[translations] Copyright?

[Gerhard Killesreiter]

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Mori Sugimoto schrieb:
> Gerhard Killesreiter wrote:
>> 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. :)

> Yes, as it is declared in the COPYRIGHT.txt: "All Drupal code is
> Copyright 2001 - 2008 by the original authors."  This means unless
> the translator is also the copyright holder (i.e. the person who
> wrote the code), they cannot claim copyright for the translation. Am
> I correct?

No, I don't think you are. Regardless of the GPL a translation (if it
is more than just technical) certainly can be copyrighted. If a
PO-file translation of short strings like in Drupal is copyrightable
at all can be debated. The threshold of origiinality might not be
crossed.

Cheers,
	Gerhard
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