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Originally Posted by HarryT
What was the date of the English translator's death? That's what determines whether or not it's in the public domain. A translation has its own copyright, independent of that of the original author, so in most countries, a work will be protected by copyright until the start of the year following the 70th anniversary of the translator's death (in Canada, it's the 50th anniversary).
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Gregory Zilboorg died in 1959.
Here's the link to the Stanford Copyright Renewal Page
http://collections.stanford.edu/copy...eID=1324645412
Title We; authorized translation by Gregory Zilboorg
Author ZAMIATIN, EVGENII IVANOVICH
Registration Date 22Dec24
Renewal Date 22Oct52
From my quick research (USA related), it looks like the copyright is still valid 95 years from the publication date of 1924 (since it was published after 1923, and renewed). Guess I'll add it to my calendar's to-do list for Dec 22, 2019.
