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Re:Sherlock lives in public domain, US court rules by jordigh on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @10:10AM (#7904489)
I find it cute that the British-born Holmes is in the public domain in the US, but the true-blooded American Mouse is not.
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Re:Sherlock lives in public domain, US court rules by TylerE on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @11:01AM (#7904801)
Why is this shocking? Sherlock predates Mickey by 41 years.
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Re:Sherlock lives in public domain, US court rules by jordigh on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @11:08AM (#7904840)
No, the Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes was published in 1927. Steamboat Willie is from 1928.

Copyright law in the US is basically built around Mickey Mouse. Sherlock Holmes seems to barely make the cut into public domain.

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Re:Sherlock lives in public domain, US court rules by TylerE on Tuesday June 17, 2014 @06:12PM (#7907353)
The first volume of Sherlock Holmes stories was published in 1887.
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