User:SOTO/Forum Archive/The Panopticon/@comment-45314928-20200727170605/@comment-45314928-20200727192012

To my knowledge licensed references of Gallifrey as "The Homeworld" existed only within the Virgin New Adventures. These were licensed to make that connection. However, the way I see it Lars Pearson was able to copyright the name "The Homeworld" and use it as a substitute in his series. However, this is only a licensed appearance of his version. It is not a licensed version of the actual Gallifrey.

Its ridiculous to say that writers can hijack a copyrighted concept, they can't - they can use their own name for it and make heavy hints that they are the same, but it isn't licensed use of the original concept and should be kept separate.