XPost: alt.startrek, alt.tv.star-trek, alt.tv.star-trek.enterprise   
   From: kweeg@nospam.shaw.ca   
      
   "80 Knight" <80_knightREMOVEME@rogers.com> wrote in message   
   news:_fOdnegbmbefswjeRVn-uQ@rogers.com...   
   > "Kweeg"  wrote in message   
   > news:Vd9lf.50021$ki.11822@pd7tw2no...   
   > > "Anybody"  wrote in message   
   > > news:061220051819158374%anybody@anywhere-anytime.com...   
   > >> In article , ToolPackinMama   
   > >>  wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> > Keeper of the Purple Twilight wrote:   
   > >> > > On 2005-12-05 21:17:51 -0600, ToolPackinMama   
      
   > > said:   
   > >> > >   
   > >> > >> Al Smith wrote:   
   > >> > >>   
   > >> > >>>>> Know what Paramount should do? They should comission a series   
   of   
   > >> > >>>>> ten limited budget Trek films by different well known   
   directors,   
   > >> > >>>>> and run them as a miniseries on television. Just let the   
   > >> > >>>>> directors   
   > >> > >>>>> do whatever stories they wanted to do. They could put the Trek   
   > >> > >>>>> special effects team at the disposal of the different directors   
   > >> > >>>>> as   
   > >> > >>>>> their films came up, so all the films would have a nice,   
   uniform   
   > >> > >>>>> look and feel. It would be fascinating to see what fresh minds   
   > >> > >>>>> would do with the Trek universe.   
   > >> > >>>>   
   > >> > >>>> That's actually a very cool idea!  :)   
   > >> > >>>   
   > >> > >>> Thank you. Let's hope some eager young Paramont flunky is reading   
   > >> > >>> this group, and decides to steal my idea and use it for his/her   
   own   
   > >> > >>> career advancement. We might see some decent Trek.   
   > >> > >>   
   > >> > >> If only they actually would "steal" some (freely offered) ideas   
   from   
   > >> > >> fans.  We would all be better off.   
   > >> > >   
   > >> > > They are legally prevented from doing so, AFAIK they could get sued   
   > >> > > if   
   > >> > > they do that.   
   > >> > > Which is why none of the authors ever frequent these NGs.   
   > >> >   
   > >> > But that is absurd!  You can't patent/copyright a "concept"!   
   > >>   
   > >> That depends on how detailed you make it.   
   > >>   
   > >> You obvious can't patent "device to breath underwater", but you can   
   > >> patent / copyright "device to breath underwater utilising sponges and   
   > >> grape jelly". Anyone who then makes a product using sponges and grape   
   > >> jelly for breathing underwater could be in trouble.   
   > >>   
   > >> Apple Computer (among others) patents concepts galore, many of which it   
   > >> never uses or has any intention of using.   
   > >>   
   > >> If you were to described a detailed storyline that then later turned on   
   > >> on TV identically or "close enough", then the person claiming it as   
   > >> there own would be in serious trouble (assuming you can prove you came   
   > >> up with it first).   
   > >   
   > > There you have it, the definitive answer form "Anybody" (he's so   
   s-m-r-t)   
   >   
   > You know, I never had a problem with him until he started calling me and   
   > others (on a different group) trolls, just because we did not agree with   
   > him. Now, I look at what he writes and feel bad for him. He obviously has   
   > nothing to do other then bitch and moan about anything and everything.   
      
   Indeed... and apparently he knows how to produce and write (and probably   
   cast and act in) TV shows too. Just ask him.   
      
   --   
      
   Qapla'   
   Kweeg   
   Ten of Canadian Clubs in the Eeeevil Trek Cabal   
   http://members.shaw.ca/iksbloodoath   
   "Half a gallon a'scotch!" Scotty (Spectre of the Gun)   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)