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	{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}
	~~'''On this page:'''~~		{{ArticleSummary\|
	* [[#what-is-it\|What is it?]]		* [[#what-is-it\|What is it?]]
	* [[#initial-observation\|The initial observation]]		* [[#initial-observation\|The initial observation]]
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	{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}
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			* [[#what-is-it\|What is it?]]
			* [[#initial-observation\|The initial observation]]
			* [[#contract-bases\|Contract bases]]
			* [[#maturity\|Maturity of a contract base]]
			* [[#architecture\|A different architecture from Wikipedia]]
			* [[#how-it-works\|How it works on WikiDeal]]
			* [[#state-of-the-art\|State of the art]]
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	= Collaborative Contract Editing =		= Collaborative Contract Editing =

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	== ~~Related scientific research~~ ==		== State of the art ==
	Drafting contracts collaboratively on a wiki builds on research about wiki collaboration, peer production and machine-readable contracts. The references below are sources of inspiration, not guarantees of outcome.		Drafting contracts collaboratively on a wiki builds on research about wiki collaboration, peer production and machine-readable contracts. The references below are sources of inspiration, not guarantees of outcome.

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			== Related scientific research ==
			Drafting contracts collaboratively on a wiki builds on research about wiki collaboration, peer production and machine-readable contracts. The references below are sources of inspiration, not guarantees of outcome.

			* Bo Leuf and Ward Cunningham (2001), ''The Wiki Way: Quick Collaboration on the Web'', Addison-Wesley: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wiki_Way book page on Wikipedia] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ward_Cunningham Ward Cunningham].
			* Aniket Kittur and Robert E. Kraut (2008), ''Harnessing the wisdom of crowds in Wikipedia: quality through coordination'', Proceedings of CSCW 2008: [https://doi.org/10.1145/1460563.1460572 doi:10.1145/1460563.1460572].
			* Ian Grigg (2004), ''The Ricardian Contract'', First IEEE International Workshop on Electronic Contracting: [https://doi.org/10.1109/WEC.2004.1319505 doi:10.1109/WEC.2004.1319505] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricardian_contract Ricardian contract on Wikipedia].
			* Yochai Benkler and Helen Nissenbaum (2006), ''Commons-based Peer Production and Virtue'', Journal of Political Philosophy, 14(4): [https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9760.2006.00235.x doi:10.1111/j.1467-9760.2006.00235.x] · [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commons-based_peer_production commons-based peer production on Wikipedia].
			* Richard Susskind (2013), ''Tomorrow's Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future'', Oxford University Press: [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Susskind author page on Wikipedia].

	'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main\|All innovations]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Peer Endorsement\|Peer Endorsement]] · [[Market:Programs\|Programs]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main\|R&D Portal]]		'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main\|All innovations]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Peer Endorsement\|Peer Endorsement]] · [[Market:Programs\|Programs]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main\|R&D Portal]]

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	{{KidsIntro\|Contracts on WikiDeal are written together like a shared school project that anyone can help improve. The best version everyone agrees on becomes the one people use.}}		{{KidsIntro\|Contracts on WikiDeal are written together like a shared school project that anyone can help improve. The best version everyone agrees on becomes the one people use.}}
			{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}
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	== Collaborative Contract Editing ==		= Collaborative Contract Editing =
	''~~Innovation —~~ WikiDeal R&D''		''Foundational innovation, WikiDeal R&D''

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	=== What is it? ===		<span id="what-is-it"></span>
	Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: they are wiki-edited, versioned, and community-validated. Any ~~qualified~~ community member can propose improvements to a contract, and versions that gain endorsement become the standard reference. This ~~replaces~~ closed, lawyer-only drafting with an open, traceable, continuously improving process.		== What is it? ==

			Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: they are wiki-edited, versioned, and community-validated. Any community member can propose improvements to a contract, and versions that gain endorsement become the standard reference. This intends to replace closed, lawyer-only drafting with an open, traceable, continuously improving process.

			The starting hypothesis: like knowledge, agreements and deals can be drafted participatively, as citizens, and then '''endorsed''' by lawyers who take responsibility for them and provide services around them; it stops there. A fundamental principle holds through all of this: part of the platform is a wiki where anyone can participate.

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			== The initial observation ==

			Searching online for a contract model with guarantees is difficult today. Lawyers keep the important clauses and articulations: they have models, but do not easily share them (NDAs can be found, for example, but not much more). And the explanations around the clauses are missing: usual risks, bad practices linked to certain clauses, frequent misinterpretations, protective measures. This is what is missing, and this is what WikiDeal intends to provide.

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			== Contract bases ==

			The work is organized around '''contract bases''': one common contract base per subject, with its clauses, then adaptations validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:User Groups\|user groups]].

			Contract bases also open creative possibilities:

			* less usual '''early-termination options against compensation''';
			* '''unusual and reliable guarantees''' that create trust;
			* '''linked contracts''', where several contracts become a [[Market:Programs\|program]].

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			== Maturity of a contract base ==

			A contract base is expected to mature like an encyclopedic article that has covered its subject: at some point, important modifications stop. The remaining adaptations mostly reduce the diversity of options: for example, termination only at term instead of "at term, or anticipated against compensation"; or four early-termination conditions instead of seven. Around a mature base, the surroundings are widely documented: compensatory measures, options, alerts, specific advice, common cases. After that, small adaptations remain possible by country, by rule set or by more specific user groups, but there is '''one common contract base for all'''.

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			== A different architecture from Wikipedia ==

			This content architecture differs from Wikipedia, which is made of many individual articles. WikiDeal is made of contract bases with clauses, then adaptations validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.

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			== How it works on WikiDeal ==

	~~=== How it works on WikiDeal ===~~
	Each contract has an editable, version-tracked page so changes are visible and reversible. Proposed improvements are reviewed by the community and, once endorsed, promoted to the recommended version. The endorsement and validation workflow connects to [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Peer Endorsement\|Peer Endorsement]] and is documented progressively as the platform evolves.		Each contract has an editable, version-tracked page so changes are visible and reversible. Proposed improvements are reviewed by the community and, once endorsed, promoted to the recommended version. The endorsement and validation workflow connects to [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Peer Endorsement\|Peer Endorsement]] and is documented progressively as the platform evolves.

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	'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main\|All innovations]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main\|R&D Portal]]		'''See also:''' [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Main\|All innovations]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Innovations:Peer Endorsement\|Peer Endorsement]] · [[Market:Programs\|Programs]] · [[Gov/en/Portal:R&D/Main\|R&D Portal]]

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	{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}
	~~'''On this page:'''~~		{{ArticleSummary\|
	* [[#what-is-it\|What is it?]]		* [[#what-is-it\|What is it?]]
	* [[#initial-observation\|The initial observation]]		* [[#initial-observation\|The initial observation]]
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	{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}		{{ExpertIntro\|Collaborative Contract Editing treats contracts the way Wikipedia treats articles: wiki-edited, versioned and community-validated, then endorsed by lawyers who take named responsibility. The work is organized around common contract bases, one per subject, which mature like encyclopedic articles; adaptations are validated as much as possible by lawyers, for online applications run by user groups.}}
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			* [[#what-is-it\|What is it?]]
			* [[#initial-observation\|The initial observation]]
			* [[#contract-bases\|Contract bases]]
			* [[#maturity\|Maturity of a contract base]]
			* [[#architecture\|A different architecture from Wikipedia]]
			* [[#how-it-works\|How it works on WikiDeal]]
			* [[#state-of-the-art\|State of the art]]
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