HW: BBC Tardis court case

[dave hall]

There is a blue at the top of Byres Rd in Glasgow. Has a preservation order
slapped on it. Various organisations inc Dr Who Society have helped to
preserve it I think.

Dave
-----Original Message-----
From: M Holmes <fofp at HOLYROOD.ED.AC.UK>
To: BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU <BOC-L at LISTSERV.SPC.EDU>
Date: 26 October 2002 14:57
Subject: Re: HW: BBC Tardis court case


>Nick Lee writes:
>
>> It seems that the BBC have just won an ongoing court case with the =
>> Metropolitan Police over who owns the copyright and/or trademark to the =
>> blue police public call box that we all know as the Tardis.  The case =
>> have been rule in favour of the BBC because, although the Met =
>> designed/invented the box, it has been almost entirely identified with =
>> Doctor Who for many years, since the call box disappeared from the =
>> streets long ago.
>
>In Edinburgh they haven't disappeared. They've been repainted maroon and
>turned into coffee and biscuit kiosks. Pretty good coffee too.
>
>FoFP
>