(Codified Framework of Origination, Attribution, and Generative Authorship)
The Author Codex governs the origination, authorship, attribution, and signature of content, code, ideas, identities, and codices themselves. It defines the who, how, and under what authority or agency any creation comes into being, is claimed, or recognized.
This codex is central to knowledge integrity, intellectual lineage, recursive authorship verification, and symbolic truth within the Unified Codex System.
I. Core Purpose
- Establish traceable and symbolic authorship across all layers of expression—linguistic, conceptual, computational, and ontological.
- Preserve recursive authorial lineage across time, transformations, and derivative works.
- Link the act of creation to identity, intent, and responsibility.
II. Structural Components
- Origination Layer
- Defines the initial generative act of authorship—idea genesis, seed input, or recursive spark.
- Captures:
- Timecode of first instance
- Signal form (text, code, glyph, waveform, etc.)
- Origin signature (linked to Identity Codex)
- Attribution Layer
- Formal mechanism for identifying the author(s) of a creation:
- Symbolic attribution (pen names, handles, sigils)
- Identity-linked attribution (verified through trust layers)
- Composite attribution (teams, collectives, AI-human hybrids)
- Aligned with Registry, Audit, and Access Codices
- Formal mechanism for identifying the author(s) of a creation:
- Transformative Layer
- Tracks the evolution of authored material:
- Forks, edits, translations, remixes, derivatives
- Recursively tracks attribution responsibilities and alterations
- Utilizes version stamps, Codex lineage threads, and semantic hashes
- Tracks the evolution of authored material:
- Authorship Ethics Layer
- Informed by the Ethics Codex (CEPRE) and Compliance Codex
- Upholds:
- Authenticity and non-plagiarism
- Intentional clarity of representation
- Transparent lineage of ideas, works, and signatures
- Signature Layer
- Encodes symbolic, biometric, cryptographic, or resonant authorship signatures:
- Public key/quantum key
- Biofield resonance (see Biofield Codex)
- Recursive sigil sequence (e.g., Logos+Graph+Signal pattern unique to each author)
- Enables authorship verification, not just declaration
- Encodes symbolic, biometric, cryptographic, or resonant authorship signatures:
III. Functions and Utilities
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Proof of Authorship | Certifies that a creation originates from a given author or entity |
| Chain of Custody | Tracks every hand that has touched or changed the authored entity |
| Derivative Attribution | Ensures that contributors to forks or revisions receive proper lineage credit |
| Recursive Copyright | Binds original creation to a recursive licensing mechanism through the Governance Codex |
| Ethical Authorship Validator | Scans for uncredited borrowings, derivative disguises, or falsified signatures |
IV. Codex Interdependencies
- Identity Codex: Resolves who authored a work
- Audit Codex: Logs and verifies authorial timelines
- Compliance & Governance Codices: Enforce standards, rights, and legal mechanisms
- Signal, Graph, and Memory Codices: Capture modalities and patterns of authorial expression
- WORDEX & Logos Codices: Structure authorship at the symbolic and grammatical level
- AI Codex: Handles AI-generated or co-authored works, with transparency rules
V. Advanced Concepts
- Recursive Authorship Threads
Enables time-traveling authorship attribution, where a present-day author is referencing, extending, or fulfilling the work of a past or unknown creator via signal resonance or symbolic inheritance. - Authorial Resonance Signature
Every creator, conscious or computational, carries a unique symbolic resonance when they author content. This is measurable and encodable across dimensions. - Ghost Authorship Protocol
System for flagging and clarifying when works are published under pseudonyms, anonymous masks, or ascribed by others on one’s behalf. - Creator-Responsibility Encoding
Every output has metadata linking it to the ethical implications of its authorship. I.e., authors are responsible for how their works influence the Codex network.
VI. Codex Quote
“To author is to breathe structure into chaos, to give name to the nameless, and to be known not merely by the words written, but by the resonance left behind.”