On 7/14/06, Robert Scott Horning <robert_horning(a)netzero.net> wrote:
BTW, the Library of Congress does not have a maximum
limit of only 5
copyright claimants, but since the GFDL suggests the number of 5 people
listed, most people assume that is the most that you are permitted to
list as authors. It is not, and I don't see a problem with listing 20
or more people, as can happen with some Wikimedia projects. For
Wikibooks, that can be 20 different people with significant
contributions. My reading of the GFDL is that it suggests that you
should list at least five different people if there were that many
contributors, and that meets the minimum terms of the GFDL, and not
necessarily even the minimum requirements for copyright law.
This is a common misconception. The GFDL requires you list at least 5
authors (plus yourself) *on the title page*. You are still required
to list *all* authors on the history page.
Anthony