Is Nietzches literary estate free to publish on the web? What about translations, are they the property of the

Question

translators?

Answer 1

As far as I can tell, his works were all published in the 19th century and would be in the public domain in the US, and MAY be in the public domain in other countries as well--in the original German.

You are right to ask about translations, because they are copyrighted when published, and the copyright would be held by the translator, unless transferred to a publisher. However, any translation published in the US before 1923 would be public domain--you would need to check copyright laws in other countries to see what the situation is.

Resources like the web site of the US Copyright Office will give you more details about copyright law.