"Dr Who" Knitted Puppet Scandal Rocks the BBC! - Page 2

GeoffC · 05-14-2008, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by evil_bunny

I know I could be wrong...but what does this have to do with eBooks?

It's part of life - which is what MR is often about ...

zelda_pinwheel · 05-14-2008, 01:23 PM

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Originally Posted by HarryT

Copyright issues appear to be of great interest to members of this forum, and this is an amusing copyright case (or appeared to be until the story was edited to say "trademark" rather than copyright). Please feel free to ignore it if it's of no interest. Just a bit of light-hearted fun.

and god knows you don't see *that* together with copyright very often...

DaleDe · 05-14-2008, 02:08 PM

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Originally Posted by zelda_pinwheel

and god knows you don't see *that* together with copyright very often...

True enough although this sort of thing would probably be better if it wasn't reported in the news section.

Dale

Donnageddon · 05-14-2008, 03:41 PM

I am sure that the BBC will sort this out and come out with a DRM'd version of the knitting design that can only be knitted with proprietary BBC needles.

zelda_pinwheel · 05-14-2008, 03:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

I am sure that the BBC will sort this out and come out with a DRM'd version of the knitting design that can only be knitted with proprietary BBC needles.

pfff !

astra · 05-15-2008, 04:10 AM

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Originally Posted by Donnageddon

I am sure that the BBC will sort this out and come out with a DRM'd version of the knitting design that can only be knitted with proprietary BBC needles.

Superb!

evil_bunny · 05-16-2008, 12:49 AM

I can no more ignore a Doctor thread than I can read my Sony Reader in the dark.

But really now. Knit-an-ood? Of all the aliens I'm much more likely to want to keep around it's a knitted dalek.

momghoti · 05-16-2008, 02:52 AM

I have to admit, it's probably shutting the barn door after the cows are gone. I'm sure those patterns are copied all over the place. Why couldn't she just put a disclaimer--"this is from BBC, for private use only" type thing? I know trademarks need to be carefully protected, even from innocent use, or the sharks will use that as a precedent to ignore it, so they at least need to be seen to do *something*.

spooky69 · 05-16-2008, 10:53 AM

Borders on "taking a picture of me will steal my soul" territory, but it's also any company's right to product a brand they own.
Edit: any company or crazy tax-subsidized media conglomerate.

lcd · 06-09-2008, 06:41 AM

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Originally Posted by evil_bunny

I know I could be wrong...but what does this have to do with eBooks?

This is the off-topic forum for "friendly banter unrelated to e-books and mobile devices".

GeoffC · 06-09-2008, 06:47 AM

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Originally Posted by lcd

This is the off-topic forum for "friendly banter unrelated to e-books and mobile devices".

Welcome....

to the mad mad world as we know it

nekokami · 06-09-2008, 08:08 AM

My beloved husband might leave me if I knitted an Ood. He hates things with tentacles (after a traumatic experience as a child involving a drive-in theatre and a late-knight showing of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea).

Then again, he might leave just because it would be evidence that I wasn't really me... I can't knit to save my life.

In any case, the patterns are probably still available via the Internet Archive... as are the earlier versions of the BBC story.

nekokami · 06-09-2008, 08:13 AM

Hey, the caption on the picture of the Oods says they appeared on Dr. Who "last month." I thought they were in season 2? (I only get to watch Dr. Who on DVD, so I'm quite a bit behind the broadcasts, but I am in the middle of season 3.)

Seems a shame the BBC couldn't at least have included an image of the knitted product in their article, but I suppose that's what the controversy is about.

Mindy · 06-09-2008, 08:15 AM

There's a further Ood episode in the most recent season with Catherine Tate - Planet of the Ood I think it was called.

montsnmags · 06-09-2008, 08:17 AM

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Originally Posted by nekokami

Hey, the caption on the picture of the Oods says they appeared on Dr. Who "last month." I thought they were in season 2? (I only get to watch Dr. Who on DVD, so I'm quite a bit behind the broadcasts, but I am in the middle of season 3.)...

They appear again in the current series with much greater explanation.

Cheers,
Marc

05-14-2008, 03:41 PM	#19
Donnageddon Now you lishen here... Posts: 2,494 Karma: 479498 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Seattle-ish Device: Sony PRS-650. Kobo Touch, Kindle Fire	I am sure that the BBC will sort this out and come out with a DRM'd version of the knitting design that can only be knitted with proprietary BBC needles. Last edited by Donnageddon; 05-14-2008 at 03:42 PM. Reason: Usual; I am an idiot

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05-16-2008, 12:49 AM	#22
evil_bunny Enthusiast Posts: 41 Karma: 10 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: SoCal, US Device: Kobo Aura, Sony T1, iPhone 5S, iPad 3rd Gen	I can no more ignore a Doctor thread than I can read my Sony Reader in the dark. But really now. Knit-an-ood? Of all the aliens I'm much more likely to want to keep around it's a knitted dalek.

05-16-2008, 02:52 AM	#23
momghoti Zealot Posts: 121 Karma: 1000021 Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Hook, UK Device: Cybook Bookeen	I have to admit, it's probably shutting the barn door after the cows are gone. I'm sure those patterns are copied all over the place. Why couldn't she just put a disclaimer--"this is from BBC, for private use only" type thing? I know trademarks need to be carefully protected, even from innocent use, or the sharks will use that as a precedent to ignore it, so they at least need to be seen to do something.

05-16-2008, 10:53 AM	#24
spooky69 Stats: Posts: 233 Karma: 1189 Join Date: Nov 2007 Device: Sony PRS-505	Borders on "taking a picture of me will steal my soul" territory, but it's also any company's right to product a brand they own. Edit: any company or crazy tax-subsidized media conglomerate.

06-09-2008, 08:08 AM	#27
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	My beloved husband might leave me if I knitted an Ood. He hates things with tentacles (after a traumatic experience as a child involving a drive-in theatre and a late-knight showing of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea). Then again, he might leave just because it would be evidence that I wasn't really me... I can't knit to save my life. In any case, the patterns are probably still available via the Internet Archive... as are the earlier versions of the BBC story.

06-09-2008, 08:13 AM	#28
nekokami fruminous edugeek Posts: 6,745 Karma: 551260 Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Northeast US Device: iPad, eBw 1150	Hey, the caption on the picture of the Oods says they appeared on Dr. Who "last month." I thought they were in season 2? (I only get to watch Dr. Who on DVD, so I'm quite a bit behind the broadcasts, but I am in the middle of season 3.) Seems a shame the BBC couldn't at least have included an image of the knitted product in their article, but I suppose that's what the controversy is about.

06-09-2008, 08:15 AM	#29
Mindy Away with the Faeries Posts: 483 Karma: 8459 Join Date: May 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Device: Sony PRS 650	There's a further Ood episode in the most recent season with Catherine Tate - Planet of the Ood I think it was called.