{ "model": { "rank": 6843, "code": "thing-q131324035", "model_id": "vr.tr.labubu", "name": "Labubu", "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise Labubu, distinguish its character identity from particular depictions and collectibles, and determine which uses require further evidence or permission.", "family": "Thing Registry", "category": "Information and virtual systems", "status": "research-draft", "kind": "thing", "plane": "INF", "domain": "INF.MED", "industry": "", "version": "", "url": "/models/thing/q131324035/", "tier": 2, "score": 58, "payload": { "layer": "wikidata", "aliases": [], "aliasCount": 0, "merged": 0, "knownIn": 58, "facets": null, "markers": [], "lexicalClass": "", "senseRank": null, "alsoRegisteredAs": null, "source": { "dataset": "wikidata", "item": "Q131324035", "url": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q131324035", "license": "CC0 1.0" } }, "research": { "vercy": "1.0-draft", "publication": { "status": "research-draft", "adjudicationStatus": "unreviewed", "publishableCanonical": false, "generatedAt": "2026-09-09T23:37:21Z", "providers": [ "Codex" ], "breadth": "recalled by Codex without web access - no source was read", "missingProviders": [], "pass": 2, "cost": { "grok": { "seconds": 16.1, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a08887-92db-7b42-8871-b65a22ac801b\n--------\nuser\nDescribe what is already known about one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: Labubu\nSense to describe: (none recorded)\nDomain code: INF.MED\nAlso known as: (none)\n\n\nContext for this batch of 1001 things:\n# Batch 007: 1001 register", "usd": 0, "recall": true }, "codex": { "seconds": 59.9, "error": "Reading additional input from stdin...\nOpenAI Codex v0.153.4\n--------\nworkdir: R:\\02_PROJECTS\\02_Meta_Models_Platforms\\Ver.cy\\current\\thing-registry-backlog\nmodel: gpt-6-astra\nprovider: openai\napproval: never\nsandbox: read-only\nreasoning effort: none\nreasoning summaries: none\nsession id: 01a08887-92ec-7182-a9a8-3457436509d1\n--------\nuser\nYou are drafting a Vercy meta-model for one registered thing. Answer as JSON only, no prose around it.\n\nThing: Labubu\nRegistry id: vr.tr.labubu\nPlane / domain: INF / INF.MED\nRegistry definition: (none recorded)\nNames folded into this entry: (none)\n\n\nContext fo" } } }, "metaModel": { "id": "THING-Q131324035", "registryId": "vr.tr.labubu", "name": "Labubu", "version": "0.1.0-research.1", "entryKind": "thing", "family": "Thing Registry", "domain": [ "INF.MED" ], "status": "research-draft" }, "canonicalUrl": "https://ver.cy/models/thing/q131324035/", "model": { "registry_id": "vr.tr.labubu", "name": "Labubu", "purpose": "Enable an agent to recognise Labubu, distinguish its character identity from particular depictions and collectibles, and determine which uses require further evidence or permission.", "definition": "Labubu is a fictional, long-eared, sharp-toothed monster character created by artist Kasing Lung for The Monsters story universe and represented in collectible figures, plush toys and other merchandise.", "scope_statement": "This draft models vr.tr.labubu in INF / INF.MED as the Labubu character identity associated with The Monsters, including its recognition criteria, creative provenance, representations and use constraints; whether official plural usage denotes a character type remains open.", "in_scope": [ "Labubu's names, identifying appearance and character boundaries", "Creative attribution and membership in The Monsters", "Evidence connecting illustrated, sculpted and other representations to Labubu", "Relationships between character identity, depiction, product design and individual item", "Evidence of official status and permission for specific uses of Labubu" ], "out_of_scope": [ "The Monsters universe and its full cast beyond relationships needed to identify Labubu", "Kasing Lung's biography and complete artistic practice", "POP MART's corporate operations and retail infrastructure", "Manufacture, condition, ownership and resale valuation of individual collectibles", "Complete bibliographic descriptions of books containing Labubu" ], "distinguishing_features": [ "Require a source explicitly identifying the subject as Labubu; a The Monsters label alone identifies a broader universe.", "Use high pointed ears and serrated teeth as recognition cues, while checking an attributed reference rather than treating resemblance as proof. [Official character introduction](https://m.popmart.com/en-FR/collection/27/the-monsters)", "Check whether the reference identifies Labubu or another named member of The Monsters, such as Zimomo or Tycoco. [Official designer account](https://au.popmart.com/pages/our-designers)", "Distinguish the persistent character from a named release, colour variant, sculpt or physical specimen; these represent Labubu without becoming synonymous with the registry entry.", "Separate recognisable Labubu imagery from evidence that its production or distribution is authorised." ], "characteristics": [ { "name": "Referent level", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "character identity | character type pending clarification | depiction | product design | individual item", "why_it_matters": "Prevents a product listing or photographed toy from silently redefining the registered informational entity." }, { "name": "Attributed creator", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "Kasing Lung, with attribution source", "why_it_matters": "Separates creative authorship from manufacture and licensing. [Official designer account](https://au.popmart.com/pages/our-designers)" }, { "name": "Fictional universe", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "The Monsters", "why_it_matters": "Locates Labubu within a wider cast without equating the character with the entire franchise. [Official character introduction](https://m.popmart.com/en-FR/collection/27/the-monsters)" }, { "name": "Recognition evidence", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "explicitly attributed | visually consistent only | conflicting | unresolved", "why_it_matters": "Makes the strength of a proposed Labubu identification visible." }, { "name": "Depiction medium", "kind": "category", "unit_or_values": "book