discussion of the Creative Commons Metadata work

[tom poe <tompoe AT amihost.com>]

Here's one:
Olu writes lyrics for a song  (songwriter)
He can't perform it, because he has no computer
Robert performs it, and creates a song file.
Both are creators, no?  Collaboration?
Tom

On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 10:40, Evan Prodromou wrote:
> I'm looking for some comments and suggestions on assigning creator and
> contributor roles in CC metadata.
> 
> I see three strategies for doing this:
> 
> A) The creator of the work being described is always the "creator",
>    and anyone else whose work is incorporated is a "contributor".
> 
> B) Creators of original works are always the "creator", and creators
>    of derivative works are always the "contributor".
> 
> C) "creator" and "contributor" roles are assigned based on the
>    relative importance of the contribution.
> 
> Some scenarios:
> 
> 1. Alice writes a HOWTO for Creative Commons metadata. Bob corrects
>    some spelling errors.
> 
>    A) creator = Bob, contributor = Alice
>    B) creator = Alice, contributor = Bob
>    C) creator = Alice, contributor = Bob
> 
> 2. Charlie writes a short story about two people in love. Diane makes
>    a movie using the plot, characters, and some of the dialogue from
>    Charlie's story.
> 
>    A) creator = Diane, contributor = Charlie
>    B) creator = Charlie, contributor = Diane
>    C) creator = Diane, contributor = Charlie
> 
> 3. Evan records a song on acoustic guitar, and Frank adds a bass line
>    and some effects.
> 
>    A) creator = Frank, contributor = Evan
>    B) creator = Evan, contributor = Frank
>    C) creator = Evan, contributor = Frank
> 
> 4. Greta records a drum solo, and Harry records a song on kazoo. Ivan
>    makes a mash-up of the two songs.
> 
>    A) creator = Ivan, contributor = Greta, Harry
>    B) creator =  Greta, Harry, contributor = Ivan
>    C) [Judgement call]
> 
> 5. Jerry starts a new page on a wiki with two sentences. Kevin adds a
>    sentence, and Larry adds two more. Martha writes 14 paragraphs,
>    refactoring the work of the previous three. Neil fixes some
>    spelling mistakes.
> 
>    A) creator = Neil, contributor = Jerry, Kevin, Larry, Martha
>    B) creator = Jerry, contributor = Kevin, Larry, Martha, Neil
>    C) creator = Martha, contributor = Jerry, Kevin, Larry, Neil
> 
> 6. Oprah writes a blog entry giving instructions on how to install a
>    particular Linux module. Perry writes a step-by-step HOWTO based on
>    the information in Oprah's entry.
> 
>    A) creator = Perry, contributor = Oprah
>    B) creator = Oprah, contributor = Perry
>    C) creator = Perry, contributor = Oprah
> 
> Any ideas, comments, suggestions?
> 
> ~ESP
> 
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