Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" :
>
>"Féachadóir" <Féach@d.óir> wrote in message 
>news:rhu974hoqsckrh5p3q86jplmau2q95ecv0@4ax.com...
>> Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" :
>>>
>>>"Féachadóir" <Féach@d.óir> wrote in message
>>>news:ast97415p8citjt6h5jg7atd3lub6um0vm@4ax.com...
>>>> Scríobh "Stephen Wilson" :
>>>>>
>>>>>"Dave Cross"  wrote in message
>>>>>news:pan.2008.07.09.14.20.49@dave.org.uk...
>>>>>> On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:19:35 +0100, Richard Corfield wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 2008-07-09, kim  wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Wasn't that the whole point of UNIT, that they were ordinary 
>>>>>>>> soldiers
>>>>>>>> who were unable to defeat aliens without the help of the Doctor? If
>>>>>>>> UNIT now has access to such advanced technology, what is even the
>>>>>>>> point
>>>>>>>> of Torchwood any more?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I got the impression that UNIT was American, but Torchwood is UK, so
>>>>>>> there's some rivalry and general lack of cooperation there.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> UNIT is international. It used to stand for "United Nations 
>>>>>> Intelligence
>>>>>> Taskforce", but the real UN no longer approve of that for some reason 
>>>>>> so
>>>>>> it's been changed to "Unified Intelligence Taskforce".
>>>>>
>>>>>I think the main reason is down to the internet. RTD and the United
>>>>>Nations
>>>>>are well aware that Dr Who has many internet sites. If Dr Who kept the
>>>>>name
>>>>>"United Nations Intelligence Taskforce", what do you think will happen 
>>>>>if
>>>>>anyone types United Nations into Google?
>>>>
>>>> I think it's simpler. Merchandising. If you were the UN, would you
>>>> want the BBC making money selling toys with your name on them?
>>>
>>>I was getting a portion of the profits - why not? Besides, the acronym is
>>>still UNIT whether you want to call it "United" or "Unified"
>>
>> You're an organisation set up to promote peace between nations. Do you
>> really want to profit from wartoys?
>
>I don't know. I don't work for the UN and couldn't speak for them. They 
>didn't seem to have a massive objection back in the 1970s. Or the 1980s for 
>that matter.

I don't think Auntie Beeb was quite as tuned in to merchandising
rights back then. Or maybe the UN wasn't.

>Maybe merchandise is an issue. I still think that the main issue is the 
>internet, and for the reasons I've already stated.

Perhaps, but I can't really see it being an issue. There are ways
around googlebombs, whether they're intentional or not.

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