Re: Copyright, Translations and Intellectual Property

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

(Already posing this question to the Sarariman Lawyer. Don't worry, I take
advice as "you get what you pay for...heheh).

I suppose I should rephrase the question --

*Would you be comfortable, as a Tech Writer, doing this without some kind of
signed order from an Exec or direct manager?"

(The person asking me about this scenario is not management. They
acknowledge this may require further approval, so no, I'm not being "told"
to do something against my will).


-Collin Turner
Tech Writer, Screencaster, Writer
www.collinturner.com



On Fri, Nov 7, 2008 at 9:20 AM, Gene Kim-Eng <techwr -at- genek -dot- com> wrote:

> 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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