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|Question=The OER are in the wrong language. Can I translate them?
 
|Question=The OER are in the wrong language. Can I translate them?
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|Answer=A translation is a derivative work under the law of copyright. Therefore, in order to translate a work, the work may not be accompanied by a ND (No Derivatives) license. Otherwise, translations are strongly encouraged! Make sure to share your translation with the broader OER community (e.g., by uploading the translation to the same site as the original).
 
|Document=Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Licensing, Publishing Your Open Educational Resources on the Internet
 
|Document=Open Educational Resources and Creative Commons Licensing, Publishing Your Open Educational Resources on the Internet
 
|Target audience=instructors, OER creators
 
|Target audience=instructors, OER creators
 
|Tag=OER, derivatives, translations
 
|Tag=OER, derivatives, translations
 
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A translation is a derivative work under the law of copyright. Therefore, in order to translate a work, the work may not be accompanied by a ND (No Derivatives) license. Otherwise, translations are strongly encouraged! Make sure to share your translation with the broader OER community (e.g., by uploading the translation to the same site as the original).
 

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A translation is a derivative work under the law of copyright. Therefore, in order to translate a work, the work may not be accompanied by a ND (No Derivatives) license. Otherwise, translations are strongly encouraged! Make sure to share your translation with the broader OER community (e.g., by uploading the translation to the same site as the original).

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