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Can I Publish a Translation of a Public Domain Work on Leanpub?
Can I Publish a Translation of a Public Domain Work on Leanpub?

I would plan to keep the copyright. Can I do this?

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Written by Leanpub Support
Updated over a week ago

Yes. 

Per the Leanpub Terms of Service, public domain works are forbidden on Leanpub.
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​However, a derivative work of a public domain work can be copyrighted, and the translator would be the copyright holder.
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Therefore, such a work is welcome on Leanpub.

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