I have been translating HPMOR into Japanese and now I would like to share it with wider audience online, of course for free like other translations. The problem is that the platform I'm using requires me to have explicit permission from the author (=EY), otherwise my submission is to be deleted on sight, or worse, account permanently banned.
Did he make a blanket permission for translations somewhere publicly? Would I have to personally ask him? (In fact I did, but I got no response.)
I realize EY appears to be cool about translations judging by the existence of a dozen of them, but for the site policies that wasn't good enough. (And I admit, copyright wise they are right and he has always the right to decline.)
He goes by u/EliezerYudkowsky here on reddit. He might answer you himself if he sees this message.
Acathla, mundatus sum.
Mabra, brahoring, mabra
Shuffle, duffle, muzzle, muff.
Fista, wista, mista-cuff.
Lemarchand, Lament, Lemarchand,
Khornath!
Slaaneth!
Nurgolth!
TZINTCHI!
Darkness beyond darkness, deeper than pitchest black.
Buried beneath the flow of time...
From darkness to darkness, your voice echoes in the emptiness,
Unknown to death, nor known to life.
You who know the gate, who are the gate, the key and guardian of the gate:
I bid you open the way for him, and manifest his power before me!
You can also write him an email: http://yudkowsky.net/contact (bottom of the page)
End of Ch.122:
You have my enthusiastic consent to write within this universe yourself, if you wish.
Whether that includes translations is unclear, I think. Translation is kind of a reproduction of the same content, not writing a new one, after all. Judging by the previous sentence, I'd say the consent is narrowly about fan-written sequels.
Everyone has blanket permission to translate HPMOR into any language and post it anywhere.
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