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User:SOTO/Forum Archive/Inclusion debates/@comment-4028641-20170222073756/@comment-31010985-20170226170233 AeD wrote: I linked to a quote from the director about where "British robots" came from -- there was nothing stopping them calling them Daleks, they just didn't.

We don't know the exact details -- though I'd be interested to learn them -- but as far as we know, the Daleks appeared in the film by full legal permission or licensing from whatever copyright owners would have to get involved. I think the problem with the quote that you linked to was that the Terry Nation estate was not mentioned and instead the BBC apparently gave them permission. But I do agree that we don't know the full details and the exact wording might have been a mistake on their part.