[Data-modeling] The Songwriter type considered

[Ron Wiecki]

Composer is preferable, since it's the more encompassing category.

Ron Wiecki
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UW-Madison
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Daniel E. Renfer wrote:
> Since it doesn't have any unique properties, and the areas that it 
> covers are better represented with the other two types, it seems that 
> Songwriter is pretty much useless.
>
> There doesn't even appear to be any properties that expect Songwriter, 
> I think you should be able to safely remove it and re-type all 
> existing Songwriters as Composer+Lyricist
>
> Christopher R. Maden wrote:
>> The properties that Songwriter used to have (<URL: 
>> http://www.freebase.com/view/music/songwriter >) are now on Composer 
>> (Songs Composed) and Lyricist (Lyrics Written).
>>
>> One thing to do would be to delete the Songwriter type altogether, 
>> since no longer serves a modeling purpose.
>>
>> However, it has some arguable semantic value; in that case, I would 
>> say that it should include both Composer and Lyricist; if someone is 
>> not both a composer and lyricist, they are not (in my opinion) a 
>> songwriter.
>>
>> Anyone have strong opinions about this?  I am leaning towards making 
>> it include Composer and Lyricist.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Chris
>
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