I. Principles

Listener, n.

• The fundamental participant in the system: a human who engages through attentive listening.

Werck, n.

• A digital manifestation of a Listener’s Ambisonic intent.
• A Werck is a multichannel Ambisonics (AmbiX) audio file up to 7th order, published under a Persona.
• A Werck may be unpublished, anonymous, collaborative, and/or commercially licensed.
• A Werck may be vested in a Legal Entity.
• A Werck may be witnessed by pseudonymous, cryptographically signed Placements of Listeners within the system.

Location, n.

• A multidimensional classification describing the aesthetic position of a Werck within the listening space.

II. Entities

Cryptographic Entity, n.

• A digital actor in the system holding one or more Credentials to authenticate during the Authentication Ceremony.
• A Cryptographic Entity can manage one or more Personae.
• A Cryptographic Entity is not tied to the real-world identity of the person controlling it.

Persona, n.

• A public-facing identity that serves as the primary vessel for the publication of Wercks.
• A Persona is managed by one or more Cryptographic Entities.
• A Persona is anchored by a Legal Entity, as permanent publication and licensing takes place. A Persona may represent an individual artist, a collective identity, or a pseudonym.

Legal Entity, n.

• A human or an organization that contracts with, and holds rights within the system.
• A Legal Entity must be linked to a Persona if accountability is required.

Persona–LegalEntity Link, n.

• A contract binding a Persona to a Legal Entity.
• A Persona-Legal Link acts as a legal record establishing who held authority over time.

CryptographicEntity-Persona Link, n.

• A binding agreement between a Cryptographic Entity and a Persona.
• A CryptographicEntity-Persona Link acts as the governance record for keys holding administrative authority (Owner, Manager, or Heir) over the Persona's digital identity.

III. Operations

Authenticator, n.

• A hardware device or software that securely stores cryptographic keys and performs WebAuthn authentication.
• A hardware Authenticator may be for example a Yubikey, a Nitrokey or Face ID.
• A software Authenticator may be for example Apple Password, Windows Hello or KeePassXC.

Authentication Ceremony, n.

• A process by which a Cryptographic Entity proves control of a Credential.
• An Authentication Ceremony involves a challenge issued by the server and a signed response produced by the Authenticator.

Credential, n.

• A cryptographic key pair (public/private) used during the Authentication Ceremony providing a Cryptographic Entity access to the system.
• A Credential consists of a public key registered with the platform and a private key held securely by the Authenticator device.

License, n.

• A contractual permission granting exploitation rights to use a Werck.
• A License may specify duration, scope, and permitted forms of use.

Placement, n.

• An act of will, where a Listener is sharing their aesthetic perception of a Werck.
• A Placement emerges as pseudonymous, cryptographically signed dot in the tesseract.

Swarm, n.

• A collective manifestation of all Placements associated with a Werck.

Werck Credit, n.

• An attribution of a contributor to a Werck.