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Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC (www.theguardian.com)
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As sci-fi show’s 60th anniversary nears, a collector pleads for BBC to offer amnesty to those with recordings discarded by corporation

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Yeah that makes sense. It's a curious situation though. How would you even be able to go about proving that you own the copyright to that novel unless your publisher cooperates. I know courts would use common sense etc but it could definitely result in some weird arguments.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Ultimately, this is the reason judges exist. At least under Common Law, statutes are not meant to explicitly outline every possible edge case, and judges are meant to be able to analyze the situation and apply some human sense to it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Think more about a painting. You sell your painting once, but keep the copy rights.