[LINK] OFF TOPIC: Is a translation a copyright violation

[Karl Auer]

Hi Linkers.

Is translating the lyrics of a song without permission a copyright
violation?

I realise that fair use, review etc all permit translations of part of a
song, but what about a translation of the whole song? And, obviously,
publication of same.

Note that there is no performance, and this has nothing to do with the
music, we are talking solely about the lyrics.

All responses beginning with "I suppose", "I think" and "Surely" will be
cheerfully discarded :-)

Regards, K.

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