Wednesday, 8 June 2022

Bonnet de douche, Rodney! Del Boy becomes a literary work in court ruling

Judge in copyright case confers status on Only Fools and Horses character after lawyers asked him to watch three episodes Derek “Del Boy” Trotter, the aspirational market trader in the TV sitcom Only Fools and Horses, would probably raise a proud lovely jubbly toast to his newly acquired status of “literary work” following a high court copyright ruling he would hail as cushty. Del Boy’s status was legally defined after a company, set up by the creator of the award-winning BBC comedy, won its copyright battle with the operators of an “interactive theatrical dining experience” Only Fools the (Cushty) Dining Experience. Continue reading...
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