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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6071

The Sun reports that Victor Pemberton, who invented the Sonic Screwdriver for the 1968 Doctor Who story "Fury From the Deep", is angry the BBC has licensed toy replicas of the gadget (selling at £9.99) without giving him a penny! He said "I'm really upset that the BBC is making a fortune out of something that I invented."

The BBC haven't commented so far.........the least they should do is give him credit for inventing it!

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

Yeah I agree he should get recognised but if they did that they may have to give him a big share of the profits (which he should be getting) and then you'll start seeing all these others coming in saying oh the Tardis was my original idea or K9 was, etc ...Well I reckon that is the fear from thew BBC anyway
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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6071

Maybe the Beeb have it in small print on contracts that people forfeit the rights? I know some firms operate that way....if an employee comes up with a good idea, the firm gets to use the idea without giving them anything, which I think is mean!

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

if that was the case though you would think it would have been stated already even by the BBC themselves..... either way your right I do think its mean
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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6071

They should put an "as created by" label on the gadgets so at least his name gets credited somewhere. You're right though Luc, lots of other people would say it was their idea to do such a thing and they invented something else and the BBC would lose millions.

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

You would have people saying I designed the head pieces of the Darleks or Cybermen and wanting to claim for all their products too

You do have to laugh in a way at the sonic screw driver idea though....when you think about it......he designed a torch

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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6071

I wouldn't mind a torch like that....it can do anything! Doesn't Sarah Jane have a sonic lipstick in her show?!

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

Yeah I know in the show but the prop is just a torch

its not like he really has designed a piece of technology that will open any door

A sonic lipstick??

She doesn't does she? Guaranteed to open people's mouths

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Catnapper · Site Joined: 30 Jul 2007 Posts: 6071

It's not real???

Yeah she has a sonic screwdriver but it's disguised as a lipstick......it's surprising what we keep in our makeup bag

I think it was given to her by the Doctor........I've only seen 1 episode of Sarah Jane Adventures!

Lucifer_666 · Site Joined: 27 Jul 2007 Posts: 9347

oh uh I've given the game away now haven't I?? ...erm... I was only kidding of course its real

I didn't know that about the lipstick though....I wonder does it come in different shades of red and pink??

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