Disclaimer
Let they who readeth understand:
I. Meitantei
Holmes ("Sherlock Hound") is © 1981-1984 by RAI * TMS
(formerly
Tokyo Movie Shinsha). It was produced by Hiyao Miyazaki and
Kyosuke Mikuriya. The
DVD release for the U.S. is © 2002 by Pioneer Entertainment (USA)
Inc. All other copyrighted
items used on this page, whether created by myself or others, are
or will be thus credited.
This
site is fan-produced and non-profit. With the possible exception
of items for sale in
the form of classified (not commerical) ads, no
money is being made off of the site proper.
To date, I have neither affiliation with nor investment in the
above parties in any way; nor
have I even met Messrs. Miyazaki or Mikuriya (though I would
certainly like to, if hopefully on
friendly terms). The Meitantei Holmes Shrine
was produced only in the spirit of fun and fandom,
and absolutely no
plagiarism is intended nor should be inferred. In other words:
thanks
for not sueing me! (I'm a "starving" writer and can't
afford lawyers or lawsuits.)
As
far as is known, any use of copyrighted items on this site falls
under the "fair use"
exception under U.S. copyright laws due to the site's non-profit
status. Nevertheless, all
ownership is duly noted and any images, etc. will be removed at
copyright owners' request.
II. The title of the
cartoon, as initially produced, is Meitantei
Holmes (Jap. "Famous
Detective Holmes" or "Noted Detective Holmes").
Its English-language release and
recent U.S. DVD release are entitled Sherlock
Hound . Both of these titles are used
fairly interchangeably on this site, so hopefully this clears up
any confusion.
III. Much of the
original Sherlock Holmes Canon, as written by Sir Arthur Conan
Doyle,
is public domain (at
least one exception is The Casebook of
Sherlock Holmes , which
copyright is active until 2010). In respect to the author's
memory, however, all and any
Canonical material used will be credited to The A.C.D. Estate.
All other copyrighted works
used in pastiches, etc. will be duly credited. Contributions to
this site from fans will be
credited in respect to their authors and artists.
IV. Any works created
by myself, including the general contents of this site, are my
sole copyright unless indicated otherwise. If
you need to use anything of mine, please
be nice and get my written permission first. You do have
permission to link The MH Shrine
and any of its pages thereof; but if possible, please let me know
that you've linked (since
most of the MH sites I've linked are in Japanese, it's difficult
for me to contact their owners;
so if any of them are reading this, I've either linked you up or
would like to!).
The
link may be written like this: Mouse Lady's Meitantei Holmes
Shrine or
simply:
The Meitantei Holmes Shrine , or anything resembling that is
fine. I don't as yet have
a banner for this site; if you want to make one, please do.