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Originally Posted by pdurrant
I'm sure, but I haven't found a reference yet. For it to be otherwise would be absurd. (OK, copyright laws are often absurd, but not this absurd.)
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A translation is a "derived work" in copyright terms. So what the question really boils down to is this: if someone produces an (authorised) derived work (eg writes an authorised sequel to a copyrighted work), does the date at which that derived work enters the public domain depend solely on the date of death of its author, or also on the date of death of the author of the original work? My understanding is that it's the former.