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Please suggest a paper that should be translated into English and posted on arXiv.

A few existing suggestions on MO are

I propose to have the translation done in an open source fashion, for example like this (switch to source mode on the upper left).

Related question on books. Related question on copyright.

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    Is it legal to publish a translation of a copyrighted work? – Federico Poloni Jul 31 '16 at 14:04
  • @FedericoPoloni: There are examples on arXiv linked in the comments here. But this issue deserves a separate question, and should probably be addressed on a case-by-case basis. – user66081 Jul 31 '16 at 14:08
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    @FedericoPoloni: Generally, no, not without the permission of the copyright holder (author and/or journal). – Nate Eldredge Jul 31 '16 at 14:35
  • But I would think in many cases translation rights would be gladly granted if you ask. – Gerald Edgar Jul 31 '16 at 16:41
  • I think the crucial issue here is payment -- honorary for the translator and a fee for the rights to the copyright holder (the latter unless permission is granted for free, of course). How do you propose to arrange these payments? – Stefan Kohl Jul 31 '16 at 20:32
  • Witt's paper was published in 1937. A copyright typically expires after 70 years, so I don't see how it can still be under copyright. – Dima Pasechnik Jul 31 '16 at 21:16
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    @DimaPasechnik: The 70 years are correct for many countries -- but 70 years after the author's death, and not after publication. In the given case, the author Ernst Witt died in 1991, thus for copyright expiration you would probably need to wait until 2061. – Stefan Kohl Jul 31 '16 at 21:44
  • @StefanKohl : do you mean that Witt held the copyright, and not the journal? – Dima Pasechnik Aug 01 '16 at 06:00
  • I submitted a request for permission to publish a translation. As soon as I get a quote I will post it here. – Dima Pasechnik Aug 01 '16 at 08:21
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    I received a quote, for 2,036.29 £, from Copyright Clearance Center, which does these clearances for Springer publications. I guess I will pass on this one :-) – Dima Pasechnik Aug 09 '16 at 10:38

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I submitted a request for permission to publish a translation of the Witt's article. As soon as I get a quote I will post it here.

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    I received a quote, for 2,036.29 £, from Copyright Clearance Center, which does these clearances for Springer publications. I guess I will pass on this one :-) – Dima Pasechnik Aug 09 '16 at 10:38