Board Thread:Inclusion debates/@comment-4028641-20170222073756/@comment-5918438-20170226200805

Of course, the movie was produced largely by Warner Animation Group, not The LEGO Group. LEGO has shown that they're aware of copyright issues. Regardless, since the Dalek image is apparently joint owned by Nation('s estate) and the BBC, does the BBC have the right to allow its use here?

"The U.S. Copyright Office considers joint copyright owners to have an equal right to register and enforce the copyright. Unless the joint owners make a written agreement to the contrary, each copyright owner has the right to commercially exploit the copyright, provided that the other copyright owners get an equal share of the proceeds."

"The Copyright Act of 1976 grants a number of exclusive rights to copyright owners, including:


 * reproduction right — the right to make copies of a protected work
 * distribution right — the right to sell or otherwise distribute copies to the public
 * right to create adaptations (called derivative works) — the right to prepare new works based on the protected work, and
 * performance and display rights — the rights to perform a protected work (such as a stageplay) or to display a work in public. This bundle of rights allows a copyright owner to be flexible when deciding how to realize commercial gain from the underlying work; the owner may sell or license any of the rights."

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