Is Posting An Unauthorised Translation Online An Infringement Of Copyright Law?
Posted by Copyright Law Enquirer on July 10th, 2009 at 10:25am
Let’s say I like an interesting article in a French newspaper so much, I decide to translate it into English and post it in my online blog so as to share it with other readers.
Do I infringe the copyright law this way? If I quote the original source alongside the translated version, will this sidestep the law?
P/S It’s only a scenario. I haven’t attempted anything like that.
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1 Comment for Is Posting An Unauthorised Translation Online An Infringement Of Copyright Law?
1. anotherg | July 10th, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Quoting the original source will make it more likely someone will catch you with a search engine. Translations are covered by copyright law, so reposting is a violation. The way around it is to post a little “teaser” with the most interesting parts, then link to the original article. If you want to translate the whole article, though, you have to ask permission.
Reposting anything, translation or not, is a violation of copyright.
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