Legal Question in Intellectual Property in New York

I'm a translator. Say I translate a public text (a new piece of legislation, for example) into English for a client. The client pays me.

The next day, another client asks for a translation of the same text. I'd like to use the translation I did yesterday. But can I? Does the copyright for that translation now belong to the first client? If I make a translation that is the same or very similar for client 2, am I opening myself up to accusations of copyright infringement?


Asked on 6/14/12, 4:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys

Kristen Browde Browde Law, P.C.

Absent some form of assignment copyright belongs to the person who created the work, not the person who purchases it.

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Answered on 6/14/12, 4:58 am


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