illustration | figure | vinyl plush | other documented medium", "why_it_matters": "Allows the character to persist across carriers while preserving distinctions between representations." }, { "name": "Representation relationship", "kind": "relation", "unit_or_values": "depicts Labubu | adapts an earlier depiction | belongs to a release | collaborates with another property", "why_it_matters": "Connects versions without merging their identities or attribution." }, { "name": "Use authorisation evidence", "kind": "state", "unit_or_values": "documented for proposed use | documented for another use | unknown | disputed", "why_it_matters": "Prevents an official product or familiar image from being treated as blanket permission to reproduce Labubu." } ], "affordances": [ "Resolve a Labubu mention or image to the registry entry while retaining identification uncertainty.", "Compare a candidate depiction with attributed Labubu references and flag possible confusion with other Monsters.", "Connect a Labubu representation to its work, release or physical item without merging those entities.", "Trace creator attribution and distinguish it from publisher, manufacturer and licensee roles.", "Identify missing evidence before describing a depiction as official or proceeding with a proposed reuse." ] }, "sources": [], "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "labubu-identity", "name": "Labubu identity", "description": "Establish what the name Labubu denotes and how an agent recognises it.", "rationale": "Labubu can be encountered as a character name, a plural label and shorthand for merchandise.", "layers": [ { "id": "name-and-referent", "name": "Name and referent", "description": "Anchor names to the registered identity without multiplying entries.", "findings": [ { "id": "labubu-reference-boundary", "name": "Labubu reference boundary", "description": "Record whether a source uses Labubu for the character, a character population or a particular collectible; preserve unresolved usage within this entry.", "questions": [ { "text": "What does Labubu denote in this source: a character, a type of creature or merchandise?", "kind": "definition", "id": "labubu-reference-boundary-q01" }, { "text": "Does a plural or stylised spelling change the referent, or merely how the same identity is presented?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "labubu-reference-boundary-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "appearance-and-confusables", "name": "Appearance and confusables", "description": "Use attributed visual references to distinguish Labubu from neighbouring characters.", "findings": [ { "id": "labubu-recognition-profile", "name": "Labubu recognition profile", "description": "Compare ears, teeth, face and silhouette against a documented Labubu depiction, recording occlusion and stylisation instead of forcing a match.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which visible features agree with the cited Labubu reference, and which cannot be inspected?", "kind": "measurement", "id": "labubu-recognition-profile-q01" }, { "text": "What evidence distinguishes this depiction from Zimomo, another Monster or an unrelated lookalike?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "labubu-recognition-profile-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "creative-origin-and-universe", "name": "Creative origin and universe", "description": "Connect Labubu to its creative provenance and The Monsters.", "rationale": "Recognition alone cannot establish authorship, original context or which narrative claims belong to Labubu.", "layers": [ { "id": "creation-and-appearances", "name": "Creation and appearances", "description": "Separate the creation account from evidence of individual published appearances.", "findings": [ { "id": "documented-origin", "name": "Documented origin", "description": "Record the creator account and evidence for early appearances; distinguish a retrospective brand history from inspection of an original work.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which creator, publisher or original-work evidence supports Labubu's attribution and earliest appearance?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "documented-origin-q01" }, { "text": "Does the stated date concern character creation, book publication or the release of a collectible?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "documented-origin-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "monsters-context", "name": "The Monsters context", "description": "Locate Labubu within its fictional setting while keeping other characters distinct.", "findings": [ { "id": "character-specific-lore", "name": "Character-specific lore", "description": "Attach narrative traits and relationships only when a source assigns them to Labubu, preserving differences between stories and promotional descriptions.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which source assigns this trait or relationship specifically to Labubu?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "character-specific-lore-q01" }, { "text": "Does the statement describe Labubu, several LABUBUs or The Monsters collectively?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "character-specific-lore-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "depictions-and-collectible-variants", "name": "Depictions and collectible variants", "description": "Track how Labubu appears across creative works and product designs.", "rationale": "A new outfit, sculpt, carrier or release should not automatically become a new character identity.", "layers": [ { "id": "representation-lineage", "name": "Representation lineage", "description": "Connect appearances without assuming every product directly adapts a particular illustration.", "findings": [ { "id": "character-to-representation", "name": "Character to representation", "description": "Distinguish Labubu from a work depicting it, a version of that work, its published carrier and an individual copy; record adaptation links only when supported.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which work or design depicts Labubu here, and what identifies that representation?", "kind": "definition", "id": "character-to-representation-q01" }, { "text": "Is a claimed relationship to an earlier Labubu illustration documented or inferred from resemblance?