Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios end yearlong legal battle against makers of fan-made ‘Prelude to Axanar’ without going to trial Paramount Pictures and CBS Studios end yearlong legal battle against makers of fan-made ‘Prelude to Axanar’ without going to trial Over a year after Star Trek ‘s copyright holders engaged in a legal war with the sci-fi series’ own fans over a crowdfunded, unofficial prequel film, the two sides in the infringement lawsuit announced Friday their battle will not head to a courtroom after agreeing upon a settlement.