Re: English copyright notice to be included in translations

Dear Norihisa, all

I think the copyright notice should be left intact.

The translators need to prominently disclose [1] a few things, preferably  
at the top of the document:
    1. the original URL, the status of the document, and its original  
copyright notice.
    2. that the normative version of the specification is the English  
version found at the W3C site.
    3. that the translated document may contain errors from the translation.

The translators then indicate their name and the date of translation, if  
they want, as well as links to their e-mail address and/or website.

And the next bit is the document itselft, translated in the target  
language, except for the copyright notice that should be left in English.  
It is acceptable to provide a translation of the copyright notice in the  
target language, but only the English copyright notice is legally binding.  
The translations are given as a pure information and convenience to the  
readers of translated specifications, notes, outreach material.

I hope that helps.

Best,
Coralie

[1] http://www.w3.org/Consortium/Legal/IPR-FAQ-20000620#translate

On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:04:17 +0200, Norihisa Washitake  
<nori@washitake.com> wrote:

>
> Coralie,
>
> When we include that English copyright notice, where
> do you request us to do that?  Just replacing the original
> copyright notice to that 'translator-version' (including
> "Translated by ..." phrase you've shown), or adding it
> right before/after the (translated) original notice, or
> in the header/footer of the document?
>
> Or, you don't matter the position?
>
> Regards,
> Norihisa.
>
> On Fri, 08 Sep 2006 01:37:57 +0200
> "Coralie Mercier" <coralie@w3.org> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> Dear all
>>
>> CE Whitehead's question below has just been addressed by our legal
>> department.
>>
>> A translation MUST include this statement (in English):
>>
>>     "Copyright of the original © 2004-2006 W3C® (MIT, ERCIM, Keio), All
>> Rights Reserved. Translated by [state the names here] W3C liability,
>> trademark and document use rules apply for the original and the
>> translation."
>>
>> It means a translation in the target language is allowed but we will  
>> look
>> for the original, English copyright notice.
>> It also means that if the copyright notice is only available in the  
>> target
>> language, I will request that the above English notice be added.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Coralie

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