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Forum - View topicNEWS: Sherlock Manga Heads to US, UK From Titan Comics
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Lord Dcast
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Wait, this actually exists? First a Mario Maker Chitoge costume and now this? What the hell is going on Japan?
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Break Xerxes
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Glad this is getting an English release. I can't wait to get it.
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doubleO7
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This was first actually. It's been around since 2012. I guess Japan really likes British dramas. Sherlock Holmes has always been rather big over there. The same can be said for Benedict Cumberbatch. Put the two together and it was bound to take off. |
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Lostlorn Forest
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Whoa, I saw this on Tumblr and thought it was just concept fanart. Definitely want to take a look at it since it's real and I can't believe my eyes...
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chito895
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Welp, this'll make a really good birthday present for my brother. He loves the series. And yes, how is this even possible?!
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GATSU
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Really? I mean, I can see there being an audience for it, but wouldn't they have to pay both royalties to the BBC and the actors for using their likenesses?
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Snomaster1
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Well,the manga version of "Sherlock's" coming to America. It's a shame that there isn't a manga version of "Elementary,"a similar Sherlock Holmes-themed show. What would even be better is that Benedict Cumberbatch would have a guest starring role on "Elementary." I'd love it.
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SaiyamanMS
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Too bad Doctor Who never made it big in Japan. (And slightly ironic, considering that Sherlock is basically a side project for the current producers of Doctor Who.) I'd love to see Japan's take on a Doctor Who manga. Especially if it came up with original companions and storylines like the British and American Doctor Who comics do.
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JaggedAuthor
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I'd be more excited if these were original stories set in the show's continuity instead of manga adaptations of preexisting episodes.
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enurtsol
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Call it now: it'll top the New York Times best-seller week list!
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Kadmos1
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What I hate about this is that if I bought it, I would be buying something that likely gives back some money to the Doyle estate. They have copyright, at least in the USA, on 10 of 60 of "Sherlock" stories by Doyle himself until 2022.
Why am I concerned? By 2022, Doyle and his estate will have that copyright for 135 years, 75 years longer than what I think copyright should be. |
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simona.com
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Sherlock is a big hit in Japan, especially among women [and of course the fujoshi!]. I read the first volume and I thought it was great, I'm really happy it will be published both in the UK and in the US!
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Kadmos1
Posts: 13616 Location: In Phoenix but has an 85308 ZIP |
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Despite the Doyle Estate wanting the USA to restore copyright on many of the "Sherlock" stories that are public domain in the USA, the Supreme Court said "no". However, the Supreme Court can restore copyright of foreign works in public domain here.
How? Paraphrasing what the "Copyright restoration and foreign works: be careful" article on the Public Domain Sherpa site says, it has to meet all these points: When it was created, a minimum of 1 author has to have been living in a country that has copyright ties with the US. This could be the Berne Convention or even a presidential proclamation saying, "If you give restored copyright status to the works of those living in the US, we will do the same for those living in your country". Fourth, it wasn't published here by 30 days from when it had its first overseas publication. I feel this is the Supreme Court abusing it's power. They don't allow perpetual copyright but they allow works to renewed over and over. What's the point of anticipating foreign works becoming if they can get restored copyrights or if they get getting extended? This is why I think all copyrighted works in every country should have a maximum of 40 years and no extension. With this, I feel that every part of it that can be copyrighted (visuals, audio, script, etc.) simultaneously becomes public domain as the work itself. There would also be no possible way that retroactive copyright would work. I also apply this to everything that could be trademarked about said work. However, our government is frequently lobbied by groups who will pay for government acts or electoral campaigns, so the government may return the favor by extending the range or length of intellectual property. |
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