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Doctor Who is celebrating its 50th anniversary as an iconic science fiction television series, so what better way to mark the occasion by looking back at the work of Tony Coburn, who wrote the first episode?
In fact, the writer's son Stef Coburn has launched a provocative copyright claim that argues that "Tardis," thetime machine that looks like a blue police phone box, no longer belongs to the BBC.
The senior Coburn says that after his father died in 1977, rights reverted to the family. Any informal permission to use Tardis expired by now, according to Coburn's copyright claim, obtained by The Independent.
Doctor Who lasted for a record 26 seasons in its original incarnation, spawned a feature film and has been running again in new form on the BBC since 2005.
The BBC is reportedly investigating the complaint but has noted that there haven't been any challenges since a copyright registration in the 1980s.
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