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Can I use a Hugging Face model commercially?

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TL;DR: An Apache-2.0 model, deployed commercially: Yes. A Llama 3.1 model: Yes. An OpenRAIL-M model (Stable Diffusion family): Yes. Each model card states its own license. Pass the model URL as source_url and a2ally reads the declared license.

Is an Apache-2.0 model, deployed commercially allowed under Apache License 2.0?

Yes. Every use you described is granted by Apache 2.0, and nothing you described is prohibited.

License: Apache License 2.0 (Apache-2.0, curated)

Duties: attribution, license_notice, state_changes

Is a Llama 3.1 model allowed under Llama 3.1 Community License Agreement?

Yes. Every use you described is granted by Llama 3.1 Community, and nothing you described is prohibited.

License: Llama 3.1 Community License Agreement (LicenseRef-Llama-3.1-Community, curated)

Duties: attribution, license_notice, acceptable_use_policy, model_name_prefix, user_threshold

Is an OpenRAIL-M model (Stable Diffusion family) allowed under CreativeML Open RAIL-M License?

Yes. Every use you described is granted by CreativeML OpenRAIL-M, and nothing you described is prohibited.

License: CreativeML Open RAIL-M License (LicenseRef-CreativeML-OpenRAIL-M, curated)

Duties: license_notice, state_changes, use_restrictions, pass_on_restrictions

What else should I know?

What are the sources?

How can I check it myself (free, no key)?

{
  "tool": "check_license",
  "arguments": {
    "license": "Apache-2.0",
    "intended_use": {
      "commercial_use": true,
      "deployment": true
    }
  }
}

Computed from a2ally's license profiles; not legal advice. JSON · Markdown

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