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "character-to-representation-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "release-and-variant-boundaries", "name": "Release and variant boundaries", "description": "Identify collectible variants while leaving stock and specimen management to neighbouring models.", "findings": [ { "id": "variant-identity", "name": "Variant identity", "description": "Record the official designation and distinguishing design changes needed to connect a release to Labubu; keep colourways, sizes and special editions below the character boundary.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which documented release name and design features distinguish this Labubu variant?", "kind": "definition", "id": "variant-identity-q01" }, { "text": "Does the difference indicate a variant, another character or merely a specimen's altered condition?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "variant-identity-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "official-status-and-use", "name": "Official status and use", "description": "Separate attribution, commercial approval and permission for an agent's intended action.", "rationale": "Labubu's recognisable design does not establish that a depiction is official or that a proposed reuse is authorised.", "layers": [ { "id": "official-representation-evidence", "name": "Official representation evidence", "description": "Assess claims about an authorised design separately from the authenticity of a physical specimen.", "findings": [ { "id": "official-status-claims", "name": "Official status claims", "description": "Require attributable evidence for an official Labubu release or collaboration; retain unknown status when only seller claims or visual resemblance are available.", "questions": [ { "text": "Which creator, publisher or authorised producer record confirms this exact Labubu design or collaboration?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "official-status-claims-q01" }, { "text": "Does the evidence establish an official design, or also authenticate the specific item being examined?", "kind": "boundary", "id": "official-status-claims-q02" } ] } ] }, { "id": "proposed-labubu-use", "name": "Proposed Labubu use", "description": "Associate permission evidence with the actual asset and intended action.", "findings": [ { "id": "use-specific-permission", "name": "Use-specific permission", "description": "Record the proposed reproduction, modification or distribution of Labubu imagery together with applicable permission evidence and unresolved limits.", "questions": [ { "text": "What exact Labubu asset will the agent reproduce, modify or distribute, and for what purpose?", "kind": "action", "id": "use-specific-permission-q01" }, { "text": "Which documented permission covers that asset and action, including any stated territory, duration or medium limits?", "kind": "provenance", "id": "use-specific-permission-q02" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "evidence-and-external-alignment", "name": "Evidence and external alignment", "description": "What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.", "rationale": "A model that cannot be lined up against existing standards, identifiers and practice cannot be adopted by anyone who already uses them.", "layers": [ { "id": "reported-evidence", "name": "Reported evidence", "description": "Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.", "findings": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes", "name": "Check these first", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "With no recorded sense, this entry treats Labubu primarily as the fictional character, rather than a particular toy series or physical item.", "Product names, editions, dimensions and identifiers require edition-specific verification.", "Authorship is attributed to Kasing Lung; ownership and licensing rights should be checked separately for each use and territory." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-confidence-notes-q01", "text": "Which of these check these first hold for the sense of Labubu this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-kinds", "name": "Kinds and varieties", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Vinyl figures depicting Labubu", "Plush toys depicting Labubu", "Vinyl-faced plush pendants depicting Labubu" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-kinds-q01", "text": "Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of Labubu this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-real-world-use", "name": "Real-world use", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Character in illustrated stories and artwork", "Collectible designer toys", "Decorative accessories attached to bags", "Licensed character merchandise" ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-real-world-use-q01", "text": "Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of Labubu this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards", "name": "Failure modes and hazards", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ "Counterfeit merchandise can be mistaken for licensed products.", "The character, a product edition and an individual physical collectible can be incorrectly treated as the same entity.", "Blind-box packaging conceals the particular variant until opening, which can lead to unwanted duplicates." ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-failure-modes-and-hazards-q01", "text": "Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of Labubu this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] }, { "id": "evidence-neighbours", "name": "Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart", "description": "Recalled without web access and unsourced; every item is a lead to verify.", "evidence": [ { "name": "The Monsters", "difference": "The Monsters is the broader creative universe and character ensemble; Labubu is a character within it." }, { "name": "Pop Mart", "difference": "Pop Mart is a company that markets Labubu collectibles; it is not the character or its original creator." }, { "name": "Designer toy", "difference": "Designer toy is a product category; Labubu is a character represented by some products in that category." }, { "name": "Blind box", "difference": "Blind box describes a concealed-assortment sales format, not the character or a necessary property of every Labubu product." } ], "questions": [ { "id": "evidence-neighbours-q01", "text": "Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of Labubu this model covers, and on what evidence?", "kind": "provenance" } ] } ] } ] } ] }, "openQuestions": [ "Does authoritative creator material define Labubu primarily as one individual, a population of creatures or both, and how should those usages coexist within vr.tr.labubu?", "Which original publication and edition establish Labubu's first appearance, and can the relevant pages be inspected?", "Which visual traits are invariant across authorised Labubu depictions, and which are conventions that stylised releases may change?", "What authoritative reference distinguishes Labubu from closely related Monsters across both illustrations and collectible designs?", "Which parties can authorise each proposed use of Labubu imagery, and what evidence establishes the applicable scope at the time of use?" ], "statistics": { "bundles": 5, "layers": 9, "findings": 13, "questions": 21 } }, "draft": { "generator": "vr.draft.v3", "status": "draft-generated", "researched": false, "archetype": "work, medium or creative form", "method": "Written from the archetype playbook - what this kind of thing needs beyond identity and provenance - and from the structure that recurred across 6,333 models already researched by two engines. Applied to this entry by rule. No source was read for this thing and no claim here is researched. This entry carries no facets of its own, so they were inferred from its domain - a guess about a whole domain applied to one thing.", "facetsInferred": true, "nextPass": "A researcher replaces this draft with a sourced specification. Treat every sentence below as a proposal to argue with.", "purpose": "Give an agent a durable, checkable way to recognise a Labubu, record what state it is in, and decide what may be done with it.", "whatItIs": "Enable an agent to recognise Labubu, distinguish its character identity from particular depictions and collectibles, and determine which uses require further evidence or permission.", "characteristics": { "substance": "information", "origin": "conceptual", "agency": "inert" }, "whatYouCanDoWithIt": [ "read and interpreted", "observed and measured" ], "distinguishingFeatures": [ "Described in 58 Wikipedia languages, which is a measure of how widely the thing is known, not of how important it is." ], "openQuestionsForResearch": [ "Which of the bundles below does a real task actually need, and which are ceremony?", "What does this thing have that the facets do not capture at all?", "Which neighbouring kind is most often confused with a Labubu, and on what evidence are they told apart?" ], "whatItIsMadeOf": "content that has to be carried by something else", "physicalCharacter": [ "Does nothing on its own; everything it does, something else did to it.", "These come from the domain this entry sits in rather than from the entry itself, so treat them as a first guess about the whole domain applied to one thing." ], "whatCanBeDoneWithIt": [ "read it and act on what it says", "observe it, measure it, record its state" ], "howItIsRecognised": [ "What is seen is a copy or a performance, not the work. Recognising the work means recognising the content through whatever is carrying it." ], "relatedModels": [], "standing": "Described in 58 Wikipedia languages, which measures how widely it is written about rather than how important or how common it is.", "structure": { "bundles": [ { "id": "identity-and-classification", "name": "Identity, naming and classification", "description": "How an agent tells one Labubu from another, and a Labubu from things that resemble it.", "rationale": "Recognition comes before every other claim. Without stable identity nothing else in the model can be trusted to be about the same thing twice.", "layers": [ { "id": "naming-and-identifiers", "name": "Names and identifiers", "description": "The names this thing goes by and the identifiers that survive translation and time.", "findings": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases", "name": "Preferred name, aliases and local names", "description": "Which name to use, which names mean the same thing, and which merely sound similar.", "questions": [ { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the name of a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the name of a Labubu, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "preferred-name-and-aliases-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the name of a Labubu is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers", "name": "Stable identifiers and external keys", "description": "Identifiers that keep pointing at this kind of thing across systems and languages.", "questions": [ { "id": "stable-identifiers-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an identifier for a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an identifier for a Labubu, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stable-identifiers-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an identifier for a Labubu is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "classification-and-granularity", "name": "Classification and granularity", "description": "Where a Labubu sits among kinds, and how finely a task needs to cut it.", "findings": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents", "name": "Kind, parents and neighbouring kinds", "description": "The classes this thing belongs to and the ones it is next to.", "questions": [ { "id": "kind-and-parents-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the kind of a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the kind of a Labubu, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "kind-and-parents-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the kind of a Labubu is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features", "name": "Distinguishing