ModelGo Attribution-NonCommercial-ResponsibleAI License (MG-BY-NC-RAI-2.0)

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ModelGo Attribution-NonCommercial-ResponsibleAI License

Version 2.0, Nov 2024

[Notice: Please note that this License is intended solely for the purpose of governing the use, reproduction, Distribution, modification or creation of derivative works from Licensed Materials (as defined herein), and should not be used for any other purposes. Licensees that intend to provide Derivative Materials for use by third parties (such as end users) should ensure that they put in place a set of suitable terms and conditions to govern their relationship with such third parties and the use of such Derivative Materials by such third parties.] By using, reproducing, Distributing, modifying and creating derivative works of the Licensed Materials (as defined below), You acknowledge and agree that You have read, understood, and agree to be bound by the terms and conditions of this License. If You do not agree to any terms and/or conditions of this License, then no rights are granted to You under this License and You shall have no right to use, reproduce, Distribute, modify or create derivate works from the Licensed Materials.

1. DEFINITIONS
1.1 In this License, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth:
  • “Intellectual Property Rights” means all inventions, innovations, improvements, developments, methods, patents, rights to inventions, copyright and related rights, moral rights, trademarks and service marks, trade names and domain names, rights in industrial designs, drawings and plans, rights in computer software or source code, database rights, rights in confidential information (including know-how and trade secrets) and any other intellectual property rights, in each case whether registrable, registered or unregistered and including all applications (or rights to apply) for, and renewals or extensions of, such rights and all similar or equivalent rights or forms of protection which subsist or will subsist now or in the future in any part of the world.
  • “Complementary Materials” means the source code and scripts used to define, run, load, benchmark and/or evaluate the Model, and prepare data for the purpose of training, pretraining, fine-tuning and/or evaluation of the Model, and any tutorials, operating manuals, user guides and/or documentation that guide users in using, operating, implementing and/or customising the Model.
  • "Derivative Materials" means all improvements, modifications or derivative works to the Licensed Material or any part thereof, which are created or developed by You (either by Yourself or jointly with other third parties), including any new model developed by transferring patterns of weights, parameters, activations and/or Output from the Model, such as through distillation methods or synthetic data generation techniques.
  • “Distribution” (or “Distribute”) means any transmission, publication, public performance, communication, sharing and other methods of distribution of the Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials and/or Output (as applicable), including provision of the Licensed Materials or any part thereof as a hosted service, which can be accessible through electronic or other remote means, including but not limited to API-based access or web access.
  • “License” means the terms and conditions for use, reproduction and distribution as set out in [Sections 1 to 8 and the annexes] of this License.
  • “Licensed Materials” means, collectively, the Model and/or Complementary Materials Distributed made available by the Licensor under this License. For avoidance of doubt, the Licensed Materials do not include any data used for the purpose of training, pretraining and/or evaluating the Model.
  • “Model” means the machine-learning constructs and/or assemblies licensed by the Licensor under this License, including any checkpoints, learned weights, parameters (including optimizer states) and the model architecture (if applicable).
  • “Licensor” means the rights owner or entity authorised by the rights owner that is granting the License.
  • “Output” means any informational content (including any image, text, text effect, audio file and/or video file) generated through operation of the Model and/or any new model developed by transferring patterns of weights, parameters, activations and/or Output from the Model.
  • “Open-Source Software” means any computer program owned by a third party and distributed under a license approved by the Open-Source Initiative.
  • “Use Restrictions” means the use restrictions set out in Annex B.
  • "You" (or "Your") means you, or any other person or entity (if you are entering into this license on behalf of such person or entity and provided you have the legal authority to bind such person or entity).
2. LICENSE RIGHTS
2.1 Grant of Rights to Licensed Materials
(a)Subject to the terms and conditions of this License, the Licensor hereby grants to You a non-exclusive, non-transferable, non-sublicensable, revocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license (including the relevant copyrights and patent rights) to:
