[mb-style] Later version vs. Derivative work

[Frederic Da Vitoria]

2011/7/26, Ryan Torchia <anarchyriot at gmail.com>:
> I'd kind of like to know how we define each of these terms, and what
> threshold we use to accept the relationship.  I could see something like
> Philip Jeck's "Fanfares" or Eno's variations on the Canon in D minor being
> derivative works, but I'd never call them "versions" of their predecessors.
> Some other potential problems:
>
> "The Twist"* is a version of / is a derivative work of *"Let's Twist Again"
> "My Sweet Lord"* is a version of / is a derivative work of *"She's So Fine"
> "Drunk Girls" * is a version of / is a derivative work of* "White
> Light/White Heat"
> "Phantom of the Opera" * is a version of / is a derivative work of *"Echoes"
> "Love Stinks" * is a version of / is a derivative work of* "Wild Thing"
> "A Whiter Shade of Pale" * is a version of / is a derivative work
> of*something by Bach, because they said so in that movie.
> Until naturally... [pick a rock song] * is a version of / is a derivative
> work of* [pick a blues song]

Torc, you may have given here the best argument for Nicolás'
suggestion to set Derivative as a parent of Other version: the fact
that we will probably often be unable to choose if it is close enough
to be considered as another version.

-- 
Frederic Da Vitoria
(davitof)

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