This is the namespace document for the Rights Layer vocabulary:
https://rights-layer.org/ns/v0
Terms in this namespace are written https://rights-layer.org/ns/v0#TermName
(prefixed rl: in the JSON-LD context).
context/rights-layer.jsonld in the repository; the copy served here is kept in sync with it)Normative definitions live in the Terminology and Data Model documents.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
rl:RightsExpression |
A document carrying Rights Layer entities |
rl:Subject |
An identifiable entity that relates to a Right or an Action |
rl:Object |
The entity a Right relates to |
rl:Source |
The basis on which a Right exists |
rl:Right |
A legally or institutionally recognized entitlement |
rl:Action |
An act performed on the basis of a Right |
rl:Eligibility |
Exactly one requirement for exercising an Action |
rl:EligibilityResponse |
A Boolean answer to exactly one Eligibility, issued outside the layer |
rl:Evidence |
Auxiliary information referenced in support of a Response, Right, or Source |
rl:EvidenceSource |
A system of record from which Evidence is obtained |
rl:Authority |
An entity empowered to grant, attest, suspend, or revoke |
rl:Decision |
The judgment that all Eligibilities of an Action are satisfied |
rl:Exercise |
The fact that an Action was actually performed after its Decision |
rl:Event |
A recorded, append-only fact |
rl:ExerciseEvent |
An Event about an Exercise |
rl:ProofReference |
A reference to verification material |
rl:AgreementReference |
A reference to an agreement |
Property terms (rl:subject, rl:action, rl:eligibility, rl:response,
rl:value, rl:issuer, rl:issuedAt, rl:proof, and others) are defined
by the JSON-LD context and documented in the
Data Model.
This is the v0 (draft) namespace. Terms may change until v1.0; changes are governed by the RFC Process and recorded in the Changelog.