(i)use, reproduce and Distribute the Licensed Materials; and
(ii)use the Licensed Materials to create Derivative Materials.
2.2 Grant of Rights to Derivative Materials
(a)All rights (including Intellectual Property Rights) in any Derivative Materials shall automatically vest in and be owned by the Licensor.
(i)In the event that any rights in any Derivative Materials (or part thereof) are deemed not to vest in the Licensor for any reason, You hereby irrevocably and unconditionally agree to assign, transfer and convey to Licensor all such rights in and to the Derivative Materials.
(ii)If and to the extent that, for whatever reason, the rights in any Derivative Materials (or part thereof) cannot be assigned, transferred and/or conveyed to the Licensor despite Your best endeavours to ensure and procure the same, You hereby grant to Licensor a perpetual, worldwide, irrevocable, exclusive (even as against You), sub- licensable, transferable and license fee / royalty-free right and license to use such Derivative Materials for any purposes without any obligation to attribute such Derivative Material to You or obtain further consent from You.
(b)The Licensor hereby grants to You a non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, revocable, royalty-free, worldwide right and license to use, reproduce and Distribute the Derivative Materials.
(c) Notwithstanding anything in this License, the limited license and use rights to the Licensed Materials and/or Derivative Materials provided under this License are intended solely for personal, educational and/or research purposes. You shall not use, reproduce, Distribute and/or exploit the Licensed Materials and/or Derivative Materials (as applicable) for any commercial purpose, including the sale, licensing and/or transfer of the Licensed Materials and/or Derivative Materials for any financial gain or commercial advantage. 2.3 Restrictive Covenants
(a) You shall use, reproduce, Distribute, modify and create derivative works of the Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials (where authorised under this License) and/or Output (where authorised under this License) in compliance with:
(i) all applicable law; and
(ii) all Use Restrictions.
(b) If You Distribute any of the Licensed Materials and/or Derivative Materials (where authorised to under this License) to a third party, You shall:
(i) provide a copy of this License to such third party;
(ii) in the case of Distributing Derivative Materials, indicate as part of the Distribution, prominent notices stating that You have modified the Licensed Materials and the relevant date of such modification;
(iii) in the case of Distributing Licensed Materials, retain as part of the Distribution, any existing copyright notice, attribution notice, and/or any notice identifying the authors of the Licensed Materials;
(iv) in the case of Distributing Derivative Materials, retain as part of the Distribution, any existing copyright notice, attribution notice and/or any notice identifying the authors of the Licensed Materials used to create the Derivative Materials;
(v) ensure that such third party is bound by legally enforceable obligations to comply with the Use Restrictions.
2.4 Output
(a)You acknowledge and agree that You shall be solely responsible for reviewing the Output before using or relying on it, and for any breaches or violations of laws arising from Your use of the Output.
(b)Notwithstanding anything in this License, You acknowledge and agree that You shall only use and permit any Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials and/or Output to be used solely for personal, educational and/or research purposes. You shall not, and shall not permit any third parties to use, reproduce, Distribute and/or exploit the Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials and/or Output for any commercial purpose, including the sale, licensing and/or transfer of the Output for any financial gain or commercial advantage.
2.5 Reservation of Rights
(a)Nothing in this License shall be construed to be an assignment or transfer of the Intellectual Property Rights in the Licensed Materials to You. Other than the limited license and use rights to the Licensed Materials provided under this License, no other right or license is granted by the Licensor to You, either express or implied, with respect to any other trademark, trade name, service mark, databases, database rights or other Intellectual Property Rights owned, possessed or licensed by or to the Licensor.
(b) Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, You shall not refer to the Licensor or use the Licensor’s trademarks, trade names, and service marks, for any publicity, advertising or marketing purposes, without the Licensor’s prior written consent.
3. DISCLAIMER.
