Viacom, CBS Insist Fan Film of ‘Star Trek’ Went Too Far

Bloomberg Businessweek: As Paramount Pictures prepares to celebrate “Star Trek’s” 50th anniversary with the release of “Star Trek Beyond” in July, the studio has reason to thank the franchise’s fans. However, one fan has gone too far. Alec Peters made a 20-minute “Star Trek” docudrama called “Prelude to Axanar.” Created with $100,000 raised on Kickstarter, the video has generated more than 2 million YouTube views since Peters posted it in August 2014. Paramount and CBS, the owners of the Star Trek franchise, have filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Peters.