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Originally Posted by Cyberman tM
Not sure what I think of it, but it got me thinking - if I read a translated version of a book, can I truly say I've read the book the author wrote?
Seems to be the same situation, no?
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No.
Translating somebody else's words doesn't equal using an already created universe and characters, and then adding new characters, different relationships, different settings, different dialogues, different everything.
The former is called translation, the latter fanfiction. Translators around the world are acknowledged as working legitimately, fanfiction writers often get sued over stealing or using other people's property.
Maybe this modern adaptation won't go far as some fanfiction does, but then again it might get pretty damn close. Who knows.