Legal tools translation guide - Revision history

CCID-shinchpearson: added guidance on gender-neutral pronouns in CC0

2020-08-18T18:35:16Z

added guidance on gender-neutral pronouns in CC0

CCID-georgeharipopescu: Added video about how to translate CC licenses

2018-08-03T04:36:51Z

Added video about how to translate CC licenses

CCID-georgeharipopescu: Moved "Creating the files" from https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Legal_tools_translation_guide#Creating_the_files to https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Legal_Code_Translation_Policy#Translation_process

2017-03-14T16:15:53Z

Moved "Creating the files" from https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Legal_tools_translation_guide#Creating_the_files to https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/Legal_Code_Translation_Policy#Translation_process

CCID-georgeharipopescu: Removed the reference to Europeana website

2016-11-22T15:49:49Z

Removed the reference to Europeana website

CCID-georgeharipopescu at 06:19, 21 November 2016

2016-11-21T06:19:49Z

CCID-shinchpearson: /* 4.0 license suite issues */

2016-08-05T19:24:43Z

‎4.0 license suite issues

CCID-shinchpearson: /* General issues for all documents */

2016-08-05T19:22:49Z

‎General issues for all documents

CCID-shinchpearson: /* 4.0 license suite issues */

2016-08-05T19:20:12Z

‎4.0 license suite issues

CCID-diane peters: /* 4.0 license suite issues */

2015-08-13T23:08:18Z

‎4.0 license suite issues

CCID-shinchpearson: added note about difference in scope of CC0 and 4.0 (Copyright and Similar Rights vs. Copyright and Related Rights)

2015-02-10T18:16:32Z

added note about difference in scope of CC0 and 4.0 (Copyright and Similar Rights vs. Copyright and Related Rights)

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 *The heading should be "CC0 1.0 Universal"
 * In paragraphs 2 and 3, subsections i-iv should use the same wording in each place where the English text is also identical, unless there is a particular reason for them to be different.
 [[Category:CC0]]

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 This Translation Guide is intended to guide teams preparing linguistic translations of the CC legal tools in accordance with the [[Legal Code Translation Policy]]. It identifies common issues that arise when translating and proofing the text. Please review this guide when proofing your first draft before submitting to CC HQ. (This is not a complete list of potential issues, and review by CC HQ is still necessary before a translation can be finalized and published.)
-This document will be continually updated and improved as we work with teams on their translations and identify additional issues: please send any comments and additions not already identifed through the translation process to legal (at) creativecommons (dot) org.
+This document will be continually updated and improved as we work with teams on their translations and identify additional issues: please send any comments and additions not already identified through the translation process to legal (at) creativecommons (dot) org.
 ==General issues for all documents==

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 *The heading should be "CC0 1.0 Universal"
 * In paragraphs 2 and 3, subsections i-iv should use the same wording in each place where the English text is also identical, unless there is a particular reason for them to be different.
 [[Category:CC0]]

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 *The heading should be "CC0 1.0 Universal"
 * In paragraphs 2 and 3, subsections i-iv should use the same wording in each place where the English text is also identical, unless there is a particular reason for them to be different.
 ==Creating the files==

