Copyright, Translations and Intellectual Property

["CL T" <straylightsghost -at- gmail -dot- com>]

Good Morning,

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?


-Collin Turner
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