Re: Copyright, Translations and Intellectual Property

Subject: Re: Copyright, Translations and Intellectual Property
From: "Gene Kim-Eng" <techwr -at- genek -dot- com>
To: "CL T" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>, <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2008 08:20:11 -0800

I don't know of any laws or lawsuits in this area, but I'd
get the release just to be safe. Ideally, any time you
give permission to republish your content there should
be a reciprocal agreement that allows both parties to
use the original content and any modified versions of
it.

Gene Kim-Eng


----- Original Message -----
From: "CL T" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>

> I've got a question that I need some assistance with. Here goes:
>
> If Company A releases some documentation and Company B takes the information
> (with permission, I assume) and translates it then places the information
> into its own templates, does the translated info/templates belong to Company
> B?
>
> I ask because there's a debate going on whether I can take the translation
> and drop it back into our templates. Personally, I ere on the side of
> caution and want a signed release from Company B (CYA procedure).
>
> Thoughts? Case Law? Citations and examples?

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