IP Ledger: Foundation Documents Registry

Every idea has an origin. Every contribution has an owner. This is the permanent record.

Keep It Super Simple 3-Tier

Quick Tier (30 seconds)

The IP Ledger records who created what, when, and how it’s used. Permanent. Transparent. Attributable.

Standard Tier (5 minutes)

[Full explanation below]

Deep Tier (Academic)

See Patent Filing Procedures

What Is the IP Ledger?

The IP Ledger is the permanent, immutable record of all intellectual property within Liana Banyan:

Foundation Documents Registry

FOUNDATION-001: Cloth & Bag Currency Analogy

FOUNDATION-002: Credit Lifecycle Flowchart

FOUNDATION-003: Johnny Appleseed / Joules Pouch

Innovation Registry (Summary)

Attribution Protocol

Who Gets Credit?

Chain of Attribution

Every innovation traces back through:

1. Original concept (who thought of it)
2. Documentation (who wrote it down)
3. Refinement (who improved it)
4. Implementation (who built it)
5. Review (who verified it)

Fly on the Wall: Ledger View

What the Public Can See

Security Consideration

Risk: Could competitors use visible titles to anticipate our innovations?

Mitigation:

1. Titles are general (“Currency System” not “Three-Gear Differential”)
2. Details require membership
3. Patent filings provide legal protection
4. First-mover advantage from execution

Decision: Low risk. Transparency > secrecy for community trust.

Implementation

Database Schema

CREATE TABLE ip_ledger (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  entry_id TEXT UNIQUE NOT NULL, -- 'FOUNDATION-001', 'INNOVATION-1050'
  entry_type TEXT NOT NULL, -- 'foundation', 'innovation', 'patent_bag'
  title TEXT NOT NULL,
  inventor_id UUID REFERENCES profiles(id),
  inventor_name TEXT NOT NULL,
  description TEXT,
  date_recorded TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT NOW(),
  status TEXT DEFAULT 'documented', -- 'documented', 'filed', 'granted'
  location TEXT, -- Cephas URL
  patent_bag_id TEXT,
  metadata JSONB,
  created_at TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT NOW()
);

CREATE TABLE ip_ledger_transactions (
  id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
  ledger_entry_id UUID REFERENCES ip_ledger(id),
  transaction_type TEXT NOT NULL, -- 'created', 'updated', 'filed', 'licensed'
  actor_id UUID,
  actor_name TEXT,
  details JSONB,
  timestamp TIMESTAMP WITH TIME ZONE DEFAULT NOW()
);

Fly on the Wall View Query

-- Public view: titles and dates only
SELECT 
  entry_id,
  entry_type,
  title,
  inventor_name,
  date_recorded,
  status,
  (SELECT COUNT(*) FROM ip_ledger_transactions WHERE ledger_entry_id = ip_ledger.id) as transaction_count
FROM ip_ledger
ORDER BY date_recorded DESC;

C.S. Lewis: Ghost to Solid

From The Great Divorce, when the narrator first arrives in Heaven and struggles to walk on grass that feels “hard as diamonds” to his insubstantial feet:

“If you will only stay, you will learn to eat and drink. But for now, I must tell you: the grass here would cut your feet to pieces at first. You are only a shadow. The first step is always the hardest.”

And later, a Bright Spirit explains:

“That is what mortals misunderstand. They say of some temporal suffering, ‘No future bliss can make up for it,’ not knowing that Heaven, once attained, will work backwards and turn even that agony into a glory.”

Application to Liana Banyan:

First-time users explore as ghosts — viewing but not participating. Through any action that commits them (membership, sponsorship, voting), they become solid — real participants with stake in the outcome.

The transformation requires choosing. As Lewis wrote: “There are no passengers on spaceship Earth. We are all crew.”

3D Rendition Concept

The Virtual Tour

New users enter a 3D representation of Liana Banyan:

Ghost Mode

• Can see everything
• Can read documentation
• Cannot vote, buy, or participate
• Prompted to “become solid” at every interaction

Solid Mode

• Full participation
• Voting rights
• Economic activity
• Community membership

Related Documents

“Every idea is recorded. Every contribution is attributed. Forever.”