[zanata-users] License of translated public domain

[Alex Eng]

Hi Ralf,

Below is the response from our legal department:

So if someone creates a translation of something by Lovecraft, to the
> extent that the translation is copyrightable, the terms require the
> uploaded translation to by under CC BY-SA, but not to the exclusion of
> other licenses that might apply to the translation in other contexts. *Thus
> the user may **license it under CC0 or CC BY, but the particular copy of
> the translation that is uploaded to translate.zanata.org
> <http://translate.zanata.org/> is automatically (by virtue of the existing
> terms) under CC BY-SA.*

Also, CC BY-SA does not prohibit commercial use.


 Hope that answer your question.

On Sun, Jun 4, 2017 at 11:19 PM, Ralf Uhlig <ralf.uhlig at mailbox.org> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I have started a project to translate the works of H. P. Lovecraft [1].
> These are public domain in the United States.
>
> If I read the Zanata terms of use [2] correctly all uploaded content
> (translations) have to be licensed under the CC BY-SA. Is this right?
>
> Some of the translators would like to use the translations commercially
> and want them to be allowed to do so.
>
> May I license the translations under the CC BY or even the CC 0?
>
> Sincerely
>
> Ralf
>
>
> [1] https://translate.zanata.org/project/view/h.p.lovecraft
>
> [2] http://zanata.org/terms
>
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