Re: [dvd-discuss] Slightly OT - Japanese copyrights

["Michael A Rolenz" <Michael.A.Rolenz(at)aero.org>]

Probably. The copyright holder has derivative rights as well. A subtitled 
version would be a derivative work.
The real question would be if a program that put subtitles onto the screen 
while your DVD was playing would run afoul of copyright. Given the goofy 
renderings from the courts these days (e.g., Hollis-Eden v. Wells for the 
latest) I'd bet money that a lower court would so judge.




Jim Bauer <jfbauer@comcast.net>
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Noah silva <nsilva@atari-source.com> wrote:
>
>It might be a violation of copyright to take something and sub-title it
>and re-release it (I would think it would be!). 

Would it be a violation to sell a sub-titled version if you
bought and destroyed an original for every sub-titled copy
you distributed?


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Jim Bauer, jfbauer@comcast.net