Paramount vs. Axanar: Copyright Battle Over Klingon Language

In the podcast episode, the host discusses the ongoing copyright battle between Paramount and Axanar Productions. Paramount, the owner of Star Trek, sued Axanar Productions, a fan film project that raised money on Kickstarter. The Language Creation Society (LCS) is particularly interested in a small piece of the case where Paramount appears to claim copyright on the Klingon language. The LCS filed an amicus brief to inform the court that conlangs, like Klingon, cannot be copyrighted under US law. While the motion to file the amicus brief was denied, it seems that Paramount is now backtracking on its claim of copyright over Klingon. The LCS believes that if the case goes to trial, it may not set any precedent on copyright of conlangs, which is considered a positive outcome for the society.