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How about:
5. Upon submission of a completed area, the mud owner will provide the builder with a copy of the area before the area is modified or revised. The builder is then responsible for retaining the relevant file(s) as subsequent requests for the file(s) are handled at the mud owner's discretion.
(the additional phase is because of this after thought)
6. The original builder is not the sole copyright holder to modified or revised works. All modified or revised works require the permission of the original author and the modifier/revisee.
The issue (#6) gets sticky when you consider what kind of work is necessary to gain recognition, i.e., an editor does not get copyright rights over a story when correcting grammar and spelling. When does it stop being editorial and start being revision?
Again - first passes
Editorial - balancing mobs and objects
Editorial - correcting typos and grammar
Revision - modifying descriptions excluding the above
Revision - adding rooms, mobs, or objects
We could really use the input of someone who has studied copyright thoroughly.
To be honest, as far as copyright goes, the ideal solution would be to submit changes required outside of those listed as editorial in perview to the author. We do not live in an ideal world though.
7. The mud owner reserves the right to assign modification of submitted areas to another builder. Modification may include correcting errors and imbalances in the area as well as revising the area.
Neranz Laverani, Seeker of Knowledge
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