Compliance

File a Complaint

Anyone may file a complaint against an OMLA model registration, wallet, or compliance issue. OMLA will attempt to notify the wallet holder within 24 hours. Unresolved or non-payable wallets are set to 0% share until fixed. Appeals are reviewed within 7 days.

When should I file a complaint (and when shouldn't I)?

File one if:

  • A wallet address is invalid, frozen, sanctioned, or cannot accept funds.
  • Someone has claimed ownership of a wallet that actually belongs to you or your organisation.
  • A model's declared lineage misattributes contribution — your model was used as a base but you're not credited.
  • A commercial user is using OMLA-licensed models but failing to submit reports or pay royalties.
  • There's impersonation or fraud in the registry.

Don't file for:

  • Disagreements about license terms themselves — contact board@omla-ai.org.
  • DMCA / copyright claims unrelated to OMLA registrations — contact legal@omla-ai.org.
  • Accidental over-reporting by a commercial user — that's a dispute, a different workflow (coming soon).

Subject

Which type should I pick?
  • Invalid / non-payable wallet — the wallet cannot receive funds for any technical or policy reason.
  • Wallet ownership dispute — you believe a wallet is registered to the wrong person.
  • Lineage misattribution — your model is being claimed as the work of someone else, or a downstream model fails to credit you.
  • Unpaid royalty / non-compliance — a commercial user you know of is deploying OMLA models without submitting reports or paying.
  • Fraud / impersonation — someone is registering your work as their own, or faking a legitimate identity.
  • Other — anything else that materially affects the OMLA ecosystem.

The type influences how OMLA routes the complaint internally (compliance-board vs legal) and what evidence will be requested from the target.

Details

What evidence should I include?

Be specific. Specifics win cases. Useful things to include:

  • Dates and events: when did the issue become apparent? What triggered your complaint?
  • URLs: links to the OMLA model page, the commercial product deploying it, or any web content substantiating your claim.
  • Identifiers: OMLA model UUIDs, wallet addresses, commercial user IDs, transaction references.
  • Cryptographic proof: if you're disputing ownership, a signature from your Ed25519 key over a challenge string demonstrates control.
  • Contact context: have you tried to contact the other party directly? What happened?

Your email is used only to follow up with you; it's not published.

What happens next
  1. OMLA attempts to notify the wallet holder within 24 hours.
  2. Wallet holder has 24 hours to respond with documentation.
  3. If unresolved or non-payable, the wallet's share is set to 0% until fixed. Others continue receiving splits.
  4. Appeals are reviewed within 7 days (extendable by written notice).
  5. Blacklisting decisions are published quarterly.