Tom, what kind of ninja lawyers does the Estate of Roy Plumley employ? :-)
The same kind that Endemol and every other Independent media company uses to protect formats such as Big Brother? Good summary here: http://www.harbottle.com/hnl/pages/article_view_hnl/2078.php And it's the format rights which drive up the valuations of Independent TV companies http://media.guardian.co.uk/site/story/0,,1788734,00.html And it's not like the BBC isn't in this global game, either: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/tv_and_radio/4375311.stm - Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. Unofficial list archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
