Glenn Maynard wrote:
I've heard the claim, several times, that that creating a derivative work requires creative input, that linking stuff together with "ld" is completely uncreative, therefore no derivative work is created. (I'm not sure if you're making (here or elsewhere) that claim, but it seems like it.) What's the basis for this claim? (If you're not making it, anybody that does believe this is free to respond.)
It's based on Title 17 USC, Sec. 101, where "derivative work" is defined:
A âderivative workâ is a work based upon one or more preexisting works, such as a translation, musical arrangement, dramatization, fictionalization, motion picture version, sound recording, art reproduction, abridgment, condensation, or any other form in which a work may be recast, transformed, or adapted. A work consisting of editorial revisions, annotations, elaborations, or other modifications which, as a whole, represent an ORIGINAL WORK OF AUTHORSHIP, is a âderivative workâ. (emphasis added)
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