Media & Creative Work
An intellectual or artistic work distinct from its files, renditions and publication events.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Incomplete
3 bundles · 7 layers · 0 findings · 0 questions
work The layered identity of the creation
workIdentity
abstract works, types, genres
expressionAndEdition
translations, arrangements, cuts, editions
manifestationAndItem
formats, carriers, published objects
rights Who made it and who controls it
authorshipAndContribution
creators and their roles
rightsAndLicensing
rights statements, territories, terms
distribution How it reaches audiences
publicationAndRelease
releases, channels, territories
performanceAndExhibition
performances, screenings, exhibitions
Note: Legacy card: layers named, findings and questions never written.
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- World Models
- Category
- Information and virtual systems
- Entry kind
- standalone-mm
- Navigation path
- NAV.INF.MED.WRK
- Domain
- INF.MED.WRK
- Industry
- Cross-industry
- Tags
- creativeworkinf.med.wrk
- Also called
- N5
- Also registered as
- vr.wm-rec-004
What it is Derived, awaiting review
This meta-model describes works of media, art and entertainment along the ladder from abstract work to expression to published manifestation, together with who contributed, who holds rights, and how the work reaches audiences through releases and performances.
Note: First sentence of the legacy card introduction.
Why it exists Filled
An intellectual or artistic work distinct from its files, renditions and publication events.
Distinguishing features Derived, awaiting review
- It is its own model because creative works have identity above any file or edition (the same novel across translations, the same song across recordings), and this layered identity drives rights, distribution and cataloguing everywhere in the cultural economy.
What robots and AI may and may not do Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Moral aspects Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Owners Filled
Steward
The neutral owner archetype is the author or current rights holder; libraries, archives and platforms hold copies and listings without owning the work.
Links to other meta-models Filled
references
- world.person - creators, performers and individual rights holders.
- world.organization - publishers, studios, labels and collecting bodies.
- world.intellectualProperty - rights statements are formalized as registered rights and licenses there.
- world.languageTerminology - languages of expressions and translation relationships.
composes
- world.documentRecord - textual manifestations may be held as governed documents.
imports
- schema-org - ALIGN: CreativeWork vocabulary for public description and discovery.
- ifla-lrm - ALIGN: the work, expression, manifestation ladder and its identity rules.
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Incomplete
Identity and identifiers required Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Direct properties not applicable Not applicable
Not applicable
Institutional or informational subject: no invented physical properties.
Recognition optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Capabilities and actions required Derived, awaiting review
- workCreated: a new abstract work came into existence.
- expressionCompleted: a translation, arrangement or edition was finished.
- manifestationPublished: a publishable embodiment entered circulation.
- workPerformed: the work was performed, screened or exhibited.
- adaptationReleased: a derived work reached the public.
- rightsTransferred: a rights statement changed holder.
- workWithdrawn: the work was withdrawn from circulation by its rights holder.
Legacy events listed as state transitions.
Hazards and failure modes optional Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Standards and interfaces required Derived, awaiting review
- distributionLicenseContract: terms for releasing manifestations through a channel or territory.
- performanceRightsContract: terms for public performance or exhibition of expressions.
- archivalDepositContract: deposit of manifestations with an archive or library, with preservation permissions.
- publicCatalogueEntry: work, main expressions and available manifestations; omits rights shares and contract detail.
- rightsClearanceView: rights statements, holders, territories and terms for licensing work; omits distribution history.
- releaseHistoryView: the chronology of releases and performances; omits rights and contribution shares.
Context of use required Filled
- Access to non-public detail is always granted by the owner through the catalogue's S1/S2 ownership and access models, with licensing activity audited via S4.
Sources Missing, in the backlog
Not described yet. This gap is in the card backlog.
Open questions
- Superseded by a researched world model? Map this legacy card to its successor or retire it.
Machine files
Provenance
legacy MMAS card (world-models v0.2) · legacy
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