Z:gnu-www-ja-words-to-avoid--6f67a9-The term =26ldquo;creator=26rdquo;/en

The term &ldquo;creator&rdquo; as applied to authors implicitly compares them to a deity (&ldquo;the creator&rdquo;). The term is used by publishers to elevate authors' moral standing above that of ordinary people in order to justify giving them increased copyright power, which the publishers can then exercise in their name. We recommend saying &ldquo;author&rdquo; instead. However, in many cases &ldquo;copyright holder&rdquo; is what you really mean. These two terms are not equivalent: often the copyright holder is not the author.