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29 Sep 2020, 5:11 am by Nedim Malovic
Previous decisions (both against the Conan Doyle Estate) in Conan Doyle v London Mystery Magazine and Tyburn Productions Ltd v Conan Doyle [1991] Ch. 75 CA have held that the Sherlock Holmes’ name and address and the literary characters themselves are not protectable under UK law. [read post]
23 Jan 2014, 7:11 am by Ben
This arrangement will allow music fans to enjoy our music on Pandora while protecting our songwriters and composers".The Conan Doyle Estate Ltd., owned and run by the family of writer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, has appealed to the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals from the lower court decision in Klinger v Conan Doyle Estate Ltd. [read post]
24 Sep 2014, 1:04 am by Ben
” In June this year the US Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit issued its decision in Leslie Klinger v Conan Doyle Estate, in which upheld the decision of the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois - Eastern Division that Mr Klinger was fr [read post]
3 Oct 2014, 10:50 am by Ben
Echoes of Judge Richard Posner's criticism of the actions of the Conan Doyle Estate in the Sherlock Holmes litigation when he awarded costs $30,679 to defendant Leslie Klinger sprang to mind: Here Judge Posner in 7th Circuit appellate court said that the Doyle estate's business strategy was plain; "charge a modest fee for which there is no legal basis, in the hope that the 'rational' writer or publisher will pay it… [read post]
27 Dec 2014, 2:19 am by Ben
More from Europe: In Case C-355/12 Nintendo v PC Box the CJEU said that circumventing a protection system may not be unlawful. [read post]