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"A San Francisco start-up plans to boldly go where no game developer has gone before with an online game based on the cult TV series ‘Star Trek.’

"Perpetual Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it has signed a licensing deal with Viacom Consumer Products, owner of the ‘Star Trek’ franchise. The deal covers the original series and all TV and movie spinoffs.

"The agreement makes Perpetual the latest company looking to tap into the potentially lucrative but troublesome market for widely popular multiplayer online games, PC games that allow players to tap into a large online universe and interact with hundreds of other players.

David Becker. The Servers Cannot Take the Strain, Captain!. News.com. Sept. 7, 2004.