User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-4028641-20170222073756/@comment-24894325-20170226193446

User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-4028641-20170222073756/@comment-24894325-20170226193446 Perhaps, even more telling, almost the same small print is present on LEGO set 21304:

"BBC, DOCTOR WHO (word marks, logos and devices), TARDIS, DALEKS, CYBERMAN and K-9 (word marks and devices) are trademarks of the British Broadcasting Corporation and are used under license. ... Dalek image copyright BBC/Terry Nation 1964. Cyberman image copyright BBC/Kit Pedler/Gerry Davis 1966. K-9 image copyright BBC/Bob Baker/Dave Martin 1977.

So, barring a sudden change of the legal situation since the last Titan Comics issue:
 * Terry Nation Estate still owns the image of the Dalek (contrary to both popular belief and basic common sense as he did not create it);
 * LEGO is well aware of the rightful image owner;
 * BBC owns the trademark on using the word "Dalek".

McKay is either not informed about the licensing situation (he's not the first as the Looney situation shows) or was thinking more of the use of the name "Dalek" in that interview, which apparently does belong to BBC.

However, Dalek images used in the movie can, apparently, only be used under license if allowed by the Terry Nation Estate. And this is really easy to determine. As SOTO said, it is either in the end credits or not. And there's no point hoping for the best or speculating as if there's no way of knowing. It's a simple yes/no question that is easy to answer. For the record, I checked the website of the movie and found no mention either of BBC or of Terry Nation.