Mon. 12/05 - Will Sherlock Holmes Go Goblin Mode?

2023 is going to be a big year for the public domain, and especially for one estate who will finally be losing control of a character they’ve tried their very best to wring every last dollar from for over a century. Plus, Oxford English Dictionary officially declared “goblin mode” as their word of the year. And Saturday Night Live finally did something I’ve been wanting them to do for twenty years.

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Links:

• Public Domain Day 2023 is Coming: Here's What to Know (Copyright Lately)
• Public Domain Day 2023 Remix Contest: The Internet Archive is Looking For Creative Short Films Made By You! (Internet Archive Blogs) 
• The Best Things in Life Are Free: Two Ways to Celebrate Public Domain Day in 2023 (Internet Archive Blogs)
• Ownership of the Sherlock Holmes Stories (Sherlockian)
• Sherlock Holmes Copyright: An overview (Red Points)
• Wed. 08/26 - Netflix's Enola Holmes Hit With Lawsuit From Doyle Estate (Cool Stuff Ride Home)
• 'Goblin mode' is Oxford's Word of the Year (Mashable)
• Oxford Word of the Year 2022 (Oxford Languages)
• Word of the Year 2022 | Gaslighting (Merriam-Webster)
• Kenan & Kelly (SNL, YouTube)
• Jackson Bird on Twitter

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