features", "description": "What separates a Labubu from the things most often confused with it.", "questions": [ { "id": "distinguishing-features-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes what distinguishes a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about what distinguishes a Labubu, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "distinguishing-features-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once what distinguishes a Labubu is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "state-and-lifecycle", "name": "State and lifecycle", "description": "The states a Labubu passes through and the events that move it between them.", "rationale": "Most decisions about a thing depend on what state it is in now, which is a claim with a time on it, not a property.", "layers": [ { "id": "lifecycle-stages", "name": "Lifecycle stages", "description": "From coming into existence to ceasing to be one of these.", "findings": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions", "name": "Stages and transitions", "description": "The stages worth naming and what moves a Labubu between them.", "questions": [ { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the lifecycle of a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the lifecycle of a Labubu, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "stages-and-transitions-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the lifecycle of a Labubu is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "observations-and-status", "name": "Observations and current status", "description": "What is observed about a Labubu, how often and by whom.", "findings": [ { "id": "observation-record", "name": "Observation record", "description": "How an observation of a Labubu is recorded so that it can be superseded rather than overwritten.", "questions": [ { "id": "observation-record-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes an observation of a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about an observation of a Labubu, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "observation-record-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once an observation of a Labubu is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "content-and-access", "name": "Content, encoding and access", "description": "What a Labubu says, how it is encoded and who may read it.", "rationale": "An informational thing carries content that can be copied, versioned and withheld, none of which its physical carrier explains.", "layers": [ { "id": "content-and-encoding", "name": "Content and encoding", "description": "The content itself, its format and its language.", "findings": [ { "id": "content-and-format", "name": "Content, format and language", "description": "What a Labubu contains and in what form it is held.", "questions": [ { "id": "content-and-format-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes the content of a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "content-and-format-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about the content of a Labubu, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "content-and-format-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once the content of a Labubu is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "access-and-rights", "name": "Access, rights and retention", "description": "Who may read, copy or change it, and for how long it is kept.", "findings": [ { "id": "access-rules", "name": "Access rules and retention", "description": "The permissions attached to a Labubu and the period it survives.", "questions": [ { "id": "access-rules-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes access to a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and classes", "values with units", "explicit unknowns" ] }, { "id": "access-rules-q02", "text": "Who or what asserted this about access to a Labubu, by which method, and when was it true?", "kind": "provenance", "answer_data": [ "authority", "method", "evidence", "event time", "knowledge time" ] }, { "id": "access-rules-q03", "text": "What may an agent decide or do once access to a Labubu is known, and what must it refuse?", "kind": "action", "answer_data": [ "permitted actions", "preconditions", "refusals", "escalation" ] } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "work-and-manifestation", "name": "Work, version and copy", "description": "Which level of Labubu a statement is about.", "rationale": "The work, the edition, the file and the copy in hand are four things; rights and content attach to different ones.", "layers": [ { "id": "levels", "name": "Levels of the thing", "description": "Work, expression, manifestation and item, in plain terms.", "findings": [ { "id": "level-rules", "name": "What belongs at each level", "description": "Which facts hold for the work and which only for one copy.", "questions": [ { "id": "level-rules-q01", "text": "For Labubu, which facts belong to the work itself, which to a version, and which to a single copy?", "kind": "boundary" }, { "id": "level-rules-q02", "text": "What 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"id": "rights-record-q02", "text": "Which acts are permitted without further permission, and which must an agent refuse?", "kind": "action" } ] } ] } ] }, { "id": "provenance-and-evidence", "name": "Provenance, evidence and time", "description": "Where every claim about a Labubu came from and when it held.", "rationale": "A claim without a source and a time cannot be superseded, only overwritten, and an agent that overwrites loses the ability to explain itself.", "layers": [ { "id": "source-and-authority", "name": "Source and authority", "description": "Who said it, on what evidence, and how strongly.", "findings": [ { "id": "claim-provenance", "name": "Claim provenance and confidence", "description": "The authority behind each claim about a Labubu and how confident it is.", "questions": [ { "id": "claim-provenance-q01", "text": "What identifies and describes a claim about a Labubu, and in what units or vocabulary?", "kind": "definition", "answer_data": [ "identifiers", "types and 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