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Sherlock Series 3 Is Imminent - This Fan-Created Video Should Hold You

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"our nerves were tense with emotion and anticipation" [HOUN] </h4>
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As you know well by now, BBC One will show "The Empty Hearse" - the first episode of <i>Sherlock</i> Series 3 on January 1 at 9:00 p.m. GMT. If you're fortunate enough to live in the UK, you can watch it on the telly or on <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/tv/bbc_one/20140101" target="_blank">the BBC One iplayer</a>.<br />
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The rest of us will have to wait in anticipation for the January 19 debut on PBS. In the meantime, here's a fan-created teaser video to tide you over.<br />
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Sherlock Series 3 Is Imminent - This Fan-Created Video Should Hold You

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Plaintiff Victorious in Free Sherlock Case

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"Ha! Nothing could be better." [STOC]</h4>
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If you've been following the <a href="http://free-sherlock.com/" target="_blank">Free Sherlock</a> movement, this is welcome news. You may recall that in February (<a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/02/imagine-that-you-can-bully-me-chas_14.html#.Ur3Be8RDuSo" target="_blank">"Don't Imagine That You Can Bully Me" [CHAS]</a>) we reported on the lawsuit opened by Leslie S. Klinger, BSI ("The Abbey Grange") against the Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd.<br />
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The basis of the case was that Klinger believed that the characters of Sherlock Holmes should be free to use, so long as authors and artisans were not infringing on the copyrights of the 10 stories remaining under protection in the United States. The Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd. disagreed, levying licensing charges on those who wished to use the characters at all.<br />
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<a href="http://ctt.ec/K9fcW"> <i>"Sherlock Holmes belongs to the world."</i> #FreeSherlock - Leslie Klinger</a> <span style="font-weight: normal;">[Tweet this]</span></h4>
<a href="http://ctt.ec/K9fcW"></a>On December 23, the the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled on the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment against the Conan Doyle Estate. As the <a href="http://free-sherlock.com/2013/12/27/december-2013-ruling/" target="_blank">Free Sherlock site</a> stated this morning,<br />
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The judge ruled that the story line and characters are not under copyright, rejecting the defendant's claim that they were. However, the 10 stories are still under copyright, as are any character elements introduced within those 10 stories. More detail from a lay person's perspective can be found on the <a href="http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/12/27/sherlock-holmes-is-in-the-public-domain-american-judge-rules/?src=twrhp&_r=0" target="_blank"><i>New York Times</i> Arts Beats & Eats blog</a>. For you legal junkies, we've embedded the 22-page ruling below.<br />
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We'll have more on this case in the coming days and weeks, so stay tuned.<br />
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<u><b>UPDATE</b></u>: If you'd like to hear what plaintiff Leslie Klinger and intellectual property legal scholar Betsy Rosenblatt had to say on the matter, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2013/12/special-episode-free-sherlock.html#.Usg0MMRDuSo" target="_blank">we interviewed both of them for a special episode of I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere</a>.</div>
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Plaintiff Victorious in Free Sherlock Case

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by Scott Monty

Our Annual Sherlockian Christmas Tradition

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"the second morning after Christmas" [BLUE]</h4>
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As is our tradition this time of the year, we bring to you the Christmas classic that surrounds "The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle."<br />
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Typically we try to provide the freshest and most unique content here, but there are times when a grand tradition prevents us from keeping such a mandate - including our own self-imposed rule of trying to capture a relevant and original Canonical phrase for the title of each entry, never to be repeated. Just as the <i>Wall Street Journal</i> annually reproduces a 1949 editorial written by Vermont Royster called "<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204464404577112431986005786.html" target="_blank"><i>In Hoc Anno Domini</i></a>," we saw no reason to avoid replication here.<br />
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In the case of this post (previously titled "The Second Morning After Christmas" [BLUE]) which has been used in <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2006/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue_27.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2006</a>, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2008/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue_27.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2008</a>, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2009/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue_27.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2009</a> <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2010/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue_25.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2010</a>, <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2011/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue_27.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2011</a> and <a href="http://www.ihearofsherlock.com/2012/12/second-morning-after-christmas-blue_27.html#.Ur0PksRDuSo" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">2012</a>, we find that we have a piece that continues to please, so we'll continue the tradition.<br />
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<a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=6321981775136876837" name="more"></a>If this is new to you, please feel free to share and use this at your own Sherlockian society holiday meetings. The only thing we ask is that you attribute the poem to its rightful author. We have taken the liberty of using this very poem in the bonus material for those who have downloaded our podcast app (<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00DZUTGYS/ref=as_li_qf_sp_asin_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B00DZUTGYS&linkCode=as2&tag=thebakerstree-20">Android</a><img border="0" src="http://ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=thebakerstree-20&l=as2&o=1&a=B00DZUTGYS" />, <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/podcast-box/id419361759?mt=8">iOS</a>, or <a href="http://apps.microsoft.com/windows/en-us/app/d1029dc0-f4b0-470e-bff5-3d6e787aaf9e">Windows</a>). You may also find a reading of "A Christmas Story Without Slush" by Christopher Morley on <a href="http://ihose.co/ihose49" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Episode 49: I'll Have a Blue Christmas</a>. The couplet provides a very satisfying listening session during this Christmas season.<br />
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So, we bring you "Two Days After Christmas," a tribute to "The Blue Carbuncle" in the style of Clement Moore's <a href="http://iment.com/maida//familytree/henry/xmas/poemvariants/troysentinel1823.htm" style="color: #003366;" target="_blank">A Visit from St. Nick</a>.<br />
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Our Annual Sherlockian Christmas Tradition

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This Is What Sherlock Holmes Would Have Eaten for Christmas Dinner

