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The BBC Is Heading to Court to Hunt Down a Doctor Who Leaker

posted by FatPhil on Thursday July 05 2018, @07:53PM   Printer-friendly
from the time-travel-would-help dept.

MrPlow writes:

Submitted via IRC for Fnord666

Last week, an incomplete scene featuring Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor surreptitiously hit the web, giving fans eager for leaks and spoilers a taste of what to expect from the next season of Doctor Who. But while in the entertainment business leaks and spoilers are part and parcel of the industry, in this case, the BBC is none too pleased about it.

In fact, the corporation has filed an application in a California court this week in an effort to expose the person who put the leaked footage online—hoping California’s Federal Court would put pressure on Tapatalk, whose messaging service was used to upload and disseminate a non-final, 53-second clip of Whittaker’s Doctor in action. The BBC isn’t accusing Tapatalk of any wrongdoing; rather, it just wants details on the user that uploaded the clip, so it can attempt to isolate just where in Doctor Who’s long line of production the clip got leaked.

Source: https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-bbc-is-heading-to-court-to-hunt-down-a-doctor-who-l-1827319614

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by frojack on Thursday July 05 2018, @09:55PM (2 children)

    by frojack (1554) on Thursday July 05 2018, @09:55PM (#703266) Journal

    Cop shows are frequently showing violence and illegal search/seizure as valid tactics,

    You're watching too many re-runs. Try something produced in the last 5 years. Especially if its British.

    ALL commanding officers (and more than half the cast) on british cop serials are women.
    Nobody carries a gun.
    Every Police officer is deeply flawed and struggling with daemons.
    People are let go promptly - catch and release.
    Nobody takes a swing at anybody, certainly not the police.

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  • (Score: 2) by Arik on Thursday July 05 2018, @10:37PM

    by Arik (4543) on Thursday July 05 2018, @10:37PM (#703282) Journal
    British cop shows and american cop are one of those things that have never lined up though.

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  • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 05 2018, @10:56PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 05 2018, @10:56PM (#703289)

    Hmm, I'll give you the flawed demons and such but I've seen a few new shows with males and violence, with women being violent as well. Much closer to reality than your crazy preconceptions. As usual lack of knowledge and experience is the conservatives Achilles heel. Oh, Achilles heel is a reference to a mythological character's weak spot.