On Friday 19 August 2005 06:47 am, Humberto Massa Guimarães wrote: > Nope. There are other kinds of transformation that configure derivative > works: translation to other languages is one of them, and it does not > involve copying parts at all.
Translation is certainly considered copying. The text isn't the issue, it's the expression that is being copied. What you seem to be talking about is "literal copying". But in the eyes of the law, translation is considered copying of the underlying expression. -Sean -- Sean Kellogg 3rd Year - University of Washington School of Law Graduate & Professional Student Senate Treasurer UW Service & Activities Committee Interim Chair w: http://www.probonogeek.org So, let go ...Jump in ...Oh well, what you waiting for? ...it's all right ...'Cause there's beauty in the breakdown