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 This Translation Guide is intended to guide teams preparing linguistic translations of the CC legal tools in accordance with the [[Legal Code Translation Policy]]. It identifies common issues that arise when translating and proofing the text. Please review this guide when proofing your first draft before submitting to CC HQ. (This is not a complete list of potential issues, and review by CC HQ is still necessary before a translation can be finalized and published.)
-This document will be continually updated and improved as we work with teams on their translations and identify additional issues: please send any comments and additions not already identifed through the translation process to legal@creativecommons.org.
+This document will be continually updated and improved as we work with teams on their translations and identify additional issues: please send any comments and additions not already identifed through the translation process to legal (at) creativecommons (dot) org.
 ==General issues for all documents==
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 ===Using references===
-If there are ports of earlier versions of the license in your language (in any jurisdiction), please note any differences in word choice or other elements that would might otherwise be expected to be the same. (It is acceptable to choose differently, but should be for a reason that makes sense for the current project.) Where there are differences between multiple ports in a language used by multiple jurisdictions, please note the reasoning for the choice made.
+If there are ports of earlier versions of the license in your language (in any jurisdiction), please note any differences in word choice or other elements that might otherwise be expected to be the same. (It is acceptable to choose differently, but should be for a reason that makes sense for the current project.) Where there are differences between multiple ports in a language used by multiple jurisdictions, please note the reasoning for the choice made.
 Where there are terms that correspond to concepts in legal references, such as national copyright laws in jurisdictions which use your language, the Berne Convention, the Database Directive, other national/regional laws or international treaties, or legal scholarship in your language, please note where you are using these reference as a guide to word choices, or where you are making a different choice.
 ===Elements outside the legal code===
-* Elements that are not part of the Legal code (as defined at [[Legal code]]) must still be translated, though it is not required that they correspond as strictly. This includes all notices and diclaimers on the page.
+* Elements that are not part of the Legal code (as defined at [[Legal code]]) must still be translated, though it is not required that they correspond as strictly. This includes all notices and disclaimers on the page.
 * Remember to change links to translations in your language, where applicable. For example, in the 4.0 licenses, the link back to the Commons Deed at the bottom of the document should link directly back to the Deed in your language. Similarly, if you have translated the Considerations page, the link to that page in the introductory paragraphs should be to your language's translation.
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 * Before a translation will be published, the Deed and the Chooser must also be translated. Even if you already have a translation in your language, you may wish to revisit these before the translation is published to make sure the word choice matches up with the choices made in the legal code.
-* URLs in the document are protocol relative; that is, they do not begin with "http:" or "https:". Links in the document should look like "//creativecommons.org".
+* URLs in the document are protocol-relative; that is, they do not begin with "http:" or "https:". Links in the document should look like "//creativecommons.org".
 ==4.0 license suite issues==
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 * "Effective Technological Measures": this is not equivalent to "Technical Protection Measures" or "Digital Rights Management"/"DRM". The phrase was chosen in English to correspond exactly to those measures which carry legal penalties for circumvention (which is not necessarily true of all Technological Protection Measures). If there is a distinction between the two in reference in your languages, please use the one that corresponds to "Effective Technological Measures".
 * "You": in the definition, please mention all forms of the word that appear in the translated document (for example, English mentions both "You" and "Your").
-* "For the avoidance of doubt": this is an idiomatic English phrase. Where this phrase occurs, the translation should be something that indicates that the text which follows is not necessary and does not change the meaning of any other text in the license, but is included to ensure that the other license text is not misinterpreted.
+* "For the avoidance of doubt": this is an idiomatic English phrase. Where this phrase occurs, the translation should be something that indicates that the text which follows is not necessary and does not change the meaning of any other text in the license, but is included to ensure that the other licenses text is not misinterpreted.
 * "Fair use" and "fair dealing": where these terms do not have equivalents in your language, you may wish to include the English phrase in quotations to be clear that they are referring to particular legal concepts that apply to some jurisdictions. Note that the terms are mentioned here as illustrative examples and should be used in all translations, even though the legal concepts are not applicable in all jurisdictions.
 * If you are using terms that are abbreviated (such as "URI"), be sure that you also replace the abbreviation if you are using a translated term. You may wish to also include the English in parentheses (such as "URI") if it is commonly known or used in your language.
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 ==CC0 issues==
-*Key Words: these words are most important to determining the meaning of the document. Please let us know if you have any questions around how to translate these words (particularly if there is not an exact translation, if the English meaning is not clear to you, or if the difference between the key word and other similar terms is not clear to you).
+*Key Words: these words are most important to determining the meaning of the document. Please let us know if you have any questions around how to translate these words (particularly if there is not an exact translation, if the English meaning is not clear to you, or if the difference between the keyword and other similar terms is not clear to you).
 ** "Copyright and Related Rights": note that this is a different phrase than the language in 4.0 for "Copyright and Similar Rights"&mdash;these are not identical in scope and should probably be different in most translations.
 ** "Work"
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 ==Creating the files==
-To create the HTML files, we recommend using the English legal code pages as templates for your own. You can download the HTML for each license by going to File -> Save Page as… and then select “Webpage, HTML only”, or whatever equivalent there is for your browser. In a text editor or HTML editor, open each file you have saved. Copy and paste your appropriate license text over the previous text, being careful not to copy over the existing HTML tags, and re-check the code to ensure that there are no mistakes. Please ensure that all the XHTML files are saved using UTF-8 encoding, which generally will be the default.
+To create the HTML files, we recommend using the English legal code pages - [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode] et. al. - as templates for your own. You can download the HTML for each license by going to File -> Save Page as… and then select “Webpage, HTML only”, or whatever equivalent there is for your browser. In a text editor or HTML editor, open each file you have saved. Copy and paste your appropriate license text over the previous text, being careful not to copy over the existing HTML tags, and re-check the code to ensure that there are no mistakes. Please ensure that all the XHTML files are saved using UTF-8 encoding, which generally will be the default.
-Once you have completed the above steps and relevant processes in the [[legal code translation policy]], please send the XHTML file to legal@creativecommons.org along with your report of drafting issues you encountered.
+Once you have completed the above steps and relevant processes in the [[legal code translation policy]], please send the XHTML file to legal (at) creativecommons (dot) org along with your report of drafting issues you encountered.
 Then save each file separately according to the following convention:
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 ** zero_1.0_[language code].html
-(For example, "zero_1.0_fr.html" would be for the French translation.)
+(For example, "zero_1.0_fr.html" would be the naming for the French translation.)
 *4.0

