Newsgroup: it.comp.console.playstation
Titolo: A threat to Doctor Who reconstructions?

*Warning rumourvile ahead*
I heard a rumour that Mark Ayres is trying to get the BBC to clamp down on the
fan-made telesnap reconstructions, in order that he can professionally market
'authorised versions' himself.   Anyone else heard this?
This would be extremely unfair and mean spirited of him.  The people who have
been making these recons have done them purely for love and have taken as much
effort as possible to distribute them for free (or at most, for the price of
a blank video and postage)  The resulting videos have been of an increasingly
high standard and have featured some great extras such as trailers and a documentary.
 They should be left alone to get on with a valuable project.
Occassionaly some dealer starts selling them at fairs or in the small ads for
ludicrous prices and its quite right when these guys get censored.  
It's not as though Mark Ayres hasn't got enough irons in the fire, what with
a series of incidental music albums on the way, a compilation of Doctor Who
novelty songs and other projects for Silva Screen.
Telesnaps are one of the best fan projects to come along for a few years, come
on Mr Ayres, don't be so shortsighted.
Gareth
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 on Mr Ayres, don't be so shortsighted.
He's not -- he's just being business-minded... if this rumour is actually
true, anyway.
RI
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'authorised versions' himself.   Anyone else heard this?
no - but it certainly sounds quite possible
bastards!
Brax
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possible clamp down on recons.
Well Mark Ayres is definitely one of life's doers and wouldn't want to take
that away from him for a moment or belittle his efforts.  I just didn't want
any butterflies to be crushed by wheels or babies to be thrown out with their
bathwater.
Gareth
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Not wanting to act a censor or anything, but I received an email from
a 'fan reconstructor' after bringing this to the attention of
rec.arts.drwho who wants me to try and douse the flames of this
regrettable situation.  
Apparantly this guy has been known by them for a while as he is just
jealous (allegedly) of the success that they have had.  He wants to
make money, and many emails/newsgroup messages are actually being
collated by him to be handed to the legal department of the BBC.  
They are hard at work, as he says, to see what they can do simply
because the BBC know that they will never do these as good as the fans
do them (something called love).
Please remember guys if you want to discuss the issues of this, don't
name any fan reconstructor or give their contact details, because you
could get him/her in the spit.
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Steve Day wrote:
<Not wanting to act a censor or anything, but I received an email from
a 'fan reconstructor' after bringing this to the attention of
rec.arts.drwho who wants me to try and douse the flames of this
regrettable situation.> SNIP
<Please remember guys if you want to discuss the issues of this, don't
name any fan reconstructor or give their contact details, because you
could get him/her in the spit.>
bloody hell but this scares me
does this list have an archive online?
can our 'loose lips actually sink some fandom ships'?
even if it is a closed forum can someone intending on collating evidence
sign up? There is nothing we can really do to stop this, is there?
okay - I don't think that things are going to get all nasty - but look at
what CBS Fox have been doing with fan sites of their programmes - killing
them due to 'copyright infringment'
all this is hypothetical - but /how/ careful do we need to be? I edit an
internationally successful fanzine, and am currently building a website. Has
anyone got any practical advise (which I probably heed anyway - but you
never know) which can prevent some of us from getting 'in the spit' as Steve
puts it?
Brax
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time is an illusion that vanishes when deadlines approach
Eye of Orion issue five, details at 
www.dellah.freeserve.co.uk
The Day of the Daleks Convention Nov 2000 
www.phoenix50.com/daleks/
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sign up? There is nothing we can really do to stop this, is there?
It isn't a closed forum!
Paul
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It isn't a closed forum!
well, I was just pondering the possibilities.
Anyway, this list does require you to join up, and you can be refused entry
or chucked off, so it isn't open like UseNet is.
Brax
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<and you can be refused entry or chucked off
My word, what a terribly bad pun!
William
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