I spotted an interesting news story relating to copyright this week reported by the Open Rights Group. A Doctor Who fan who goes by the screenname Mazzmatazz  is being asked by the BBC's legal department to remove knitting patterns from her web site. The patterns were for making two Doctor Who characters, the Adipose and the Ood

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It seemed like a bit of an over-reaction to me, and completely at odds with the efforts they are making to encourage creativity with the Dr Who Trailer Maker, featured on this site earlier in the week. The patterns were not being sold, and in fact were made available under a Creative Commons licence. According to the BBC the toys were being sold on eBay and this is what the BBC were attempting to stop by their action.

I had a quick look on eBay, but unfortunately there don't appear to be any on sale, There is however, for anyone interested, a fabulous looking Tom Baker era knitted scarf hand knitted by the seller's mum!

I also had a look on the Blue Peter web site and found instructions on how to make a Sword in the Stone pencil and a Simpsons Sitting Room, neither of which, I suspect, are copyright of the BBC.

Anyway, I'm off to put the Tardis Bird Feeder I made earlier onto eBay.