Copyright Query: English to Russian

[Benjamin Sher]

Dear friends:

My thanks to Joseph Peschio and Genevra Gerhart for their explanation of
copyright issues as they pertain to translating into Russian of books
published in the United States and Britain.

Unfortunately, the two accounts are contradictory: Mr. Peschio believes that
pre-1973 books published in the United States and Britain do not require
copyright clearance (as is the case with pre-1973 books published in the
Soviet Union), but Ms. Gerhart thinks otherwise.

Could someone please settle this issue for us?

Does an English-to-Russian translator need copyright clearance for books
published in the United States and Britian prior to 1973?

Thank you so kindly.

Benjamin

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