Log of Vanguard Licensing Rejections

Hello! If you're reading this, then we welcome you to Vanguard's Legal & Licensing department!

Ever since we revealed ourselves to the public, Vanguard has received a lot of requests to license, document, and/or artistically depict material under our organization's umbrella, from the VNPs we have on file to our past as the SCP Foundation.

However, just because our organization is public doesn't mean anything about us is free for anyone to use. All documentation and information is released under a Vanguard Public License, which means they are free to view and reproduce, but derivative for-profit works must follow Vanguard guidelines.

The three guidelines are as follows:

1. The information must only be presented in non-fictional and educational contexts, such as history books, biographies, and documentaries.
2. Coverage of sapient living individuals requires the consent of all parties involved. Coverage of deceased individuals is exempt, except for cases in which they are represented by an estate or next-of-kin.
3. The media must not present the information in misleading or false/untrue lights.

These guidelines are non-negotiable and unwavering.

Now, due to some incidents caused by prior members of VL&L, let me list what the guidelines are not for:

• Stifling of public discussion about Vanguard and/or its past
• Pursuing creatives (professional or amateur) who do not sell their works for profit
• Libel and/or slander litigations against comedians, meme creators, internet posts, etc.

We are not against people making fun of us or our past, being uninformed, or creating art. We simply do not wish for people to maliciously spread misinformation about Vanguard and our predecessor organization.

Anyway, this page is meant as documentation of licensing proposals that we have rejected in one way or another. This information is not applicable with the Vanguard Public License, and remains confidential to Vanguard Legal & Licensing. Dissemination of the contents of these pages is subject to disciplinary action.

If you have any further questions, please don't hesitate to reach out to me at gro.draugnav.lagel|ztakpp#gro.draugnav.lagel|ztakpp.

Penny Katz, Head of Vanguard's Legal and Licensing department

+ Out-of-universe guidelines for adding to this page

Please follow this format when adding new entries to this list:

Rejection Case #: (three strings of 5 alphanumeric characters, separated by dashes)
Name of Licensee: (insert name here)
Requested Vanguard Material: (insert VNP or other Vanguard/SCPF-related material here)
Type of Media: (Insert media type here)
Intent: (Insert licensees' intentions for the material here)
Rejection Reason: (Violation of Guideline 1/2/3 and/or Other (Specify))
Notes: (If applicable; this is where you can be a little snarky, if you want C: )

Use this code to add to the list:

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Please post new entries chronologically. Do not do format screws or anything that'd give the Licensing Team headaches.

AlienSpaceBat will prune anything that doesn't fit the spirit of this page, and will provide reasoning in the discussion page.

Have fun!

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Rejection Case #: SXJXO-KZLDP-J9TQM
Name of Licensee: The Walt Disney Company and Hearst Communications, via ESPN, Inc.
Requested Vanguard Material: VNP-1733
Type of Media: Documentary
Intent: Documenting the history of VNP-1733, as well as reactions by members of the Boston Celtics, Miami Heat, and the public to the actions recorded and depicted within.
Rejection Reason: Violation of Guideline 3 (Companies expressed desire of editorializing and sanitizing VNP-1733's contents and reactions towards it).

Rejection Case #: VLBVK-5N7AP-RR3H8
Name of Licensee: HBO
Requested Vanguard Material: Documentation regarding Lighthouse-17 and the actions it undertook under the Foundation
Type of Media: Four-part docudrama miniseries
Intent: Detailing the history of the former Site-17, with reenactments of key moments
Rejection Reason: Violation of Guideline 2 (a majority of subjects either rejected or were unable to give consent to being documented), Violation of Guideline 3 (dramatic licensing required would result in whitewashing and/or downplaying of certain elements)

Rejection Case #: HOP2R-EV2PW-2AEZ4
Name of Licensee: Comcast Corporation, Via NBCUniversal, LLC
Requested Vanguard Material: Documentation involving Thomas Yaltz
Type of Media: Multimedia
Intent: Creation of a multimedia universe based off of Mr. Yaltz's life and experiences, comprised of movies, television shows, animation, games, toys, etc.
Rejection Reason: Violation of Guideline 1 (e.g. licensee expressed desire for drastic dramatic licensing for "the sake of entertainment"), Violation of Guideline 2 (Acquiring universal consent from multiversal and extradimensional beings encountered by Mr. Yaltz is deemed to be impossible), Violation of Guideline 3 (e.g. Vanguard and the Foundation would be consistently presented in a comedically incompetent and "stuffy" light)
Notes: Mr. Yaltz was noticeably saddened upon being informed of the rejection, having been in preliminary discussions with NBCUniversal representatives beforehand. A compromise - wherein Mr. Yaltz would be allowed to be a special guest on Saturday Night Live, minus the inclusion of other Vanguard/Foundation material - was reached. - Penny Katz

Rejection Case #: W6NVM-LPPN9-6BTH7
Name of Licensee: Netflix, Inc.
Requested Vanguard Material: Documentation of SCP-1730
Type of Media: Streaming movie
Intent: Creation of a dramatic documentary regarding the discovery and disaster of SCP-1730 with the dual intentions of honoring those deceased and encouraging further public interest in SCP-1730, potentially leading to the recovery of further information regarding the incident.
Rejection Reason: Violation of Guideline 1 (e.g. licensee expressed desire for dramatic reenactment under the stated intention of "encouraging further public interest), Guideline 2 (former MTF Tau-5 Lead Irantu expressed disinterest in the project when informed by the Vanguard)
Notes: They didn't even use the correct terminology in their stated Intent. - Penny Katz