• Copyright laws?
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Hey. So as I live in Sweden, the most fucked up country when it comes to books I like to find ways to make people here be able to read books they are interested in. For example, Roadside Picnic. It's not for sale in Sweden on any language, I imported my copy from Waterstones in England. What I am wondering is, is there any way I could transfer this into an e-book and publish it legally? I am underage so getting permission to translate and publish it is not possible. I am mostly curious on what ideas people can come up with. Note that I am in no way interested in doing this illegal, I'm against that.
Write a formal letter to the author and publisher seeking permission to translate the work. Since you're not a company, nor have any business foundations, it's incredibly unlikely they'll let you. There is no other legal way of doing this. [editline]01:47PM[/editline] But it's worth a try, especially if it's not a very famous book.
You may translate but not distribute. When you become 18 you probably should vote pirate party. they opt for 5 years copy right instead of 70.
[QUOTE=sami-pso;22180104]You may translate but not distribute. When you become 18 you probably should vote pirate party. they opt for 5 years copy right instead of 70.[/QUOTE] In like 20 years then :) The book came out in the seventies.
How does it actually work when the author, in this case the writer, is dead then? Do the relatives get control over the copyright?
Depends on the individual contract. Sometimes the rights revert back to the publisher.
You could write a summary of the book, that's probably legal. Either that or just review and/or recommend it.
[QUOTE=blubafoon;22180592]You could write a summary of the book, that's probably legal. Either that or just review and/or recommend it.[/QUOTE] Well thing is that it's not even translated. So I'd have to review it so a translator would actually get interest in it. And people can't be arsed too or can't buy from england.
[QUOTE=Leviathanos;22180907]Well thing is that it's not even translated. So I'd have to review it so a translator would actually get interest in it. And people can't be arsed too or can't buy from england.[/QUOTE] Well I believe it is possible to buy from the internet. If those guys are too lazy to read English books, it's their problem.
[QUOTE=BrQ;22180975]Well I believe it is possible to buy from the Internet. If those guys are too lazy to read English books, it's their problem.[/QUOTE] It's not the problem about being lazy. I can't speak for all of Sweden but where I live and have lived, the education on English is terrible. I mean you guys can clearly understand me, but I still spell some stuff wrong, and that's because the teachers themselves can't speak English properly.
[QUOTE=Leviathanos;22180907]Well thing is that it's not even translated. So I'd have to review it so a translator would actually get interest in it. And people can't be arsed too or can't buy from england.[/QUOTE] Oh sorry, I thought you'd already read it and wanted to share it with your fellow man, or something.
[QUOTE=blubafoon;22181235]Oh sorry, I thought you'd already read it and wanted to share it with your fellow man, or something.[/QUOTE] What? I have read it but I know that (roadside picnic i this example) is an interest for others than me, but not everyone are so lucky to have the ability to buy stuff on the net freely.
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