Mechanics of Contributing with a New License

[Alex Bligh]

--On 23 July 2005 12:22 -0700 David Barrett <dbarrett at quinthar.com> wrote:

> Actually, you bring up a good point.  Given that each file is typically
> licensed as a whole, but modifications are done in part, if you submit
> changes under a new license, how is this represented?

The representation of a work in terms of files does not affect the
fundamental principles recognized by copyright law - i.e. they will
look at the "work". A modification may itself be a work. Files are
just means of representing things (like the pages of a musical work)
and have no special significance in law.

Alex