Legal Question in Business Law in California
Copyright law
I have translated a manual, is there a copyright law that permits me to keep the disc file of the translated manual or do I have to turn it over?
Asked on 8/09/00, 10:00 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple
Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law
Re: Copyright law
A translation is a 'derivative work' and is protected under the copyright of the original. See Copyright Act of 1976, 17 USC 101.
I cannot say whether you are entitled to keep the disc, but you cannot make unfair use of the contents without permission of the copyright owner.
Answered on 9/13/00, 11:24 pm
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