Brazilian translator Denise Bottmann has been sued by Landmark Press because on her blog (http://naogostodeplagio NULL.blogspot NULL.com/), she had written about the widespread plagiarism of literary translations in Brazil. CEATL supports Denise in her fight against plagiarism. According to the Berne Convention (http://www NULL.ceatl NULL.eu/translators-rights/legal-status/#s1 NULL.), signed by Brazil in 1922, literary translations are protected as original works (Art. 2). Read this blog (http://www NULL.ursodeoculos NULL.com/english/?p=1315) (in English) for more information on the case.
Children’s rights in 20 languages
In the spring of 2024, the Bologna Children’s Bookfair asked CEATL to join in a new collective project: a video programme of literary translators reading out the UN Convention on the Rights of a Child. The initiative is part of a partnership between BCBF and CEATL that, since 2022, has promoted best practice in literary translation and copyright.