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 * "Section 4a:" The language in this provision (“extract,” “reuse” “substantial portion” ) was chosen very carefully in English to track the relevant provisions of laws implementing the Database Directive. If applicable, please use the relevant terms from local implementations of this Directive. If there is no local implementation, please use something that translates the terms as literally as possible.
 * "Section 8d:" Privileges and immunities are legal terms and should be translated as such.
 ==CC0 issues==

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 * All definitions should remain in the same order (even though the translated terms will no longer be in alphabetical order). Similarly, all license sections should remain in the same order. This is to ensure that cross-references to sections within the text remain the same, and also so that explanatory materials that refer to particular sections of the license are applicable to all translations of the license.
-* Capitalized phrases should be translated the same way throughout the document. For example, wherever "Copyright and Similar Rights" is used, the phrase used for its translation in the definition of Adapted Material (the first time it appears) should also be used in all of the other definitions where the phrase appears.
+* All defined terms should be translated the same way and capitalized throughout the document.
 * All defined terms should correspond as closely as possible to the English meaning. It is fine to replace these defined terms with longer phrases if it is necessary to get the correct meaning.

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 ==4.0 license suite issues==
 * "Using Creative Commons Public Licenses": "Creative Commons Public Licenses" should all be capitalized as a defined phrase.
-* "Copyright and Similar Rights": in English, this was deliberately written to be broader than "Copyright and Neighboring Rights", which appears in 3.0. Many jurisdictions have a set of rights often referred to as "Neighboring Rights", and a term corresponding to that set of rights was probably used in any 3.0 ports, and may appear in national copyright laws. The term in your 4.0 translation should not be that term--it should be broader, to include neighboring rights and others mentioned in the scope of the license.
+* "Copyright and Similar Rights": in English, this was deliberately written to be broader than "Copyright and Neighboring Rights", which appears in 3.0. Many jurisdictions have a set of rights often referred to as "Neighboring Rights", and a term corresponding to that set of rights was probably used in any 3.0 ports, and may appear in national copyright laws. The term in your 4.0 translation should not be that term--it should be broader, to include neighboring rights and others mentioned in the scope of the license. The term used in 4.0 should also be different from the translation for "Copyright and Related Rights" used in CC0 because the CC0 term has a slightly different scope.
 * "Effective Technological Measures": this is not equivalent to "Technical Protection Measures" or "Digital Rights Management"/"DRM". The phrase was chosen in English to correspond exactly to those measures which carry legal penalties for circumvention (which is not necessarily true of all Technological Protection Measures). If there is a distinction between the two in reference in your languages, please use the one that corresponds to "Effective Technological Measures".
 * "You": in the definition, please mention all forms of the word that appear in the translated document (for example, English mentions both "You" and "Your").