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Lost Doctor Who episodes found – but owner is reluctant to hand them to BBC
(www.theguardian.com)
A good old fashioned Doctor Who Community
So unless I missed something, I didn’t see any place where the BBC went after the collectors for illegal recording. This sounds like they’re scared of something that hasn’t happened and, at least in this case the BBC is very happy to have found a copy.
The article states what they are worried about
I wonder how many episodes would miraculously show up if the BBC made a public statement that they wouldn't hold it against them