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Fan May Face IP Claim Over Dr. Who Knitting Patterns

Posted May 14, 2008, 12:14 pm CDT
By Martha Neil

A 26-year-old British fan of the BBC's classic Doctor Who television show is facing a potential intellectual property claim over the knitting patterns she invented and distributed over the Internet for free, so fellow fans could create their own homemade versions of the show's characters.

Technically, it seems that the United Kingdom broadcaster may have a valid case against the crafty fan, who is known only by her screen name, Mazzmatazz. However, critics say copyright and trademark law needs to be changed to preclude such claims and at least one lawyer advises that discretion would be the better part of valor on the BBC's part, according to the London Times.

It appears that Mazzmatazz may have changed… Continue reading...

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