Non-rival Data

Data is economically unusual because giving another party a copy does not necessarily deprive the source holder of the same bytes. ENTITY therefore models scarcity primarily in rights and entitlements rather than pretending every copy is a unique physical object.

Scarce dimensions

• Who may access or query.
• What purpose is permitted.
• Whether AI training or derivation is allowed.
• Exclusivity or field-of-use.
• Duration, quantity, capacity or geography.
• Redistribution or sublicensing.
• Revenue/derivative participation.

Why this matters

A market for data rights can support repeat licensing, subscriptions, usage-based access and derivatives without requiring artificial byte scarcity or a mandatory protocol token.