Firefly Fans Fight Back Against Universal

Gossi writes "What happens when a film studio and a fanbase get into bed? Fans of Joss Whedon's Firefly, and the movie by Universal Studios — Serenity — are not amused. After being encouraged to viral market Serenity, the studio has started legal action against fans (demanding $9000 in retroactive licensing fees in one case and demanding fan promotion stop), and going after Cafepress. The fans response? Retroactively invoice Universal for their services."

I'm partial to wrath

[vandelais]

Browncoat+turncoat=trenchcoat

I've never seen firefly

[fmwap]

and I hated this movie, but I still paid my $8 dollars to watch it on opening night because of all the hype.

Can I get a retroactive refund?

Browncoats

[Anonymous Coward]

There's something about the color brown and Mr Whedons work that I'd rather not put my finger on...

Well, while they're suing for IP use, why not...

[Channard]

.. go after the 'authors' - and I use that word in the loosest possible sense - of all those responsible for the inevitable shitty fan fiction based on Firefly, as well as all the crappy Buffy/X-Files stuff. If I'd created or owned the rights to a series, I'd be more concerned about that. To say nothing of the really disturbing slash stuff.

I am a lawyer on the wind

[Anonymous Coward]

Watch how I sue.

This just in...

[blue l0g1c]

As an addendum, Universal has stated that they also want the sky back.

Re:Boycott

[mcmonkey]

I just went onto the universal studios website to find out what movies to not watch. Shouldn't have bothered.

I don't think the boycott is going to work. How do I not see those movies any more than I was already not seeing them?

Re:Serenity

[Anonymous Brave Guy]

So all this time, the "..." was just "Stab the guys who helped you in the back to make more money"? Damn, it's so obvious once you've seen it...

Here we go again, FF this, Debian that...

[AlXtreme]

Why don't they just call it Iceweasel and be done with it?

Oh, Firefly. Nevermind, do carry on.

Re:I am a lawyer on the wind

[Schwartzboy]

Say again?

A lawyer on the wind, watch how I... *KA-CHUNK*

Well, there's that sorted out.

Re:Serenity

[c_forq]

Holy crap that is genius. The gnome lawyer was going to turn around and sue the underpants gnomes, using the psychological distress caused by lost underwear to get MASSIVE jury trail payouts! It all makes sense now, and it is frick'n brilliant!

Re:Serenity

[Original Replica]

If Firefly has taught me anything it's that the proper response to this is to: Put the executives responsible in the airlock, and disscuss their transgressions with them as we fly out to orbit. Never mention it to the crew.

Re:Summary makes no sense!

[Gossi]

It wasn't the internet, dude - it was all those rock'n'roll songs I listen too. Either that or, you know, I just didn't pay attention in skool. Or Muslim's made me do it. Or Darth Vader.

This news is rather upsetting

[ross.w]

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