Difference between revisions of "LLTVG:Copyrights"
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All video game text belongs to the original copyright holders. Other contributions, including translations and annotations of said text, is placed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0] license (CC-by-SA). However, remember that translations are legally [[Wikipedia:Derivative work|derivative works]], so the copyright is still partially held by the copyright owner of the original text. The annotations, however, are original works and are the property of the contributors. | All video game text belongs to the original copyright holders. Other contributions, including translations and annotations of said text, is placed under the [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0] license (CC-by-SA). However, remember that translations are legally [[Wikipedia:Derivative work|derivative works]], so the copyright is still partially held by the copyright owner of the original text. The annotations, however, are original works and are the property of the contributors. | ||
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| + | Sometimes fan translations are useful as a base for our own translation. Before uploading a fan translation, try to get permission from the original author (let them know that you wish to place it under CC-by-SA 3.0). If, despite your best effort, the original author cannot be found, or they give permission but not under CC-by-SA 3.0, you may post the translation (with a disclaimer that it is not available under CC-by-SA 3.0) for the sake of reference, but you may '''not''' copy and paste or otherwise directly copy from the fan translation to our own translation. In that case, our translation must be our own work. | ||
Revision as of 22:12, 7 October 2010
All video game text belongs to the original copyright holders. Other contributions, including translations and annotations of said text, is placed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license (CC-by-SA). However, remember that translations are legally derivative works, so the copyright is still partially held by the copyright owner of the original text. The annotations, however, are original works and are the property of the contributors.
Sometimes fan translations are useful as a base for our own translation. Before uploading a fan translation, try to get permission from the original author (let them know that you wish to place it under CC-by-SA 3.0). If, despite your best effort, the original author cannot be found, or they give permission but not under CC-by-SA 3.0, you may post the translation (with a disclaimer that it is not available under CC-by-SA 3.0) for the sake of reference, but you may not copy and paste or otherwise directly copy from the fan translation to our own translation. In that case, our translation must be our own work.
