Legal Question in Intellectual Property in California

I want to post a story on my website: Hans Christian Andersen's "The Emperor's New Clothes".

Is this possible? Would I have to pay for any rights or the like?

The story is very old (1837), but of course I would probably use an existing (more recent) translation.

Is it different if I write the story in my own words?


Asked on 8/31/10, 5:35 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Bryan Whipple Bryan R. R. Whipple, Attorney at Law

If you retell the basic story in your own words, rather than using the words of a translator who may hold a still-valid copyright, you reduce your risk substantially.

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Answered on 9/06/10, 12:42 pm


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