Creators of ‘Star Trek’ fan films given list of rules to    
   follow to avoid being sued:   
      
   "The ongoing battle over the legality of Star Trek fan films took another    
   intriguing turn this week, with Paramount and CBS releasing a long list of    
   rules that fan-made projects set in the franchise’s sci-fi universe must   
   abide    
   by in order to avoid a lawsuit.   
      
   Along with restricting fan films to no more than 30-minute running times and    
   $50,000 budgets, the restrictions also demand that fan films use only    
   officially licensed Star Trek merchandise as props, set pieces, and costumes.    
   And those are just a few of the rules the studios want aspiring filmmaker fans    
   to follow."   
      
   See:   
      
   http://www.digitaltrends.com/movies/star-trek-fan-film-rules/   
      
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