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by wyldfire 3347 days ago
As pointed out elsewhere this page identifies a trademark on the term "TARDIS" and not a copyright. Terms like "TARDIS" cannot be copyrighted.

But trademarks have limited scope and the standard test for infringement is that it be "confusingly similar". Hilariously, BBC's TARDIS USPTO word mark [1] includes "... computer software for use in database management; ... computer, electronic and video games programs and equipment, namely, software,"

[1] registration #4161487 -- http://tmsearch.uspto.gov/bin/showfield?f=doc&state=4803:loe...

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