On Saturday 10 January 2009 10:02:11 Ray Saintonge wrote:
Thomas Dalton wrote:
I disagree, I don't think each edit is a work but rather each revision is a work, derived from the revision before. The question is then who is the Original Author of the latest revision, is it just the person that made the last edit or is it everyone before (ie. are authors of a work automatically authors of a work derived from it)?
One might even regard many articles as having a homeopathic nature. Someone starts the article, and over time and many successive edits that person's contribution becomes diluted until it vanishes. There's often nothing of left of it to copyright.
That might happen on some of the most visited articles. But on most articles I made or signifficantly contributed to, I continue to see my text for years and years.