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10-13-2019, 02:19 PM
Okay, SOOOOOO, apparently Sherlock Holmes is public domain!
However, if you use certain details about Sherlock Holmes stories from the ones written AFTER 1923, you're in for a bad time. Ya see, the last 10 short stories are subject to copyright still until 2022. So if you wanted to make a Sherlock Holmes game, go for it! Just... don't talk about second wives, or you can get sued.... or at least in the US you can
THE ENTIRE SHERLOCK HOLMES CANON IS PUBLIC DOMAIN IN BRITAIN ALREADY! HAS BEEN SINCE 2000! So if you're in Britain, you're probably alright to do what you want. Heck, make Sherlock an alien from outer space and Watson an imaginary bagel that Sherlock occasionally talks to in your stuff. You can do it.
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However, if you use certain details about Sherlock Holmes stories from the ones written AFTER 1923, you're in for a bad time. Ya see, the last 10 short stories are subject to copyright still until 2022. So if you wanted to make a Sherlock Holmes game, go for it! Just... don't talk about second wives, or you can get sued.... or at least in the US you can
THE ENTIRE SHERLOCK HOLMES CANON IS PUBLIC DOMAIN IN BRITAIN ALREADY! HAS BEEN SINCE 2000! So if you're in Britain, you're probably alright to do what you want. Heck, make Sherlock an alien from outer space and Watson an imaginary bagel that Sherlock occasionally talks to in your stuff. You can do it.
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