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    Originally Posted by Mattwo7 View Post
    Then I learned BBC actually holds the copyright to the design (not joking http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/4380929.stm ) so the police can't use that style of police box...

    Not 100% sure that's correct. I think you misread the article, it sounds more like the Met couldn't stop DW using the box not the other way round.

    The real police boxes in the UK were blue and the Doctor's Tardis was meant to look like these... Well actually the Tardis was meant to blend into its surroundings (hence the police box look) and adopt a disguise to suit its environment. Unfortunately it broke in the early episodes and got stuck in it's current form. This is why the Master's Tardis could look like anything he desired.