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Scragnog, the lead developer for “Stage 9,” a virtual fan-made recreation of Star Trek: The Next Generation’s USS Enterprise NCC-1701-D, has been forced to terminate the project after receiving a cease-and-desist letter from CBS. The developers made it clear Stage 9 was just a fan project with no financial incentives, but that didn’t appear to make any difference.
“This letter was a cease-and-desist order,” Scragnog explains. “Over the next 13 days we did everything we possibly could to open up a dialog with CBS. The member of the CBS legal team that issued the order went on holiday for a week immediately after sending the letter through, which slowed things down considerably.”
“This letter was a cease-and-desist order,” Scragnog explains. “Over the next 13 days we did everything we possibly could to open up a dialog with CBS. The member of the CBS legal team that issued the order went on holiday for a week immediately after sending the letter through, which slowed things down considerably.”