I don't get this whole Sherlock Holmes emotions lawsuit. Can't they just say that they're writing a reimagining where he has emotions, independent of any stories where he has emotions?
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Replying to @BootlegGirl
Isnt sherlock holmes the character public domain at this point given when the first story was published?
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Replying to @queerthecloset @BootlegGirl
Yes but you can still hold copyright on a specific gimmick or twist on the character
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Like to be serious about the point I made earlier, Robin Hood is obviously a public domain character but the genderswapped version of Robin Hood in the novel Robin: Lady of Legend is still owned by author RM ArceJaeger
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That doesn't mean no one else is allowed to write stories where Robin Hood is a woman But it does mean that if I were to write a very similar novel with a similar gimmick she'd be able to sue me and force me to prove I didn't base mine on hers
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Replying to @arthur_affect @BootlegGirl
Got it. So whatever’s unique to the still copyrighted stories, the estate still has comtrol over.
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Right Although saying the idea of an emo Holmes who loves his family is unique enough for this lawsuit to have merit is an enormous stretch
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