kept up with
  the law itself..i don't watch the news much. lol)

  --Kash

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