On 3/2/06, geni geniice@gmail.com wrote:
Derivative works. One editor per article would be enough to really mess things up.
That's true, and would be a serious snag for, no doubt, many articles -- it also does not help this that many of those which are "most important" for encyclopedia are also the ones with the most edits. Though I wonder -- if an edit is reverted, does the editor still have the ability to claim authorship? I can see different answers to that, none of which I'm completely satisfied.
At the very least, a change to the terms of use would at least prevent the issue for any articles created from that point forward, and would focus the problem on issues relating to editors who no longer contribute.
FF