Licence the framework.

The Periodic Table of Digital Authority — the taxonomic framework defining 63 signals across three architectural layers. A licence grants the right to use the framework within the licensed scope (internal use, white-label delivery, embedded scoring, or full commercial resale depending on tier). The framework is held by Digital Dominator Pty Ltd. AUTHORITY44™ is one implementation; licensees can build their own implementations within the agreed scope.

Each major framework version is a formal, named release. Changes include signal additions or retirements, weighting recalibrations as the AI search landscape evolves, scoring refinements, and Smart Card structural adjustments. Active licensees receive every major version. The version control protocol itself is part of the documented methodology.

Major version updates are tied to material shifts in the AI search environment — a new generative engine entering general availability, a change in how AI Mode treats authority signals, a structural change in agentic browsing. Minor methodology refinements happen continuously. Licensees are notified of any change that affects scoring behaviour.

No. The AUTHORITY44™ composite scoring formula, the specific element weights, and the prompt architecture are protected trade secrets. Licensees receive the framework taxonomy, signal definitions, methodology documentation under NDA, and the API outputs — not the underlying formula. Licensing agreements explicitly prohibit reverse engineering, sub-licensing, or replication of the scoring methodology.

Consultant Licence: embed scoring in your client work, retain the AUTHORITY44™ attribution. Agency Licence: deliver scored intelligence to clients as part of your service, with white-label client reports. Reseller Licence (Framework Licence): commercial resale rights under your own brand. Choose the tier that matches how you operate with clients.

White-label client intelligence is included from Agency tier upward. Reseller and above tiers receive full white-label rights with no AUTHORITY44™ branding visible in API responses or client-facing reports. Implementation Licences (Consultant tier) keep the AUTHORITY44™ attribution — this is part of how the framework grows ecosystem-wide.

Yes. Every licence includes methodology documentation extracts under NDA — sufficient to understand what is being scored, why, and how to interpret outputs commercially. Framework Licences receive more comprehensive methodology access, including named prompt assets. Full methodology documentation is reserved for Enterprise Licences and is provided under formal commercial agreement.

AUTHORITY44™ readings are dynamic. The same domain rescored later may return a different score — this is a design feature, not a limitation. Scores change as the AI search landscape evolves, as the framework version updates, and as the client’s digital presence itself changes. Pro tier (consumer ladder) and all Implementation/Framework Licences support rescoring. Licensees control rescoring frequency within their tier scan allocation.

Composite AUTHORITY44™ movement, Smart Card-level changes, signal-level shifts (where the tier permits element access), Authority Ladder position changes, and competitor authority gap movement. Pro and Agency tier dashboards visualise score trajectories; Framework Licences receive structured score-movement data for embedding in their own analytics.

Yes, under an Enterprise Licence. The framework can be embedded in internal scoring systems, marketing intelligence dashboards, governance reporting, or analyst workflows. Scope, governance support, custom integrations, and IP indemnification are negotiated as part of the Enterprise commercial agreement.

Enterprise and Platform Licences support custom scoring extensions — vertical-specific signal weightings, geographic restrictions, industry overlays, or proprietary signal additions that operate alongside the standard framework. Custom layers are co-designed; the underlying Periodic Table of Digital Authority remains the canonical framework.

Yes. Enterprise Licences include access to methodology documentation suitable for compliance review, procurement panels, governance committees, and audit. Documentation is provided under NDA. The framework is held by Digital Dominator Pty Ltd (ABN 28 616 931 116), with the Periodic Table of Digital Authority trade mark approved by IP Australia. Custom documentation can be prepared for regulated industries.