-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Mori Sugimoto schrieb:
Hi,
Sorry this may be an FAQ, but I couldn't find any answers to this: I'm wondering if we are allowed to claim copyright to translations (and .po files) of any strings in Drupal and its core / contrib modules. I noticed many .po files come with a copyright notice at the top of the files, but since Drupal is licensed under GPL, my understanding is that .po files are derivatives and thus they cannot be copyrighted.
Even GPLed code is copyrighted. :)
I couldn't find a specific answer for Drupal translation files, but did find some sources that my argument is correct (at least in the States) so I'm assuming that is the case:
www.linuxjournal.com/article/6366 "A derivative work is a work based upon one or more pre-existing works, such as a translation . . . A work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations or other modifications which, as a whole, represent an original work of authorship, is a derivative work ."
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_General_Public_License "The GPL is clear in requiring that all derivative works of code under the GPL must themselves be under the GPL."
Larry should reply to this, I think, but he isn't on this list. I've put him in CC. Cheers, Gerhard -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.9 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAko5S94ACgkQfg6TFvELooQw1QCdHrCL4iV8ouYsP58wtSHsqIYN lpcAoIN41dQQw1aAISHeSrE30bt3ty4J =SZ/W -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----