The estate of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle filed a lawsuit against "Enola Holmes" for having emotions

[Laurie_King]

As my friend and partner in crime, Les Klinger, says above, the web site Free-Sherlock (free-sherlock dot com/ ) has a history of his dealings with the “Conan Doyle Estate.” Judge Posner’s court of appeals ruling makes for some interesting reading. And yes, the US Supreme Court agreed, that Sherlock is Free (except for the last ten, now eight, stories.)

[teknocholer]

Welcome to BoingBoing!

I’m not one who writes fan letters, so I’m delighted to have a chance to express my thanks and appreciation for your work. I’ve read all but the most recent two of your Russell/Holmes novels, and I look forward to many more.

[L0ki]

@Leslie_Klinger

For more on the case–the full complaint filed by the CDEL and the reply filed by the defendants–see the website free-sherlock. It’s apparent to any objective observer that this is merely another attempt by the CDEL to “extort” (in the words of Judge Posner of the 7th Circuit) money from the defendants.

Thanks for that recommendation. The judges really didn’t seem impressed with the estate at all.

The reply in the current case must have been fun to draft.

3. The Film Defendants admit that Conan Doyle created Sherlock Holmes and Dr.
   John Watson and that those characters first appeared in the 1887 novella A Study in Scarlet. The
   Film Defendants further agree that the world is free to use and adapt the public domain
   characters of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. John Watson. The Film Defendants lack sufficient
   knowledge or information to form a belief as to the deaths of Conan Doyle’s father and brother
   or the impact, if any, that World War I had on Conan Doyle or his writing. Except as otherwise
   answered, the Film Defendants deny the allegations in Paragraph 3.

The third sentence there counts as legal humour. Of the “fuck you, pal” kind admittedly but still.

[teknocholer]

@L0ki

The third sentence there counts as legal humour. Of the “fuck you, pal” kind…

The very best kind.

Nitpick: It was Conan Doyle’s son, not his father, who was killed in WW1.

[L0ki]

@teknocholer

Nitpick: It was Conan Doyle’s son, not his father, who was killed in WW1.

Yes the typo does rather spoil it.

[vrplumber]

It’s only kind of not a thing. That is David Suchet, after all…

[jerwin]

David Suchet transforms into Lady Bracknell | The Importance Of Being Earnest

[delightfultree]

OK, didn’t get it at first… Thanks!

@vrplumber No, sure. I meant, I’d love to see a gender-bent Poirot specifically. Would be interesting to see his mannerisms translated… Admittedly, this could also fail colossally

[BradC]