: Re: Can I mention Sherlock Holmes in my story? Now that character SHERLOCK HOLMES is no longer under copyright and is in public domain, can I bring him into my fantasy story where the Protagonist

This question was asked previously: Is Sherlock Holmes public domain for use in a story? but a US court case in 2013 (and it's failed appeal in 2014) has since established that Sherlock Holmes, as depicted in all but the last-published stories, has lapsed from US copyright and is now in the public domain.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes#Copyright_issues
What this means is that the early version of the character is public domain, however character details that were introduced in later stories are still under copyright.

The remaining titles are due to lapse between 2019 and 2023.

The copyright has already lapsed in the UK.

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