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The lawsuit, brought against Netflix, the film’s producers Legendary Pictures, the Enola Holmes author Nancy Springer and others associated with the adaptation, argued that Conan Doyle created “significant new character traits for Holmes and Watson” in the 10 stories still under copyright in the US, which were written between 1923 and 1927. The estate argued that Holmes was previously depicted by Conan Doyle as “aloof and unemotional”. But when the author lost his son during the first world war, and his brother four months later, “it was no longer enough that the Holmes character ...

Netflix Reaches Settlement In Enola Holmes Lawsuit Earlier this year, ahead of the release of Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown appeared as the younger sister of the famous detective, played by Henry Cavill in the film and whose appearance was the cause for the litigation. The lawsuit originally targeted Netflix, author Nancy Springer (who penned the book the film is based on), her publisher Random House, and production company Legendary Pictures alleging that they infringed on their copyright. As we wrote before, it was possible that the Conan Doyle Estate would be successful in their att...

Enola Holmes Copyright Lawsuit Against Netflix Is Settled The streaming giant was sued over the depiction of Sherlock Holmes in the hit movie. The Netflix movie Enola Holmes was one of the streaming service's biggest releases this year, but it was also the subject of a copyright infringement lawsuit, brought by the estate of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle. The suit has now been settled. The character of Sherlock Holmes has been in the public domain since 2014. However, not every story featuring Holmes is--the last 10 books published between 1923 and 1927 remain under control of th...

We earn a commission for products purchased through some links in this article. Enola Holmes copyright lawsuit against Netflix has been dismissed Sherlock being nice to people officially isn't a problem! Stranger Things' Millie Bobby Brown, was hit with a lawsuit that has finally been resolved. The Conan Doyle Estate filed a lawsuit stating that Henry Cavill's version of Sherlock Holmes was too close in personality to the small handful of books that aren't in the public domain, because he was empathetic towards other people, and that as a result Netflix, Legendary Pictures and others had al...

Copyright Lately reported on the outcome today, noting that the court didn’t rule on the merits of the case, possibly indicating that the parties settled. So unfortunately, we don’t know if Enola Holmes’ take on Doyle’s famous detective violated copyright by showing a wider range of feelings and greater respect for women. The Enola Holmes case hinged on Sherlock Holmes’ complicated copyright status. Most Holmes stories sit in the public domain, and stories like Enola Holmes — which reimagines Holmes (played by Henry Cavill) having a younger sister — can freely repurpose their...