Dear CBS Paramount,

The enclosed Tribble is presented to you as a loving tribute and appreciation of the Star Trek franchise. As Star Trek fans we often like to create our own works based on Star Trek so that we can share in the fun and expand upon the world of Star Trek together with each other. This is one of the things that sets Star Trek apart from many other movie & TV franchises and has helped it endure for 50 years now. The recent fan film guidelines that you have published will make it impossible for many of us to create and share with each other as we have been doing for many years now. Our hope is that you will reconsider these guidelines and make adjustments to allow the existing fan films to continue production as well as future fan films to follow in their footsteps. We understand your need to protect the Star Trek property, however we are confident that this can be accomplished with more lenient restrictions on the fan community. We hope that this Tribble will be a reminder that many of us as fans like to create as a way to show our appreciation.