Primary sources
Factual claims begin with the documentary record: court opinions, party filings, agency materials, correspondence, transaction data, inventory-event records, and public technical materials.
Research
Methodology for studying algorithmic attribution.
The project uses ordinary evidence, read through legal doctrine and systems-engineering decomposition.
Systems engineering
Systems engineering is used descriptively. It helps identify architecture, data flows, decision points, constraints, and institutional control before legal doctrine is applied.
Engineering papers
Engineering publications can show how fulfillment systems use forecasting, optimization, capacity allocation, routing, and feedback. They reveal architecture rather than transaction-specific proof.
Patents
Patents document disclosed capability and design logic. They do not prove that a patented method was implemented in a specific transaction without additional evidence.
Constitutional doctrine
The legal analysis draws from due process, Commerce Clause doctrine, personal jurisdiction, agency, bailment, and state-tax nexus.
Comparative analysis
The manuscript compares traditional commerce with algorithmic commerce, seller-directed warehouses with platform-directed fulfillment, and bailment analogies with private optimization systems.
Inventory Event Detail Analysis
IED reports are treated as operational evidence because they record receipts, shipments, warehouse transfers, returns, fulfillment-center identifiers, quantities, and dates. They help show the sequence of events through which a legally visible contact may appear.
Research Files
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