What Does Sherlock Entering the Public Domain Really Mean?

By Michelle Dean on Dec 31, 2013 - Flavorwire

In late December, a federal judge ruled that the character of Sherlock Holmes was in the public domain. 
The determination came because the editors of an anthology of new Sherlock Holmes stories — ones written recently by fans, not Conan Doyle — refused to pay a license to the Arthur Conan Doyle estate.… Read More