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"...a bird will be the chief feature." [BLUE]</h4>

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Many Sherlockians have a Christmas tradition of reading “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Adventure_of_the_Blue_Carbuncle" target="_blank">The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle</a>.” While this story has been discussed to death, there is one
point that has always made me curious – the goose. For dinner, I mean, not its lack of a crop. How did
one prepare it at the time? What was served with it? How did they decorate the
table? How many courses were served? In other words, what was a Victorian
Christmas dinner like?<br />
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The best source for this information is <a href="http://mrs-hudson.com/Welcome.html" target="_blank">Mrs. Hudson</a> herself,
of course. So, to find out the preferences and culinary expertise of Mrs.
Hudson, I contacted my good friend Flora Spector, PhD, who specializes in all
things Mrs. Hudson. Flora is a lifetime Victoriana aficionado and OCD when it
comes to period correct reproduction sewing, consulting and making sample gowns
for the movies, and television. She is a member of the Baker Street Builders (the
only one to create Mrs. Hudson’s flat and live in it), a member of The Regency
Irregulars, The Stormy Petrels, The John H. Watson Society, Sherlock Holmes
Society of London, the scion originator and former Gasogene of the White Rose
Irregulars, and a member of many other Sherlockian groups she cannot remember.</div>
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One of Flora’s specialties is hosting fantastic Sherlockian parties
serving authentic Victorian cuisine. At her parties, she acts as the
redoubtable Mrs. Hudson herself, even donning appropriate attire to serve Mr.
Holmes’ guests.</div>
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I asked Flora (er…Mrs. Hudson) what she would serve to Mr.
Holmes and Dr. Watson for the greatest year of them all, 1895. <a href="http://www.annmargaretlewis.com/ref/holmes_menu.pdf" target="_blank">She wrote up a menu for me, complete with recipes</a><u> </u>(<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">receipts</i>
for those of us who speak British English). But how is all this fantastic fare
to be served? “Mrs. Hudson” agreed to sit down with me to answer my queries:</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>It’s 1895 and Mr.
Holmes had a terrific year this year with all his successful cases. How would
you help these gentlemen celebrate the holiday?</b></i></div>
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Well dear, as Mr. Holmes has increased his rent to me, I
have made it my mission to prepare for him and the good doctor a proper
Christmas dinner (that is assuming they do not get called out on a case).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I always pick something up for him to give
the doctor, as Mr. Holmes forgets these things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> 
</span>I also do the same for dear Mycroft Holmes. (Poor soul has no one to look after
him.)</div>
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there’s a special way to decorate the table. What does that involve?</b></i></div>
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Lordy!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Copious
amounts of work, plenty of starch and many hands to help lighten the
burden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>First, we start with a silencer
cloth to be underneath a heavily starched Damask linen tablecloth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Plates and such are to be silent when
touching the table. This also protects the wood from the heat of some of the
dishes, as trivets do not always do enough.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Victorians had a lot
of tableware, including several different types of glasses, silverware, and
what have you. Will you use all of that for Mr. Holmes’ Christmas dinner?</b></i></div>
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Actually, yes. This is the ONE time of year I insist on
proper place settings. The birth of our Lord is too important a day not to
observe the niceties.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Besides, I have
Aunt Bertha’s Asparagus tongs to use and this is one of the few times it is
appropriate. [<a href="http://www.annmargaretlewis.com/ref/holmes_place_setting.pdf" target="_blank">Click here to see how Mrs. Hudson would set a Christmas table.</a>]</div>
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part of your Christmas dinner, and how do you determine how many courses to
serve?</b></i></div>
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<span style="mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This year’s dinner is not being served as formal courses as
Mr. Holmes would <i>never</i> sit still long enough for that.  I plan on serving
from the sideboard, (the good doctor has assured me that he will clear it off
ahead of time) and in this way it will be almost a buffet so I can go enjoy my
own holiday meal with my cronies.  Generally there are a minimum of eight courses
in a formal dinner. For example, one might do the following:</span></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>After all this work,
would you sit down to enjoy the meal yourself? </b></i></div>
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Not with the boys, heavens no!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I have a neighbor friend and my cats and the
dog to keep me company.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>We tend to
celebrate a bit more quietly then the boys upstairs.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>How many servants do
you have to help you prepare and serve all this food?</b></i></div>
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For the holiday I get as much done BEFORE the big day as
possible so I can allow my servants the day off.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>Prior to Christmas day I have a maid of all
work, a part time cook (I make certain things myself you see) and the boots
boy.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>I know Dr. Watson
likes to eat, but Mr. Holmes is a bit of a twig who likes to starve himself. Do
you think he’ll eat this really elaborate meal you’ve prepared? </b></i></div>
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No, I don’t expect he will eat terribly much. However, once
he and the doctor start talking, he tends to relax enough to enjoy the meal. He
does like it when I make a fuss over him.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Traditional Christmas pudding as <br />
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Since Mr. Holmes’
schedule is rather erratic, how do you manage to feed him at all (never mind
Christmas….).</b></i></div>
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It is a challenge. I often make food that can be served at
room temperature or cold so it can keep until he is available.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>I also always have tea cakes and such around
and pot of soup on the stove along with rolls, biscuits and other handy carry
food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">  </span>With a properly stocked larder
there isn’t much you cannot make at a moment’s notice.</div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><b>Thank you, Mrs.
Hudson, for feeding the Master and for letting us learn about your terrific
culinary gifts. I think you’ve now made all our readers hungry!</b></i></div>
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<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">For more on Mrs. Hudson and her interests, check out Flora's web site and blog at - <a href="http://mrs-hudson.com/" target="_blank">http://mrs-hudson.com</a>.</i><br />
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