> If you imagine that, then you would be imagining Watson right out of the scope of copyright, which covers creations, not discoveries.
More precisely, copyright covers expressions, not inventions or discoveries. And any patent on Watson has long run out.
So it seems to me that writing new stories involving Watson, even ones where he played rugby, should be perfectly fine. Just reproducing the later stories is not allowed without permission.
More precisely, copyright covers expressions, not inventions or discoveries. And any patent on Watson has long run out.
So it seems to me that writing new stories involving Watson, even ones where he played rugby, should be perfectly fine. Just reproducing the later stories is not allowed without permission.