[uf-new] hAudio Issue D1: 2008-01-10 Contributor. Resolution

[Martin McEvoy]

Manu Sporny wrote:
> Martin McEvoy wrote:
>   
>>>>  * If multiple contributors are specified, without |role|
>>>>     specifications, it /MAY/ be assumed that the first role
>>>>     mentioned
>>>>     is the primary artist or creator.
>>>>         
>>> This does not work for collaborations:
>>>
>>>         Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
>>>
>>>         Robert Plant & Alison Krause
>>>
>>> and does not work in prose or tables like:
>>>
>>>         Simon Rattle / Beethoven's Fifth
>>>
>>>       
>> I know it doesn't but would you mark up Multiple Contributors like
>> this
>>
>> <span class="haudio">
>> [....]
>> <span class="contributor">Paul Simon</span> & <span
>> class="contributor">Art Garfunkel</span>
>> [....]
>> </span>
>>
>> .... I dont think most savy microformat publishers would either.
>>     
>
> It seems that the issue that Andy has, Martin, is that if someone were
> to do that, the hAudio specification says that it's okay to assume that
> the first contributor is the primary artist. In this particular case, it
> would be wrong to do so because both Simon AND Garfunkel are each the
> primary artist.
>
> It might be best if we delete that entire bullet point. Would that
> resolve your issue, Andy?
>
> ***(Andy has replied off-list that this would address his issue)***
>
> Proposal for resolving hAudio Issue D1:
>
> REMOVE:
>
> * If multiple contributors are specified, without |role|
>   specifications, it /MAY/ be assumed that the first role mentioned
>   is the primary artist or creator.
>
> That would leave it up to the application authors to make assumptions if
> they want to... we really shouldn't be making any assumptions in the
> specification that are not 100% positive.
>
> -- manu
>   
+1

Martin McEvoy
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