how much right do I have on my project, if there are patches by others?

[Rick Moen]

I wrote:

> "Coordinated with" appears to have no meaning in copyright law,
> so your question is not answerable as stated.  That aside, it is simple
> logic that a collective (not "derivative") work _must_ be either joint
               ^^^^^^^^^^
> or collective, as those are mutually exclusive and exhaustive conceptual
> subcategories.

Should be "multi-author", not collective.