STAR TREK Fan Film AXANAR Settles Lawsuit With Paramount and CBS

It's been a long road for Axanar, the crowdfunded Star Trek fan film from producer Alec Peters. Paramount and CBS hit the movie with a lawsuit that's gotten a lot of attention from the geek community over the past few months, and on Friday, the two parties have finally resolved their differences. The Wrap reports that Peters has agreed to make "substantial changes" to the movie and agreed that any future projects would comply with CBS and Paramount's fan film guidelines that were established last year.

Paramount and CBS (the distributors of Star Trek projects for film and television, respectively) have agreed to allow the Axanar team to continue to play their Prelude to Axanar videos on YouTube, and to allow the movie to play in two 15-minute chunks on YouTube after those substantial changes are made. The movie raised more than a million dollars, and fans who contributed to the project have been wondering how this whole situation would play out. Now they know. A joint statement read:

“Axanar Productions was created by lifelong Star Trek fans to celebrate their love for Star Trek. Alec Peters and the Axanar team look forward to continuing to share the Axanar story and are happy to work within the Guidelines for Fan Films for future projects. Throughout this process, we will continue communicating with our fans and backers to ensure they are informed and involved until we reach completion of the production.”