British Museum Vs. Translator on plagiarism claims

By: David Lin

British Museum agrees to pay translator whose work it used without permission

By Jessie Yeung, CNN
Published 3:07 AM EDT, Wed August 9, 2023

A translator whose work was used by the British Museum without her permission won a victory this week after reaching a settlement with the institution, following two months of negotiations and online campaigning — with a little help from the fans of K-pop superstars BTS.

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/yilin-wang-translator-british-museum-settlement-intl-hnk/index.html

#Chinese #Literary translation #legal battle #online campaigning

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British Museum Vs. Translator on plagiarism claims
Daryo
Daryo
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A good news, for a change! Nov 17, 2023

Shows sadly that being a national museum doesn't guaranty a much better behaviour than the one you would expect from corporate kleptocracy. Without public pressure and legal action she would have been ignored.

David Lin
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Nov 17, 2023



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