Copyrights and the internet

[Jeffrey S. Eagen]

Seelangers,

I'm interested if the posting of translations of text, especially your own
translations, violates any copyright laws.  I know the topic is kind of
"ify", but since translations on the net do exist I'm wondering if there is
any legal procedures one must go through in order to post texts on a
personal webpage, original or in translation.  Any info or advice would be
greatly appreciated.

Jeffrey S. Eagen
Center for Slavic and East European Studies
The Ohio State University