[Foundation-l] GFDL Q&A update and question

[Nikola Smolenski]

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.