[OldDeckHand]

On the Social Science Research Network (SSRN) page for that paper titled: A Reader's Guide to Semantic Originalism and a Reply to Professor Griffin, the revision history states the following...

Date posted: May 08, 2008 ; Last revised: February 23, 2009

I suspect that if you're seeing a "draft date" different than "February 23, 2009" appear on your downloaded copy, it's a function of the server you've selected and it's relation to how PDF reads the actual "file creation date" for that PDF file on that particular server - IOW, when was the file actually saved to the server itself, rather the a reflection of Dr. Solum's actual revision date.

I also suspect that if you selected one of the alternate server sites which are available on that page, (I usually use Stanford's, which is shaded and is found on the far right) you will see an entirely different "draft date".

[OldDeckHand]

Here's is that link I referenced...

A Reader's Guide to Semantic Originalism and a Reply to Professor Griffin

[RegulatorCountry]

My primary field is the graphic arts, OldDeckHand, and I know a bit about Portable Document Format, otherwise known as PDF. There is no need to revise a PDF just to create multiple copies to reside on multiple servers. The document that reflects a revision date of April 18, 2010 was in fact revised on that date, barring some obscure need to resave the document without revision, usually due to a corrupt file. There are data retained within the document itself that will determine the nature of any revision and the date upon which it occurred, so it's a moot point to argue, if indeed it is a point.

SSRN-Originalism and the Natural Born Citizen Clause by Lawrence Solum

File name: SSRN-id1591889.pdf ; Size: 175K If you have any problems downloading
this paper, ... Lawrence B. Solum University of Illinois College of Law April 18
, 2010 ... Date posted: September 08, 2008 ; Last revised: April 18, 2010 ...
http://ssrn.com/abstract%3D1263885

[El Gato]

I suspect that if you're seeing a "draft date" different than "February 23, 2009" appear on your downloaded copy, it's a function of the server you've selected and it's relation to how PDF reads the actual "file creation date" for that PDF file on that particular server - IOW, when was the file actually saved to the server itself, rather the a reflection of Dr. Solum's actual revision date.

Oh, please, the Draft date is part of the document, not the metadata or file properties. Besides, it's also in the copyright notice which says, in part:

This version of “Originalism and the Natural Born Citizen Clause” was created on April 18, 2010. The Author requests that citations to this version identify the work as a draft and note the date of creation in the citation or parenthetical explanation