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Attribution & Fair Use

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Fair use does not permit reproduction of core schemas, models, taxonomies, or original analytical constructs, even if modified superficially.

Provenance & Authorship

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Ideas have provenance.

All original material published here reflects independent synthesis and authorship. When prior research, standards, or public works are referenced, attribution is provided wherever applicable. Users are expected to uphold the same standard of intellectual honesty and lineage.

Unauthorized use that obscures origin, authorship, or conceptual inheritance violates both this policy and the spirit of the work.

Ideas have provenance.
Record them accordingly.