How the index is made

The bands

• ★ Seeks. Has a route reserved for or requiring AI work.
• ● Accepts as standard. Accepted with nothing AI-specific asked.
• ◐ Accepts with conditions. Accepted, subject to AI-specific requirements.
• ○ Declines. A published position refuses AI-generated work.
• ? Unstated. No published position could be established.

Independence

Entry and coverage never require Numonic. Any open C2PA manifest or workflow JSON is sufficient, and no field needs a Numonic account to fill in or to read.

The index can publish findings that reduce our own necessity. It can say that a buyer requires nothing and that you can ship what you like. No band is paid for and none depends on using our product.

Sources

A band comes from an acceptor's own published position. A report that the published terms do not contain is shown as reported, and it never sets the band. Where a source could not be read, the entry says so, and ? entries are shown rather than left out. Text in quotation marks was copied from the source on the date shown; anything we could only paraphrase is not shown as a quotation.

Re-verification

Every entry carries the date it was last verified and a date by which it must be checked again: within 90 days for rolling terms, and sooner when a festival's entry deadline approaches. Past that date, the entry says that verification is overdue.

Corrections

Anyone can report an error, including the acceptor itself. We aim to publish corrections within five working days.

The name

An acceptor is anyone who takes delivery of creative work. The address says “AI distribution channels” because that is what people look for.