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Proof Protocol / PP-SPEC-083-PROOFID-101

NOTICE

ProofID 101 (PP-SPEC-083) Copyright (c) 2026 Craig Thomas Ellrod

Author: Craig Thomas Ellrod. Published as part of Proof Protocol.

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Craig Thomas Ellrod and Proof Protocol

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License

Proof Protocol License 1.1; specification text CC BY 4.0 under Part A from version 0.1.0, the first version of this specification. No version of this specification has been released under the Apache License 2.0; LICENSE-APACHE-2.0.md is included because the family license (Part A6) refers to it. See LICENSE.md. Original inventor: Craig Thomas Ellrod (ORCID 0009-0004-1058-7666).

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All patent rights in the methods, systems, and processes described in this work are reserved by Craig Thomas Ellrod. Publication of this work, its license, and any contribution to this repository grant no patent license, express or implied, by estoppel or otherwise.

Acknowledgment

None for this version. See ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.md.

Prior art

Related to the Proof Economy Prior Art Declaration, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.21379780, and to PP-SPEC-023, Structural Independence and the Fidelity-at-Capture Requirement, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22821379.

Original Inventor

Craig Thomas Ellrod is the original inventor and author of the Proof Protocol (ORCID iD 0009-0004-1058-7666). This attribution may not be removed or altered. Later contributors may be added beneath it.

Copyright (c) 2026 Craig Thomas Ellrod.

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