Krikit wrote:Okay...so...let me see. Is the only way a company can sue for lost revenue/have a site shut down, etc, ONLY if the text is word for word?
Then was the proposed counter-measure to lock a project, so that it couldn't be made to look like XXXX Company's novel release?
Alot of these translators want to have the most accurate translation, right? So they work hard translating themselves, so they know it's creditable. The translators can, and I am sure will put out their own "home-grown" ideas, in other words they will put out the translations they worked out. Most likely they won't use another english book, as there's no guarantee of that book not being censored, or changed in some way.
So I'm thinking a "middle of the fence" idea now. I think it must be noted that if a translator wishes to continue with a work, then they should be able to do so. However, it's also true B-T needs to protect itself from malicious or otherwise "copied" edits. Here's where an idea comes in, tell me what you think Oni.
What if a project that was liscensed, was changed in "access?" I mean, instead of freezing the whole project, what if the project was simply locked to editing from anyone, with the exception of a specific account or two? In otherwords, you make "joe-shmoe" able to edit the page, but only "joe-shmoe." No other user or anonymous person can edit that project. This way, you know that translator "joe-shmoe" is the only one able to edit/translate. And before "joe-shmoe" (love that name =)) gets "account edit status" for that page and can edit, they have to go to the admins and ask for permission to be allowed to edit said project, that way the admins know the only one editing the project, and can make sure he/she isn't someone who would just retype or paste in the text from the already published novel?
What about something like that? I know it seems like more of a hassle, but is it something plausible? Until I hear yeas or neas, my vote stays in agreement with the current locking policy.
Just to clarify, when i mean "Locking" i mean you cannot edit the page.
You can still read it and later volumes will not be "locked" until they have been confirmed with an Western (English i.e. North American/UK ) publication.
Times of locking volumes will be announce on the overview pages, via a new section, that'll clearly state the dates known.
Alternative language projects and interactive visual novels will not be affected.