QUESTION
is it legal to publish an english translation of a chinese novel?
Asked on Apr 25th, 2014 on Intellectual Property - Georgia
More details to this question:
theres a chinese novel that has very few un-published translations. would it be legal for someone to publish an english translation without the written consent of the original author?
1 ANSWER
The short answer is it is not legal. Publishing a translation is considered a copyright violation in the same way that publishing the novel in its original language would be.
Answered on Apr 25th, 2014 at 3:05 PM