hourly rate for translation

[Paul B. Gallagher]

William Derbyshire wrote:

> Be careful in quoting rates. The ATA got itself in big trouble years
> ago for sharing what I consider is reasonable information to know.

They did, but the accusation was that they were (not legalese) 
encouraging or urging members to charge at least a certain rate when a 
free market would have included lower offerings. Of course, that wasn't 
true, and it wasn't even feasible. But supposing it was, what power 
would Sasha have as a nonmember to enforce such standards among a group 
of nonmembers, and what power would ATA have to punish him for doing so? 
The world is a big place, and ATA is not its policeman.

For more, see
<http://www.atanet.org/business_practices/smarts_2009_january.php>
<http://www.atanet.org/docs/antitrust_reprint_may2005.pdf>

-- 
War doesn't determine who's right, just who's left.
--
Paul B. Gallagher
pbg translations, inc.
"Russian Translations That Read Like Originals"
http://pbg-translations.com

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