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⌈ Secret Post #2930 ⌋

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Comments

Re: Is Walter Arndt's translation of Onegin copyrighted?

[dreemyweird]

Yes, that is true. It's an awful pity; truth to be told, I just really want to make a good English version of Onegin accessible to people (or to my circle of acquaintance, at least), and I'm running around in search of one, but so far it's been a fruitless search. The versions that are out of copyright all seem to be bizarre and/or very mediocre :/ Arndt's is my personal favourite, so I hoped all the more I could publish it.

Re: Is Walter Arndt's translation of Onegin copyrighted?

[cushlamochree]

Yeah, it does stink. You could always translate it yourself, I guess, but that's possibly a bit extreme. It's not really surprising to me that the older translations are not great - it really seems like almost all Russian translations from that era are bad or poorly regarded, although I have no expertise on the matter myself.

I don't think... I mean, as far as piracy goes, I think this is relatively less morally objectionable, given that Arndt has passed away, but my sense is that this isn't something you'd regard as an option no matter what, so yeah. Just kind of stinks.

Re: Is Walter Arndt's translation of Onegin copyrighted?

[dreemyweird]

I do translations, but I'm afraid that at this point my self-esteem is too low to make any attempt at a poetic translation of Pushkin's work.

I'm really torn right now, actually. I spent a major part of my life in places where piracy was the most normal thing in the world, and everyone pirated stuff all the time. But I'm also very protective of the creators of my favourite media, and now that I moved to a different country and also, I suppose, grew up a bit, I'm becoming increasingly aware of the ethical and financial aspects of the issue. I still haven't figured it all out.

I do think that file sharing isn't inherently wrong (it depends on the individual case), and there are other instances where I'd happily pirate something despite its being copyrighted (e.g. when the copyright holders are dicks who can't let go - see the case of the Conan Doyle estate), but in general I'm actively looking for ways to stop doing any damage to those who rely on copyrighted content as a source of income. So, yes, I guess I wouldn't consider the option of publishing Arndt's translation anyway, not because my views on the matter are super strict, but because I'm just really confused and would rather err on the side of caution.

I suppose I'll console myself by buying printed versions of good Onegin translations for all my friends who want to read the thing :D