...defined as "a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, . . . abridgement, condensation, or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted."698 A derivative work also includes "[a] work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations,...

...Folgendes verstanden: "a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, (...), or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting ofeditorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications which, as a whole, represent...

...important reserved rights under copyright law is making derivative works. According to the Copyright Act, a derivative work is: ...a work based upon one or...which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. The rule about derivative works applies when there is partial copying, transformation, or adaptation...

...works based on the original. These include translations, arrangements, versions in other media, and "any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted." At the same time, courts have liberally construed the exclusive right to reproduce copies, holding...

...derivative work is defined as "a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, ... or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted." 17 USC § 101. A work will be considered derivative only if it would be considered infringing if the...