(And So Are Feelings) Or at least according to Andrea Plunket and the Conan Doyle Estate. This episode, we discuss the finer points of Sherlock's copyright— since only parts of the story are public domain in the U.S., only parts of the character are, too! So what can you do? Can he make a sandwich? Pet a dog? Smile? Respect women? Somehow all of this involves a real-life attempted murder, a huge number of court cases, and how copyright law is a convoluted mass of bull up to interpretation! CW: Attempted Homicide, Nazis (very briefly), Homophobia Music provided by Dark Fantasy Studios. [License]

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/why-would-you-ask-that--5784165/support.