proofprotocol · Oct 12, 2026 · Oct 12, 2026
diff --git a/CITATION.cff b/CITATION.cff
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ authors:
 version: "1.0"
 date-released: 2026-07-10
 doi: 10.5281/zenodo.21379780
-license: CC-BY-4.0
+license-url: "https://github.com/proofprotocol/DECLARATION/blob/main/LICENSE.md"
 url: "https://proofprotocol.io"
 repository-code: "https://github.com/proofprotocol/DECLARATION"
 preferred-citation:
@@ -23,4 +23,4 @@ preferred-citation:
     name: "Proof Economy Standards Alliance (PESA)"
   doi: 10.5281/zenodo.21379780
   url: "https://github.com/proofprotocol/DECLARATION"
-  license: CC-BY-4.0
+  license-url: "https://github.com/proofprotocol/DECLARATION/blob/main/LICENSE.md"
diff --git a/DECLARATION.md b/DECLARATION.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 **Issuer:** Craig Ellrod, Founder & CEO, Nebulonium, Inc. (d/b/a HACKERverse)  
 **Date:** 2026-07-10  
 **Repository:** proofprotocol/declaration  
-**License:** Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) - Irrevocable  
+**License:** Greater Good Commercial License 1.0 (GGL-C-1.0); text CC BY-ND 4.0 under Part S. See LICENSE.md.
 
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@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Any conformance framework, certification program, or standards initiative operat
 
 ## Irrevocably Open Concepts
 
-The following concepts, methods, and architectural patterns are hereby declared as **prior art** and published under **CC BY 4.0 (Irrevocable)**. This publication is intentional, permanent, and cannot be rescinded by any party including the issuer.
+The following concepts, methods, and architectural patterns are hereby declared as **prior art** and Licensed under the Greater Good Commercial License 1.0 (see LICENSE.md); text CC BY-ND 4.0 under its Part S. Original inventor: Craig Thomas Ellrod (ORCID 0009-0004-1058-7666).
 
 ### Category 1: Proof Economy™
 
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Specifically:
 
 ## License Statement
 
-All concepts, methods, frameworks, architectural patterns, terminology, and governance principles described in this declaration are published under the **Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (CC BY 4.0)**.
+All concepts, methods, frameworks, architectural patterns, terminology, and governance principles described in this declaration are Licensed under the Greater Good Commercial License 1.0 (see LICENSE.md); text CC BY-ND 4.0 under its Part S. Original inventor: Craig Thomas Ellrod (ORCID 0009-0004-1058-7666).
 
 This license is **irrevocable**. Attribution to Craig Ellrod / Nebulonium, Inc. is required. No additional restrictions may be applied by any downstream party.
 

diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
diff --git a/LICENSE-GGL-C-1.0.md b/LICENSE-GGL-C-1.0.md
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# License
+
+This repository is licensed under the **Greater Good Commercial License 1.0** (`LicenseRef-GGL-C-1.0`). Full text: [LICENSE-GGL-C-1.0.md](LICENSE-GGL-C-1.0.md).
+
+```
+License family: Greater Good License 1.0
+Covered Work: Proof Economy™ - Prior Art Declaration, version 1.0.0
+Offered under: GGL-C-1.0
+Original Inventor: Craig Thomas Ellrod, ORCID 0009-0004-1058-7666
+Inventor Record: DOI (pending)
+Specification text: CC BY-ND 4.0
+Patent Schedule: PATENT-SCHEDULE.md, version 1
+```
+
+**Status.** The license text is marked DRAFT until the Inventor Record DOI (Section I) and the commercial rate values are published. Until the DRAFT marking is removed, no rights are granted beyond reading, citing, and discussing this work.
+
+**Text (Part S).** CC BY-ND 4.0: may be copied and shared verbatim with attribution, not adapted.
+
+**Patents (Part P).** Governed by [PATENT-SCHEDULE.md](PATENT-SCHEDULE.md). Claims not listed there are Reserved.
+
+**Contributions (Section M).** Nothing in this repository is contributed to any organization, standards body, consortium, foundation, or working group unless it lies between `[CONTRIBUTED TO <orgname>]` and `[/END OF CONTRIBUTED TO <orgname>]` markers and is listed in a signed Contribution Schedule. There is none.
+
+Licensor: Nebulonium, Inc. (dba HACKERverse), Castle Rock, Colorado. Licensing contact: 1proofprotocol@gmail.com.
diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ Proof Economy Prior Art Declaration
 Copyright (c) 2026 Nebulonium, Inc. (dba HACKERverse). All rights reserved except as licensed.
 
 Author: Craig Ellrod
-License: CC-BY-4.0 (see LICENSE)
+License: Greater Good Commercial License 1.0 (GGL-C-1.0); text CC BY-ND 4.0 under Part S. See LICENSE.md.
 
 Proof Protocol, ProofStamp, ProofBundle, and ProofRegister are trademarks of
 Nebulonium, Inc. The license does not grant any rights in those marks.
diff --git a/PATENT-SCHEDULE.md b/PATENT-SCHEDULE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+# Patent Schedule (GGL Part P)
+
+Covered Work: Proof Economy™ - Prior Art Declaration, version 1.0.0
+Schedule version: 1, published 2026-10-12
+
+No claims are listed. Every claim of every patent and patent application the Licensor holds that bears on this Covered Work is Reserved (P.1). A claim may later be moved to Contributed by a new schedule version; a Contributed claim is never moved back (P.4).
+
+| Patent / application | Claim(s) | Subject | Status | Listed against |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| (none listed) | | | Reserved by default | |
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 **Issuer:** Craig Ellrod, Founder & CEO, Nebulonium, Inc. (d/b/a HACKERverse)  
 **Date:** July 10, 2026  
-**License:** Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) - Irrevocable  
+**License:** Greater Good Commercial License 1.0 (GGL-C-1.0); text CC BY-ND 4.0 under Part S. See LICENSE.md.
 
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