2 ms·
The Chinese footnote: > 未经本人电邮及书面授权，不得复制中文译名 states that one is not allowed to copy the Chinese translated names without an email and written consent of the a
by crvdgc 3y ago
The Chinese footnote:
> 未经本人电邮及书面授权，不得复制中文译名
states that one is not allowed to copy the Chinese translated names without an email and written consent of the author.
It's the first time I see an attempt to copyright translated names, which would defeat the purpose of translation itself. Let alone most names are just translated by pronunciations. It's really weird to see the author being overly protective and the wording is much milder in English.
- numpad0 3y agoDoes it say you have to ask author, though? Machine translations might take it as such, being only able to handle word-perfect transpositions that aren't guaranteed to make sense, but 本人 is not a typical first person pronoun in Chinese vocabulary. I think it just means you'll have to make sure the transliteration is accepted by primary person - bearers of translated names. That'd make sense, CJK transliterations are all but canonical.