To translate a book for commercial purpose

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I am an English-Chinese translator/interpreter based in Hangzhou, China.If I translate an English book into Chinese and sell it, do I need to pay the foreign author or the foreign publishing house?
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    Generally, it IS illegal! If you copy pictures and format ALONE, it is enough to prove infringement. If you merely translate the text, it is enough to prove infringement. A copyright covers EXPRESSION! That expression is DEVOID of media or language. It is BEYOND it! So whatever the media, or language, it is subject to it. Look at movies sometime. They may differ from the book, and the movie may say SCREEN PLAY BASED on the book. So it is DIFFERENT, but still related, and they BUY THE RIGHTS!

    Steve
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