MM>Legally, there is no difference whether you profit from your venture or
MM>not.  It is illegal to write fiction using Paramounts characters.  As a
MM>practical matter, however, if you are not making a profit, Paramount
MM>may not consider it worth while to prosecute you.
 Oog.
MM>On the other hand, Paramount has a big contract with The Microsoft
MM>Network for WWW sites dealing with Star Trek.  If people can get similar
MM>sound and graphics from free, non-MSN sites, Paramount loses money.
MM>This is why they have been assaulting fan-created WWW sites.
  I wouldn't want to cost Paramount money.  I couldn't handle the
  resulting backlash.  And unlike many, I remember the dark days when
  there was *no* Star Trek.  It was as dead as Blake's 7.
  Maybe P'mound consistently misses the point, but while they're in
  there swinging, then there's the possibility that they might buy the
  clue.  (actually Voyager consistently misses the point.  DS9 is a good
  show IMHO)
MM>As long as you do not use copyrighted sound and images, pretty much
MM>anything that is non-fiction is allowed.  All Star Trek fiction is
MM>illegal, unless specifically permitted by Paramount.
  Oog.
Jay P. Hailey 
Chief Editor
THE UNIVERSE: TREK
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