Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble - io9 Comments

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

ChurchHatesTucker — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 18:36:09 PST

@zerofritz "like trademark defense, and copyright infringement, you *have* to defend your NDAs vigorously."

Er, no. You don't *have to*. Trademark law is the only case where that even comes close to being true, and that doesn't even apply here. The "have to" is just a cop-out by lawyers who hate being seen as anusheads, especially when they are being just that.

There's absolutely no reason that David's remarks couldn't have been let pass without comment, unless the details don't live up to what his vague descriptions conjured up in your mind.

I'm just a little more jaded about this project now. I'll probably skip opening weekend.

ChurchHatesTucker

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

Tiwa — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 13:25:32 PST

Best title ever.

Tiwa

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

ideaman2020 — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:58:11 PST

@aixelsyd: Paramount would love this to suck just as bad as Lost...

wait.. did that come out right?

ideaman2020

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

Plague — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 11:05:55 PST

@aixelsyd:
It's not my job or raison d'etre to "prove you wrong".
Tossing around statements like "worst remake in the history of cinema" is just plain ludicrous.
That has already been done by Gus Van Sant.

Plague

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

aixelsyd — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:57:16 PST

Go ahead, prove me wrong. I would love for the new trek to do anything but suck the life out of the franchise forever.

aixelsyd

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

Plague — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:48:00 PST

@aixelsyd:
Hyperbole as a lifestyle much?

Plague

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

aixelsyd — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:41:23 PST

Well, it's clear that Gerrold sold out and joined the ranks of evil censorship police. We all know the movie is going suck just as bad and just as much as cloverfield and Lost, so why bother getting worked up at what is clearly going to be the very worst remake ever in the history of cinema? Why mess with perfection when it works?

Screw Abrams and his Trek wannabe crew- ignore the movie and watch it go down in flames.

aixelsyd

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

desiredusername — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 10:09:15 PST

somebody with a skewed sense of perspective doesn't think that the author of "The Trouble With Tribbles"

Where's your skewed sense of perspective NOW, Moses??

desiredusername

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

tetracycloide — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:20:11 PST

@eirenicon: we have a winnner! what have we got for him johnny?!

i've said it before and i'll say it again, the difference between a gimmicky piece of kitsch and a good piece of media is that with one interest wanes the more you find out about it and with the other interest waxes the more you find out about it.

tetracycloide

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

Jeff-Minor — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:02:07 PST

Intellectual property needs to be protected, and that's why the Lawyers are kept on a strict diet of raw meat and blood.

Did anyone's very special nerdy aunty make them a mother tribble with a pouch full of babies? They were so cute...until the dog ate them.

Jeff-Minor

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

Plague — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:01:07 PST

I will always love David Gerrold for introducing me to the phrase "farting in an airlock" as an impressionable child.

Explains a lot, I think.

Plague

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

DocGratis — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 09:01:05 PST

@Frozen-Tex: Don't they know who I am? I wrote The Trouble with Tribbles!

DocGratis

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

Frozen-Tex — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:47:31 PST

I love the non-apology apology.

Frozen-Tex

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

RRich — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:41:26 PST

It's not like they shot him, sued him or pissed on his door, so big deal. Get over it.

That said, he didn't really reveal much, did he? So leave him alone, you big wankers!

RRich

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

SeanOHara — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:24:46 PST

Going after one of the best classic Trek writers for making vague but complimentary comments about the film ... yeah, they're really winning me over on this.

SeanOHara

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

eirenicon — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:23:17 PST

What did he expect? If J.J. Abrams can't keep everything a secret, how else will he sucker everyone into falling for all the mysterious viral marketing that'll pop up any day now, promising secret insights into the film but ultimately proving irrelevant (albeit quite lucrative for Abrams & Co) to the final product?

eirenicon

Former Trek Writer Ignores NDA, Gets In Tribble

zerofritz — Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:01:29 PST

"somebody else said it first" has never been a valid defense for breaking NDAs, no matter how vague. like trademark defense, and copyright infringement, you *have* to defend your NDAs vigorously, lest someone actually think they can slip out something useful and/or potentially damaging.

zerofritz