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Daleks Exterminated From New Dr. Who

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the gone-but-not-forgotten dept.

albino eatpod writes "The BBC are reporting that despite 'the very best deal possible,' a failure to agree terms between the BBC and the estate of late sci-fi writer Terry Nation has meant that we will not being seeing TV's most evil villains in the new series, starring Christopher Eccleston and Billy Piper."

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  1. Re:Copyright Too Long by moonsammy · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I wouldn't consider it insightful - if the publisher is paying royalties, presumably they are also profiting. If the creator dies and copyright along with them, then the work becomes public domain and thus the publisher loses their revenue stream. So killing the author effectively kills their profit.

    If anything, I would think they'd hire goons to *protect* the author in the case of a highly profitable work.