Forum: CAT Tools Technical Help
Topic: I have been asked to provide a memory - how do I do this?
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: ...
[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
[quote]Zea_Mays wrote:
Isn't a TM actually _your_ property? To what extent agencies are entitled to ask for them? [/quote]
Clients may request that the translator deliver the translation in a variety of formats, including the finalized format, the bilingual CAT tool format, and the TM format. It's all the same translation, so if you're willing to deliver the one, why not the other? [/quote]
Lieven Malaise's answer is perhaps the most apt on this point.
[quote]They aren't, imo, unless they provide the translator with a CAT file with a memory attached to it. [/quote]
I think translators (and people in general) are sometimes unaware of their rights in many areas.
Edited to add the quote.
[Edited at 2023-10-24 13:39 GMT]
Topic: I have been asked to provide a memory - how do I do this?
Poster: Zea_Mays
Post title: ...
[quote]Samuel Murray wrote:
[quote]Zea_Mays wrote:
Isn't a TM actually _your_ property? To what extent agencies are entitled to ask for them? [/quote]
Clients may request that the translator deliver the translation in a variety of formats, including the finalized format, the bilingual CAT tool format, and the TM format. It's all the same translation, so if you're willing to deliver the one, why not the other? [/quote]
Lieven Malaise's answer is perhaps the most apt on this point.
[quote]They aren't, imo, unless they provide the translator with a CAT file with a memory attached to it. [/quote]
I think translators (and people in general) are sometimes unaware of their rights in many areas.
Edited to add the quote.
[Edited at 2023-10-24 13:39 GMT]