Network Front | The Guardian: Case of Sherlock Holmes copyright closes after US supreme court refuses appeal

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Case of Sherlock Holmes copyright closes after US supreme court refuses appeal Nov 3rd 2014, 16:25, by Reuters in Washington Justices decline to hear an appeal by the estate of Arthur Conan Doyle about whether authors owe fees for using famed detective Sherlock lives in public domain, US court rules The case of the disputed Sherlock Holmes copyright has ended after the US supreme court on Monday left intact a ruling that said 50 works featuring the famed fictional detective are in the public domain. The high courts justices, which like the eccentric detective get to decide which cases to tackle, declined to hear an appeal filed by the estate of author Arthur Conan Doyle, who died in 1930. Continue reading...

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