Copyright when making references? Thread poster: Jonathan Zylberstein
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Yes, so I've quite recently started with subtitling. Series, to be precise. As we all probably know, a good subtitler should know what kind of references work well in your market, and which ones do not. Sometimes, these references might be, for instance, songs that are sung for whatever reason. These very same songs do not always work well in your own source language, but surely you want to emulate these kinds of references now and then yourself to make your translation look neat!
T... See more Yes, so I've quite recently started with subtitling. Series, to be precise. As we all probably know, a good subtitler should know what kind of references work well in your market, and which ones do not. Sometimes, these references might be, for instance, songs that are sung for whatever reason. These very same songs do not always work well in your own source language, but surely you want to emulate these kinds of references now and then yourself to make your translation look neat!
This brings me to my question. Where do I, as a subtitling sole trader, stand on this? Am I allowed to enter a line or two from those famous songs in my childhood in my subtitles?
[Edited at 2012-10-14 22:16 GMT] ▲ Collapse
| | | | Phil Hand 
China
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| Joakim Braun
Sweden
Local time: 14:11
German to Swedish
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Yes, check with a lawyer.
(But... what jurisdiction would be involved in such a case for your subtitling? Perhaps not so easy to answer.)
As for Sweden, I believe very minor portions of copyrighted work may be used in own work that has "verkshöjd". Otherwise collages, for instance, would be impossible.
I'd be extremely surprised if there is Swedish legal precedent that makes it impossible to, say, bring in a couple of words of Astrid Lindgren into the hundreds ... See more Yes, check with a lawyer.
(But... what jurisdiction would be involved in such a case for your subtitling? Perhaps not so easy to answer.)
As for Sweden, I believe very minor portions of copyrighted work may be used in own work that has "verkshöjd". Otherwise collages, for instance, would be impossible.
I'd be extremely surprised if there is Swedish legal precedent that makes it impossible to, say, bring in a couple of words of Astrid Lindgren into the hundreds of subtitles of a half-hour film.
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