How does copyright work with translated songs?

Question: I would like to seek your guidance, brother, regarding the translation of English hymns into another language. Here in the local congregation where I belong, we are working on a project to create a new hymnal (words only) where the text is in a local dialect. All of my work (written or translated) are…

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Are you supposed to acknowledge that you are quoting from the NKJV?

Question: If you quote from the New King James Version aren’t you suppose to include a proper acknowledgment? I think it can be found near the preface if there is one in your NKJV. If you don’t include the proper acknowledgment they want is that not breaking copyright law? Answer: Thomas Nelson Publishers ask: The…

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