Re: "Inheritance" is broken

[Robert Sayre <mint@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Tim Bray wrote:
> On Nov 11, 2004, at 9:17 PM, Bob Wyman wrote:
>
> > However, I think you'll find that it is so "intuitively obvious" to 
> > people
> > that feed-level claims are inherited by entries that it would be an 
> > absolute
> > waste of time to try to enforce or even encourage that people don't apply
> > it. Just saying it ain't so doesn't make it not so...
>
>
> What Bob said.  -Tim

I am saying that the current spec language is the equivalent of

"The author of the book may be considered the author of all the chapters 
in the book unless someone else is listed as the author of a particular 
chapter."

Yes, intuitively obvious. The spec doesn't need to say this, the 
language just gets us into trouble, and it has absolutely nothing to do 
with interoperation in syndication technology. Out it should go.

And copyright is even worse.

Robert Sayre