Another ALT coin with copyright issue...
Just copy from another site:
Before we go on, an elementary lesson in copyright law: in the US, the term of copyright extends 70 years after the death of the author or – crucially – 95 years after publication. In short, that means 10 stories remain under copyright until 2022. In the UK, only the 70-year rule applies, so all Holmes stories have been out of copyright since 2000.
Conan Doyle's estate insisted that, until that expiration in 2022, Holmes remains a "single complex character" who cannot "be dismantled". Some developments could only be found in the stories still under copyright, it added, including the deepening of Holmes's friendship with Watson. The judge disagreed, ruling that anything published before 1923 was public property. While the estate considers its next move, the case highlights the complexities and competing interests involved in copyright law. Alistair McCleery, director of the Scottish Centre for the Book at Napier University, says the limitless economic value of characters such as Holmes distorts the intended purpose of copyright law.......
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http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/features/sherlock-holmes-and-the-case-of-copyright-9042539.html
