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Re:Sherlock Holmes will finally escape copyright this weekend by zeroonetwothree on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @05:15PM (#34166754)
Trademarks don’t stop new creative works. They can only stop misleading use (like using the name to refer to something else).

So if Holmes is trademarked I can’t make “Evil Sherlock Holmes Supervillian Movie” but I could write a story wherein he is his usual self.

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Re:Sherlock Holmes will finally escape copyright this weekend by gameshot911 on Wednesday December 28, 2022 @05:31PM (#34166912)
I'm not sure that's correct. I think your 'Evil Sherlock' is a perfect example of what is now allowed without copyright protections.

I believe a trademark just prevents you from releasing a new Sherlock narrative that misleads the public that it's a legitimate story from the original collection.

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