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Old June 2, 2006, 11:33 AM
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Doctor Who Theme Repository closed down by order of the BBC

Well, looks like the Doctor Who Theme Repository must finally close its doors. I got this e-mail yesterday (Thursday, June 1) at around 12:30 in the afternoon, from the BBC Counterfeit Items Brand Protection Team.

As the contact point for the website < http://www.dannystewart.com/doctorwho/themes/ > I am writing to confirm that much of the material on your website is being offered in violation of copyright and trade mark law.
Your disclaimer has actually recognised the ownership of the DR WHO brand and associated themes, but by offering this material for others to download you are infringing the rights of BBC and others.

You are requested to remove immediately any and all DR WHO themes from your website (and any other websites under your control) and undertake not to offer them for distribution (or sale) again.

If we have not received your undertaking, or any of the above items are still available, by Friday June 2nd at 9am Eastern Time (1400 hrs BST) we will assume that you do not wish to co-operate, and we will consider further action against you.

We look forward to hearing from you without delay.

Yours,
Brand Protection team
BBC Worldwide Ltd
London
UK

If you look at the Theme Repository now, you'll notice that it's been shut down. We had a good run and we knew it couldn't last forever, but it's still very sad to see it go.