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Legality of publishing translation of Russian 1965 book
Thread poster: leapinghorseman
leapinghorseman
leapinghorseman
Australia
Mar 27, 2014

Hi all,

First time poster here.

I hope someone can provide some guidance or advice. I'm looking to translate and publish a Russian-language book with a publication date of 1965, ie. 49 years ago. The author died several decades ago. What are the legal ramifications, if any, of publishing a translation this year?

Thanks in advance
Jay
 
LilianNekipelov
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Hi. It is the date when the author passed away that matters. Mar 27, 2014

It does not matter when the book was published--all that matters is when the author passed away, if he did. It is usually about 70 years after their death--it may slightly vary, but it is usually never less than fifty years for the rights to become public.

The current copy right is effective for 70 years after the author's death--based on a new law of 2004. The older law was changed form 50 to 70 years for all publications that were still copyrighted in 2004( which would, in prac... See more
It does not matter when the book was published--all that matters is when the author passed away, if he did. It is usually about 70 years after their death--it may slightly vary, but it is usually never less than fifty years for the rights to become public.

The current copy right is effective for 70 years after the author's death--based on a new law of 2004. The older law was changed form 50 to 70 years for all publications that were still copyrighted in 2004( which would, in practice, mean--for all the books whose authors passed away after 1954.

It used to be 25 in the Soviet Union, or even less--until the author's death.


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Vanda Nissen
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Lilian is right Mar 27, 2014

Hi,

Lilian is right. 70 years after the death.
http://www.copyright.ru/documents/avtorskoe_pravo/avtorskie_prava/srok_deystviya_avtorskih_prav/
 


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