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Originally Posted by crich70
Interesting. I imagine then that books that put characters like Sherlock Holmes together with Dracula or Mr. Hyde are only possible then because the estate of A.C. Doyle allows such works to be published. Or maybe due to the fact the books are PD some leeway exists.Either way it does sound like a legal quagmire best avoided if possible.
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There's no legal quagmire in that scenario. All those stories and characters are in the public domain, and anyone is free to use them. Doyle's estate has no say-so in the matter.