tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6995017273257461881..comments2024-03-19T12:09:41.188+00:00Comments on The IPKat: Breaking News: Sherlock is (Partly) Free of Copyright in the USVerónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-79564312667827074002013-12-29T14:43:12.271+00:002013-12-29T14:43:12.271+00:00Thank you for the kind words, Andy!
Regarding you...Thank you for the kind words, Andy!<br /><br />Regarding your comment about the Estate, I suspect the Estate will continue seeking license fees from users of the Sherlock Holmes canon. Though they could not successfully demand licenses on the basis of copyright in the pre-1923 elements, they can still offer support and deep expertise, which some authors and entertainment companies may find useful and worth the cost of the license fee. Perhaps it's new focus might be more akin to a consultancy rather than copyright licensor. Miri Frankelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10086207551292241559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-90781418741425979192013-12-29T08:35:51.975+00:002013-12-29T08:35:51.975+00:00Thanks Miri. I hope we will continue to hear from ...Thanks Miri. I hope we will continue to hear from you even after your guest stint ends.<br />This was a sensible judgment, and one wonders now how much revenue the Conan Doyle Estate can expect to see from trying to sell licences for just the 3 story elements - Dr Watson's second wife, his youthful sporting prowess, and Holmes's retirement - which the court found were still in copyright. <br />Given the Estate's propensity for litigation in the past, could protecting what few IP rights they still own now cost more than their potential value? <br />The background story on Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's estate makes for interesting reading as a case study in how not to manage IP. Andy Jnoreply@blogger.com