This is absolutely their right.
No, not at all.
The content in the fan production must be original, not reproductions, recreations or clips from any Star Trek production. If non-Star Trek third party content is used, all necessary permissions for any third party content should be obtained in writing.
Did they ever heard about things like de minimis or fair use?
If the fan production uses commercially-available Star Trek uniforms, accessories, toys and props, these items must be official merchandise and not bootleg items or imitations of such commercially available products.
They have no legal right to request that.
The fan production must be a real “fan” production, i.e., creators, actors and all other participants must be amateurs, cannot be compensated for their services, and cannot be currently or previously employed on any Star Trek series, films, production of DVDs or with any of CBS or Paramount Pictures’ licensees. -
They have no right to request that. They have no right to prevent people associated with previous Trek productions (unless they had it in their contracts)
CBS and Paramount Pictures do not object to limited fundraising for the creation of a fan production, whether 1 or 2 segments and consistent with these guidelines, so long as the total amount does not exceed $50,000, including all platform fees, and when the $50,000 goal is reached, all fundraising must cease. -
Again, which legislation act allows them to request something like this?
No unlicensed Star Trek-related or fan production-related merchandise or services can be offered for sale or given away as premiums, perks or rewards or in connection with the fan production fundraising.
Again, who gives them the right to request something like that? Sure people can not sell Star Trek items or their illegal copies, but “fan production-related merchandise or services”??? They don’t own that!
The fan production cannot derive revenue by selling or licensing fan-created production sets, props or costumes.
The same as above. If I create something I am the owner and I can sell it. UNless it looks like something that Paramount / CBS owns they have no right to prohibit it.
The fan production must be family friendly and suitable for public presentation. Videos must not include profanity, nudity, obscenity, pornography, depictions of drugs, alcohol, tobacco, or any harmful or illegal activity, or any material that is offensive, fraudulent, defamatory, libelous, disparaging, sexually explicit, threatening, hateful, or any other inappropriate content.
I hate to repeat myself, but they have no right to request this. Did they ever hear about free speech? People are allowed to do parodies, even porn spoofs.
Don’t get me wrong, I absolutely DO understand WHY are they doing this, but I hope that somebody rich enough with a team of great lawyers will “consult” this with CBS/Paramount.