JHoagland opened this issue on May 10, 2016 ยท 20 posts
wolf359 posted Wed, 11 May 2016 at 8:05 AM
First @ bonnie thanks for those informative links.
This matter has been the subject of much recent discussion over in my sci fi forum on Google+.
while it may indeed be true that ,in the past ,Trade/copyright/IP holders have been quite tolerant of "Fan Art".
It seems, however that this modern age of the "monetization' of online content has changed the paradigm.
Paramount has clamped down on all Star Trek based"Fan films" and recently shut down two that were in production via legal action in court.
Both films were raising money via "crowdfunding" sites to presumably spend on the production.
Here is the problem.
since we live in the age were everyone&anyone with internet access can declare himself a "Brand" with the potential of online monetization.
Trademark/IP holders have understandibly become much less liberal in letting thier "brands"be used to add potential value to the "brands" of others.
In the case of Paramount/Star trek, they have a a valid point that using their trademarked brand to add value to an online solicitaion for funding ,even for a so called "non commercial fan film" is an infringment.
Now I am certain the OP of this thread is not using Farside art with intention of directly benefiting financially.
But we have to accept the reality of this permanent shift in the visual arts culture just as air travelers have been forced to accept being treated like potential mass murderers in the new "heightened security" age of man.