.DAVE

Authority Operating Layer

Classical operating systems govern hardware and compute resources.
.DAVE governs authority over execution.

.DAVE is an execution arbitration layer developed by BAI-LEY. It evaluates defined authority schemas before actions are permitted, enforces deterministic refusal states when conditions are not met, and binds approved execution to immutable, cryptographically sealed records.

It operates above the native operating system, governing execution pathways without replacing Windows or Linux.

Without .DAVE, a computer executes instructions.
With it, a computer evaluates authority before execution and records decisions under enforceable accountability.

Production Profile: Production Operating System

When configured for media environments, .DAVE functions as a Production Operating System.

Running inside a Production Machine, it arbitrates creative authority and binds human and machine actions to record at the moment they occur.

Installing .DAVE on a system converts a computer into a Production Machine by placing authority in the execution path.

A standard system processes media.
A Production Machine records production.

What .DAVE Does

.DAVE stands for Data Acquisition Validation Engine.

It evaluates and records:

• Initiating authority
• Tools and models invoked
• Execution context and timing
• Generated outputs
• Rights, approvals, and constraints
• Royalty routes

Approved actions are cryptographically sealed and bound to their outputs.
Refused actions generate logged refusal states as part of the evidentiary chain.

Authorship is embedded at creation, not reconstructed after the fact.

Authority and Enforcement

.DAVE is not a plugin.

It is an inline authority layer.

It can:

• Permit execution
• Refuse execution when authority conditions are not met
• Log override events
• Bind approved execution to immutable records

This establishes a deterministic audit boundary at the moment of action.

Why It Exists

Modern content is created inside machines.

Without embedded authority:

• Copyright becomes unstable
• Insurance exposure increases
• AI involvement becomes opaque
• Royalty routes fragment
• Audit becomes reconstructive rather than evidentiary

Studios require proof of human initiation and traceable decision chains at the moment of creation.

.DAVE provides that authority boundary.

Where It Runs

Deployed inside BAI-LEY Production Machines:

• On set
• In studio environments
• Within secure infrastructure

Used where IP protection, authority control, and audit traceability are mandatory.

The Principle

You only own what you record.

If a work cannot prove how it was made, by whom, and under what authority, it will not withstand legal, financial, or compliance review.

.DAVE keeps humans accountable for decisions and machines accountable to defined authority.