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Translate An Article. Legal?

by kamalmix
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Hello there.
I found one awesome article on foreign language that is fully working. So i want to translate the article myself and then make it as mine, will it be called my article? Will it be legal?
#article #legal #translate
  • Profile picture of the author Fernando Veloso
    Originally Posted by kamalmix View Post

    Hello there.
    I found one awesome article on foreign language that is fully working. So i want to translate the article myself and then make it as mine, will it be called my article? Will it be legal?
    Do you really have to ask? C'mon now...
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    • Profile picture of the author PatriciaJ
      No it won't be yours, but you could ask the writer for permission to translate it and then credit the original writer if they give permission
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  • Profile picture of the author John Coutts
    Originally Posted by kamalmix View Post

    Hello there.
    I found one awesome article on foreign language that is fully working. So i want to translate the article myself and then make it as mine, will it be called my article? Will it be legal?
    In a word, no. As Patricia says above, ask the author for permission to translate it. Explain to him/her what you want to achieve by doing so. Perhaps you can both benefit from the process. People are usually open to a suggestion if there's something in it for them.

    John.
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  • Profile picture of the author Lucian Lada
    I don't think so. I'm not a legal expert but I believe this is common sense. That work belongs to that person, regardless of the language in which is translated.

    Look at how many best selling books are translated. Do they lose their author's ownership when it becomes available in a new language? Definitely not.

    Also, the intellectual property is more protected now than ever, so watch out.
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  • Profile picture of the author Alfredo Carrion
    Originally Posted by kamalmix View Post

    Hello there.
    I found one awesome article on foreign language that is fully working. So i want to translate the article myself and then make it as mine, will it be called my article? Will it be legal?
    As much as I can translate John Grisham to spanish and call it mine, I guess :rolleyes:
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  • Profile picture of the author isimrikasharma
    The article will for sure not be yours but I believe the author should not have any problem if you give him a link back.
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    • Profile picture of the author Alexa Smith
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      Originally Posted by isimrikasharma View Post

      I believe the author should not have any problem if you give him a link back.
      That is exactly on a par with the legal "belief" you expressed here yesterday.

      May I respectfully suggest that you read the replies to that post, think about why they were made, and STOP giving people the "benefit" of your impressions, on legal subjects, because anyone who takes any notice of you may get into terrible trouble!
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      • Profile picture of the author JohnMcCabe
        Sure, you can call the article yours. You could also call it "Aunt Mabel"...

        It would still be stealing.
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    • Profile picture of the author John Coutts
      Originally Posted by isimrikasharma View Post

      The article will for sure not be yours but I believe the author should not have any problem if you give him a link back.
      Rather than repeat the post I made yesterday in reply to another "belief" you had, I'll just link to it here.

      John.
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