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Originally Posted by Nate the great
I think it is still copyright infringement. The name, image, and concept "Dalek" is copyrighted, and the copyright is held by the BBC (or someone). The guy who built it for you might not own the copyright of those images.
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No, you are mixing up trademarks with copyright.
You could go and take a photograph of a Ford car, and do whatever you wish with that photograph - it is your photograph. Taking a photograph of a Ford car does not require the permission of the Ford Motor Company; it is not like trying to build your own car and sell it under the name "Ford".
My avator is a photograph of a specific Dalek. I am not claiming that I own any rights to the name "Dalek"; neither am I trying to sell Daleks. It is a photograph of a model Dalek, which was built with the full permission of the trademark holder for Daleks (Mr Nation's estate and the BBC), and the photograph is reproduced with the full permission of the photographer.
I trust that that clarifies the matter!