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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.
by jordigh 12y ago
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.
- TylerE 12y agoWhy is this shocking? Sherlock predates Mickey by 41 years.
- jordigh 12y agoNo, 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.
- TylerE 12y agoThe first volume of Sherlock Holmes stories was published in 1887.