Contradiction on Actor Definition

[Brianthered]

specifications/build/site/specifications/2.1/specs/C2PA_Specification.html

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An organization or group of <a href="#_actor">actors</a> may also be considered an <a href="#_actor">actor</a> in the C2PA ecosystem.

says, A human or non-human (hardware or software) that is participating in the C2PA ecosystem. For example: a camera (capture device), image editing software, cloud service or the person using such tools.

but

specifications/build/site/specifications/2.1/specs/C2PA_Specification.html

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<p>This version represents a significant departure from previous versions. It reduces the use of the term "actor", which no longer represents humans and organisations. In addition to validator-configured trust lists, it also introduces a new default trust list, the "C2PA Trust List", which is intended to cover certificates issued to hardware and software. This philosophical change led to the following functional changes in the specification:</p>

says, This version represents a significant departure from previous versions. It reduces the use of the term "actor", which no longer represents humans and organisations. In addition to validator-configured trust lists, it also introduces a new default trust list, the "C2PA Trust List", which is intended to cover certificates issued to hardware and software. This philosophical change led to the following functional changes in the specification:

specifications/build/site/specifications/2.1/specs/C2PA_Specification.html

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In this section, "user" refers to human actors that are using C2PA-compliant validators in consumption and authoring scenarios.

also seems to imply that actors can be people.

The document should be consistent about what "actors" are.

[lrosenthol]

Hmm...We'll take a look - thanks!