I acknowledge the edit, but in regards to copyright expiration it really depends on the country. In some places it lasts until 70 years after the creators death.Celtic_Kerr said:Here is my question: why did he wait 35 years to sue them? The moment that shit came out, he should have stepped on it. However, he waited till the show go huge, till the villain made a lot of profit, and now he can collect more. However, Copyrights last what? 20 years - 30 years unless renewed? He might have shot himself on thisEri said:At first I was readying my copyright troll bat, but then, This might be an upset.
EDIT: Just noticed that he lost the sketches
The scale on Carbon dating it like what? millions/thousands years? 36 years is like nothing in terms of it.Ghengis John said:Carbon dating?Cheesebob said:Wha...What stops me from drawing a dalek and doing the same thing?
But BBC will just say " We do not own the IP, They do " So therefor they can not be sued for misusing the copyright the person who gave the rights for them to use it did.Formica Archonis said:Let's see, we need a half-man/half-Dalek-casing monster.
*Draws a guy riding about in a Dalek base like a genocidal wheelchair.*
*Draws a guy wearing a Dalek top half like he was Dark Helmet.*
Yeah, I know which one we're going with for our evil mastermind, all right.
Oh, no, he's suing the right people. The ones with the most money.Richard DiTullio said:Last I checked Davros and the Daleks are still the property of the estate of Terry Nation and every time the BBC wants to use them they have send the Nation estate a check. The guy isn't even suing the right people.
The type of paper that was common back then doesn't exist anymore (far as I know). If the paper has TitaniumDeoxide whitening then it is a modern printer paper. Also if the paper contains small traces of plastic (which almost all under 100g/m^2 copy papers almost do, to reinforce the paper) then it is a modern paper. If the paper can be soaked and it doesn't dissolve it is a modern paper. Because I doubt he had access to Animation quality paper (over 180g and hard pressed to be smooth)DragonsAteMyMarbles said:If?TimeLord said:I was all ready to call bullshits when I read the title.
But if he can prove that the idea was his from the start, someone at the BBC is doomed!
DOOMED I SAY!
Especially if they decide to bring back Davros somehow.
Like the Master, Davros does not die.
OT: I'm not buying it. If he found the sketches in 1990, why not sue when Davros was brought back in 2009? Why wait until now?
Also, as has been said, the paper is far too white to look like it was used in the '70s. Hell, newspapers from last month would be yellow by now.
(different pulping method, I know, but still)
Same here man, especially if it was the leader of the sodding Daleks. Although I probably would've liked to have been recognised as the creator at the very least.MurderousToaster said:Sorry dude, but if I were a teenager in the seventies and I found out that my character was in Doctor Who, I wouldn't sue. I'd be fucking overjoyed.
Nearly...he's a Kaled. (pronounced "Kah-Lehd"). 'Tis an anagram, not reversed.Sonic Doctor said:Fun Doctor Who Fact: Dalek is just the name of Davros's race backwards, the Kelad.
Someone knows about paper. That's pretty... cool, actually.SinisterGehe said:DragonsAteMyMarbles said:If?TimeLord said:I was all ready to call bullshits when I read the title.
But if he can prove that the idea was his from the start, someone at the BBC is doomed!
DOOMED I SAY!
Especially if they decide to bring back Davros somehow.
Like the Master, Davros does not die.
OT: I'm not buying it. If he found the sketches in 1990, why not sue when Davros was brought back in 2009? Why wait until now?
Also, as has been said, the paper is far too white to look like it was used in the '70s. Hell, newspapers from last month would be yellow by now.
(different pulping method, I know, but still)
The type of paper that was common back then doesn't exist anymore (far as I know). If the paper has TitaniumDeoxide whitening then it is a modern printer paper. Also if the paper contains small traces of plastic (which almost all under 100g/m^2 copy papers almost do, to reinforce the paper) then it is a modern paper. If the paper can be soaked and it doesn't dissolve it is a modern paper. Because I doubt he had access to Animation quality paper (over 180g and hard pressed to be smooth)
My apologies.Ghengis John said:I never said it could tell us the difference between 1972 and 1975, I said we could use it to tell the difference between something made in 1972 and 2011.Azuaron said:You can't carbon date to tell if something came from 1972 or 1975. Three years is too close (carbon dating estimations have errors of 40 years or more), and it hasn't been enough time for carbon dating to be effective anyway (typically need several centuries, minimum).Ghengis John said:Carbon dating?Cheesebob said:Wha...What stops me from drawing a dalek and doing the same thing?