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@TiddlyTitch

Practically for JR (@jeremyruston) how free is he to announce “Tardis x” from a blue police phonebox?

In practical terms he can do anything. The unknown is whether the BBC (their lawyers) wouild [a] notice, and [b] think it infringes enough to [c] care and do something about it.

The word “TARDIS” is also trademark though, so has much the same risks.

My gut feel (and I want to stress again, I’m just some guy on the internet, and definitely not a lawyer) is that using the Tardis analogy of “bigger on the inside” and similar, is absolutely fine in discussions on the forums, most probably fine in documentation (even official doco), but using them overtly in banners or slogans is too risky

[TiddlyTitch]

@nemo

My gut feel

It seems your gut is informationally informed.

@nemo

using the Tardis analogy of “bigger on the inside” and similar, is absolutely fine in discussions on the forums, most probably fine in documentation

@nemo

but using them overtly in banners or slogans is too risky

Noted.

IF we renamed TARDIS to QUARDIS (Quine + Tardis) and made the police box green would we be safe? A theoretical option. Dunno if it makes sense.

TT

[nemo]

@TiddlyTitch

IF we renamed TARDIS to QUARDIS (Quine + Tardis) and made the police box green would we be safe? A theoretical option. Dunno if it makes sense.

Honestly no idea. Though at that point, the creative energy spent to make that work might just be better spent towards just making something new and iconic of our own.

(“Quardis” isn’t too bad a name though, but “Quindis” I like better to riff on the idea. However, we’re in the wrong thread for names!)