Roger Luethi wrote:
On Tue, 31 May 2005 11:03:44 -0700, Ray Saintonge wrote:
Refactoring may completely remove the problem, not just mitigate it.
So I guess there is no need to ever flag a copyvio, then. Should some copyright holder ever complain, we will just change change some words in his text and the problem will go away. Well, that sure makes life a lot easier.
Do you have statitics on how many have complained?
Copyright applies to the way something is expressed, and not to what is expressed. So what's the difference between a copyvio text that has been refactored, and the same refactored text being added from the beginning?
Why do we delete pages that start as copyvios, rather than refactoring them?
I really can't answer that, since I would never have preferred that as a first option. The important step is taking prompt action when the copyvio is identified.
Ec