IIn May we reported that after a series of ill advised attacks on writers properly using what were clearly public domain stories and materials featuring the iconic fictional detective Sherlock Holmes, the Estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle had nevertheless decided to sue a Hollywood film producer a new movie which follows Sherlock Holmes during his retirement. The author's Estate claimed that the plot of the new film "Mr Holmes", starring Sir Ian McKellen and based on the Mitch Cullin novel "A Slight Trick of the Mind" infringed on the Conan Doyle's short story "The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier" published in 1926 in Strand magazine. Defendants to the action include Miramax studio, film distributor Roadside Attractions, and director Bill Condon. The action was filed with the United States District Court of New Mexico.In June 2014 the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit issued its decision in Leslie Klinger v Conan Doyle Estate,…
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