Arthur Conan Doyle’s estate has filed a lawsuit against Netflix for copyright infringement after the streaming juggernauts used part of Sherlock Holmes’ works as a way to title one of their new series, Enola Holmes.
More importantly, the series revolved around some of the author’s work and plotlines as well. Obviously, the title of the new series is in reference to the classic works from Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series.
The lawsuit concerns itself with the fact the series revolves around a woman, who just so happens to be Sherlock Holmes’ sister.
Filed in New Mexico, the lawsuit from Conan Doyle Estate targeted Legendary Pictures, Nancy Springer, and Penguin Random House.
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