How Sherlock Holmes broke copyright law
The Atlantic: Betsy Rosenblatt, the Oliver C. Schroeder Jr. Distinguished Research Scholar and associate director of the Spangenberg Center for Law, said Sherlock Holmes’ copyright battle highlights flaws in intellectual-property law, arguing that Holmes should’ve entered the public domain in 1946, enriching creativity. “If creators had explored him decades sooner, our picture of Holmes might be immeasurably enriched,” Rosenblatt said.
