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Does the Cryptic license include the new movie?

SystemSystem Member, NoReporting Posts: 178,019 Arc User
I don't know if this has been already discussed (if so, I apologize, but I couldn't find anything). So, does Cryptic have the rights to include stuff from the new movie into the game? I for one would like to see the new uniforms and the new bridge as C-Store items. I mean, the new patch includes lens flares. Uniforms and the bridge would be the next logical step :D
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  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    gaius wrote: »
    I don't know if this has been already discussed (if so, I apologize, but I couldn't find anything). So, does Cryptic have the rights to include stuff from the new movie into the game? I for one would like to see the new uniforms and the new bridge as C-Store items. I mean, the new patch includes lens flares. Uniforms and the bridge would be the next logical step :D

    The next logical step would be the Alternate Universe Connie. :D

    And the uniforms. But I have no idea.

    Looking on Wiki it says that Paramount Pictures is owned by Viacom which is CBS... So I would assume that Cryptic would at least have the opportunity to ask.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Well Perpetual originally aquired the license for all series and movies. But that was 2004 and at that time the new Star Trek movie was at most an idea. So, I don't know if they included it later into the license agreement.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    I think as with all the movies Paramount owns the rights, they certainly own the distribution rights as per their contract with CBS.

    so I believe you have to consider any recent movie stuff to be outside of the scope of the CBS IP
    But I may be wrong
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    CBS doesn't own the old movies either and Cryptic has the license for them.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    One of the devs has said that since both Paramount and CBS hold the rights to the newest movie, CBS would have to get Paramount's permission in order for Cryptic to add things from the new movie. That being said, I ran some polls for my Comprehensive List of Suggestions thread and the only things from the new movie that are even remotely popular are the two different sets of Uniforms from the movie, the Newton Class, and the Kelvin type. The vast majority of players don't want the JJprise.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    Ok, thanks for the clarification.
  • Archived PostArchived Post Member Posts: 2,264,498 Arc User
    edited March 2010
    gaius wrote: »
    CBS doesn't own the old movies either and Cryptic has the license for them.

    I said distribution rights are retained by paramount for the movies, but the newest one post dates the sale of the IP and is jointly owned

    or what I should have said :P
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