Authors
Novels, screenplays, and the work between drafts.
The system of record for human authorship
You conducted the work. Now you can prove it.
The Authorship Ledger records how your work was created, whether you used AI, used it selectively, or didn’t use it at all. It captures your creative process, decisions, edits, and, where applicable, AI interactions in a tamper-evident ledger, then turns that record into an evidence package you can stand behind.
New here? Read the FAQ to see how it works — or note that this is documentation, not legal advice; Authorship Ledger records your process, it does not certify copyright.
The Ledger in action
Your process, made visible.
The record keeps the human decisions that ordinary files leave behind.
PromptsEditsDecisionsApprovalsRevisionsTimestamps
How it works
From first keystroke to provable authorship
Five steps. You create; the Ledger does the rest.
You
Create
Write and make in the tools you already use.
Ledger
Records
Every prompt, edit, decision, and approval is captured.
Ledger
Evidence timeline
Your process is sealed in sequence, human vs. AI labeled.
Ledger
Evidence package
One structured, exportable record of how the work was made.
You
Verification certificate
Provable, independently verifiable human authorship.
Inside the Ledger
Every kind of creative judgment, tagged.
Thirteen kinds of human contribution, sorted into three evidence tiers — so what you actually did is legible at a glance, never flattened into a generic note.
Tier 1
Claim-bearing
Original human text, human modifications of AI material, arrangement embodied in the work, and post-production alterations of the expression itself.
Text I wrote myselfMy edit of AI materialArrangement / mashupPost-production edit
Tier 2
Claim-supporting
Selections and rejections between alternatives, and final approvals — the exercise of creative taste and control.
Selection between alternativesRejected alternativeFinal approval
Tier 3
Context
Intent, constraints, prompts, and direction. Recorded for completeness; not presented as conferring authorship over AI-generated expression.
Prompt I wroteCreative decision / noteBatch of AI generationsChanged generation settingsStyle / influence referenceUploaded asset (image/audio)
Each contribution rolls up to one of five authorship tags — Human Original, AI Generated, Human Selected, Human Edited, Human Approved.
Down to the moment
Open any change. Download just that part.
Every saved draft is an immutable version. Open one to see exactly what was added or removed — then export a signed proof for that single portion, not the whole file.
- Word-level before / after for every version
- A SHA-256 fingerprint on each draft
- Download proof (PDF) for just that portion
Your evidence package
Oh — this is what I receive.
A polished, exportable record you can keep, share, and verify.
Evidence report
A structured record of the work
Timeline
Every event in sequence
Decision log
Selections, rejections, approvals
Revision history
Versions and fingerprints
Verification certificate
A public validation number
The difference
From scattered proof to a record you can stand behind.
Without a Ledger
What gets lost
- Scattered drafts
- Screenshots
- Memory
- Disconnected files
- Impossible to reconstruct
With Authorship Ledger
What remains
- Chronological evidence
- Recorded prompts
- Documented revisions
- Approvals
- Structured report
- Verification certificate
Who it is for
Anyone whose creative process matters.
Musicians
Songs, stems, arrangements, and production decisions.
Researchers
A clear trail from question to published result.
Designers
Direction, references, iterations, and final selection.
Educators
Evidence of learning, not accusation.
Publishers
A provenance record that travels with the work.
Agencies
A defensible process across every client project.
Law firms
Organized evidence for review and counsel.
Why it matters
Human direction is the story.
The Ledger helps you preserve the path from intention to evidence.
01Human directionYour vision sets the course.
02Human decisionsYou choose, shape, and approve.
03Human authorshipYour creative control stays visible.
04EvidenceThe record is organized and sealed.
05Copyright supportDocumentation to bring to the conversation.
Authorship Ledger produces documentation, not legal advice or a copyright registration.
Make the recordYou conducted the work.
You conducted the work.
Now you can prove it.
Start with the next work you make, or verify a certificate already issued.