[RatherOddRanger]

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Originally Posted by Kickback

- Why doesn't Saban go after the MMPR Film guys?

Well that's tricky. But the difference is there was no money being made off that fan film/webisode/whatever-it-is-now. Parody is totally legal as long as there's no profiting from it. Saban can (and should) cease & desist the MMPR Film project for using their terms, names, likeness, etc., without consent. He hasn't (because the FB page still exists with names, logo, trailers, etc.) and might be afraid of backlash from fans (the love/hate on that project is still 50/50 ... when I post negative things about it on Twitter or FB for TokuNation, I lose followers/likes).

The thing that keeps bugging me is that it's supporters seem to think because it's 'non-profit' that Saban Brands can't touch.
Legally Saban Brands can shut them down, I can't see there being that much of a backlash with so many angry comments on their FB wall about the delay and the lack of contact over kickstarter perks.

Also if a fan film states it's non-profit does mean Saban Brands can legally request to see it's accounts books to prove that the kickstarter money is being spent on the project itself and nothing else.
It's a practice that Paramount/Viacom have been doing for nearly a decade with all Star Trek fan films.
Heck many of them have had to declare to the IRS about thier own kickstarters about how much was made.