OPEN STANDARD v0.1

Ideas Protocol

An open standard for tracking how ideas evolve. Credit intellectual labor fairly. Combat idea theft in creative industries.

Read Specification

The Problem

Ideas are routinely taken without credit. Collaborative development obscures contributions. Academic citations miss informal influence. Creative workers see concepts monetized by others. No standard exists for pre-publication idea documentation.

Protocol Specification

Registration

  • Timestamped, signed records
  • Content-addressable storage
  • Privacy controls
  • Versioning for evolution

Lineage

  • "Builds upon" declarations
  • Influence acknowledgment
  • Parallel development docs
  • Merge tracking

Contribution Types

  • Origination
  • Development
  • Refinement
  • Application
  • Synthesis

Verification

  • Peer attestation
  • Prior art searches
  • Timestamp anchoring
  • Version control integration