Chapter 112
Baden's words spread all over the world with the New York Times. The name Zhang Chu and his work "Detective Sherlock" became Sarajevo in World War I, and became the fuse.
The American people obviously also admire Sherlock Holmes, but they don’t know the events behind this character. Now that the matter is exposed, these talents suddenly discovered that fans and writers cannot use Sherlock Holmes’ things at will, and they must give usage fees.
But the copyright has obviously expired. Since the things that have expired, why does the Heritage Foundation still charge money?
This news is all on TV, radio, online news, and social media. Of course, the protagonist of the news cannot be placed on Zhang Chu, a foreigner. The key point is whether the image of Sherlock Holmes should be liberated and whether the Heritage Foundation has the right to charge relevant fees.
The United States has always been the center of world news. After some reports from major media here, it quickly spread to other countries and regions in the world.
Especially in the hometown of Sherlock Holmes, where the copyright of Sherlock Holmes has expired long ago, and the copyright protection period in the UK is only 70 years. Sir Conan Doyle passed away in 1930. In the UK, the complete works of Sherlock Holmes and other works were freely published in 2000.
Unexpectedly, in the United States across the ocean, there was a group of fans and writers being shamelessly sucked by the Heritage Foundation!
The British loved Sherlock Holmes and James Bond so much. Although they looked down on Sherlock Holmes' adaptation beyond recognition, some of their works were still quite exciting.
This year's movie "Detective Sherlock Holmes" swept away a box office of 40 million US dollars in the small land area of Britain. Its reputation is obviously very low, but it cannot resist the British's love for Sherlock Holmes.
BBC TV, Daily Mirror, Sun, and Times also gave considerable attention to where this lawsuit will go.
As for China, the media exclaimed why there was a Chinese writer involved in such cases?
And who is the zhang reported by the foreign media?
Which article is he written about sherlock?
They all guessed that it was Zhang Chu, but they couldn't believe that this child really sent an email to top American lawyers. As a result, they all agreed in fairy tales.
Obviously, the fate of such emails should be cleaned into the trash bin and then completely deleted.
What are people doing at the age of 18? What are yours doing at the age of 18?
Things fermented so quickly. When Zhang Chu knew the result from Xu Dong, the news had spread all over the world, and his name and work were also known by countless people.
Toutiao, Search.Fox News, uc News, Pengpai News, Xinhua News Agency and other media have reprinted the news to spread it.
Even on Weibo, "Onion News" sent the news directly. You should know that Onion Club, like the roadside club, they are specialized in sending false and unreliable news. They don't even dare to think about these Onion News, but they were done by Zhang Chu!
Twitter's real-time hot discussion list even surpassed the discussion of the name of the new album of the popular American singer, but it was soon surpassed by new topics.
However, on the Weibo hot-hand list, Holmes ranked first in copyright issues, leaving behind with an absolute advantage. Of course, the second place is not an outsider. The topic of "Zhang Chu Detective Sherlock" has also been paid attention to.
Chinese writers went to the United States to sue, which was originally a highly anticipated title, not to mention that the fan author sued the Legacy Foundation, which made more people participate in it.
In addition to the previous entanglement between Mr. Hua Ye and Beifei, many people were waiting to see if Zhang Chu's fan works would infringe on their rights. As a result, they went to the United States to sue quietly!
Those who mocked and waited to read the jokes were shocked. What if the promised seal book was to lose money?
Why did he become a messenger of justice? He didn't fight a lawsuit in China, but went to the United States and hired such a top lawyer!
This is completely different from the miserable outcome that I thought of in advance.
"That's so awesome, this guy is awesome!"
"The first time I saw a fan referral to the official, and the news is still so loud, so I'm waiting for the follow-up."
"Today is the tragedy of original literature!"
"I never dared to think about such a thing in my dreams. How did you do it Zhang Chu?"
"Kneel!"
"Zhang Chu is domineering. Why can publishing houses publish novels, but fans can't write them casually. It's just bullying the weak and afraid of the strong."
"The world is so fantastic, just like the US President tweeting the country."
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When the news of Zhang Chu's lawsuit against the foundation was exposed, any media person wanted to find Zhang Chu. Only the person involved knew what happened!
The local media in Jiangcheng rushed to Hanlinxuan Bookstore, hoping to block Zhang Chu at home.
As a result, after a group of media rushed over with long spears and short cannons, they were told that this guy had already gone to Yanjing to attend the suspense literature summit!
These reporters quickly took out their mobile phones to report the situation to the headquarters, and strive to interview Zhang Chu at the Suspense Literature Summit.
There is no shortage of media at the "Book-Fragrant China" large-scale book exhibition, but the Suspense Literature Summit, as an integral part of it, did not receive much attention.
After all, this kind of literary form is not mainstream, and there are no big names. It is just a publishing house, film and television company, writer, and only a few media reporters take photos in front of it.
Now that I received a notice from the newspaper, website, and TV station, the group of reporters immediately searched around to see where Zhang Chu was!
"This kid Zhang Chu is so good at tossing. Has anyone seen him?"
Zhou Long, who was wearing a reporter's certificate, quickly asked. The leader of the website called and explained directly that no matter what, he had to interview Zhang Chu today.
There were several people on the scene in Tencent News today, but only Zhou Long was at the Suspense Literature Summit. I thought I would get the moon first when I was close to the water, but at first glance I didn’t know who Zhang Chu was.
The other reporters were also confused. They did know that there was this person, but they didn't know what he looked like, so they could only ask others.
"Who knows Zhang Chu?"
"Where has he gone?"
"Is Zhang Chu here?"
Zhang Chu had no interaction with the people here. When the reporters were still looking for people in the venue, he left the door with Xu Dong and editor Gu Xinxue.
There were obviously many reporters waiting outside the door, but Zhang Chu was a naive face. No one noticed him when he walked past them. Instead, he stretched his neck and waited.
"My little ancestor, when did you get something done?"
Chapter completed!