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Originally Posted by Quoth;I4449353
Newer translations don't count as PD because a translation has its own copyright. It's irrelevant that the source is PD. Of course if the source isn't PD, then a translation must be authorised and pay a royalty to original source.
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That's why I said "apples and oranges". A PD translation is an imperfect substitution for a contemporary translation, but it's not irrelevant. It's still an option for reading the original text (obviously also PD) in translation and translations always have issues.