3.1 To the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, except as expressly and specifically provided in this License, the Licensed Materials are provided on an “as is” and “as available” basis without any representation, warranty, condition, or term of any kind (whether express, implied, statutory or otherwise), which are expressly disclaimed by the Licensor.
3.2 Without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing, the Licensor expressly disclaims all representations, warranties and undertakings of any kind in relation to the Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials and/or Output, including without limitation to their merchantability, satisfactory quality, fitness for a particular purpose, title, non-infringement of third-party rights (including Intellectual Property Rights), accuracy, correctness, absence of error, reliability, timeliness, non-infringement of or compliance with any laws, regulations and/or third-party rights.
3.3 You are solely responsible for determining the appropriateness of using, reproducing, Distributing, modifying and creating derivative works of the Licensed Materials and assume any risks associated with use of the Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials and/or Output.
4. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
4.1 To the maximum extent permissible under applicable law, in no event shall the Licensor be liable to You or any other persons for:
(a) any lost profits, revenue or anticipated savings;
(b) any loss of goodwill or damage to reputation;
(c) any loss or corruption of data (including costs to recover the data); or
(d) any incidental, indirect, special, exemplary, punitive, multiple or consequential damages,
in any way arising out of or in connection with the Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials and/or Output (including Your use, reproduction, Distribution, modification or creation of derivate works from the Licensed Materials and/or Derivate Materials), whether on an action or claim in contract, tort (including negligence), breach of statutory duty or otherwise, even if the Licensor had been informed or advised of the possibility thereof.
5. TERM AND TERMINATION
5.1 The term of this License will commence upon Your use, reproduction, Distribution, modification and creation of derivative works of the Licensed Materials and will continue in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions under this License.,
5.2 The Licensor may terminate this License if: ,
(a) You are in breach of any term and/or condition of this License; and/or ,
(b) You commence any legal action against the Licensor alleging that the Licensed Materials and/or Derivative Materials infringe any Intellectual Property Rights in the world.,
5.3 Upon termination of this License, You shall delete and cease use of the Licensed Materials and Derivative Materials (where applicable). Sections 3, 4 and 7 shall survive the termination of this License.
6. THIRD-PARTY MATERIALS
6.1 You acknowledge and agree that the Licensed Materials may use or embody rights (including Intellectual Property Rights) of third parties (“Third-Party Materials”), including Open-Source Software and other free-content works.
6.2 Without prejudice to the foregoing, You acknowledge and agree that:
(a) the Licensor shall not have any obligation to review any Third-Party Materials, and shall not be responsible for such Third-Party Materials, including their accuracy, completeness, timeliness, currency, validity, copyright compliance, legality, decency quality or any other aspect thereof;
(b) the Licensor is not a party to any arrangement, transaction or contractual relationship between You and any third party in respect of the Third-Party Materials; and
(c) the Licensor makes no representations or warranties whatsoever, and shall not be liable for any damage, liabilities, losses (including any loss of data or profits), or any other consequences that You may incur arising out of or in relation to Your use of Third-Party Materials.
7. GOVERNING LAW AND DISPUTE RESOLUTION
7.1 Any legal action or proceeding arising out of or in connection with this License may be initiated only in the courts of the jurisdiction where the Licensor resides or conducts its primary business, and this License will be governed by the laws of that jurisdiction, excluding its conflict-of-law rules.
8. MODIFICATION OF THIS LICENSE
8.1 This License is Copyright © 2024 National University of Singapore. Permission is granted to copy, distribute, or communicate this License without modification. Nothing in this License permits You to modify this License as applied to the Licensed Materials or to Derivative Materials. However, You may modify the text of this License and copy, distribute or communicate Your modified version and apply it to other original works of authorship, provided that You furnish a readable notice describing Your modifications to this license.  

Annex A: Model Sheet

Grant of Rights to Licensed Materials Use, Reproduce and Distribute Licensed Materials ✓
Create Derivative Materials ✓
Sub-License Licensed Materials ✗
Revocable License to Licensed Materials ✓
Ownership of Derivative Materials with Licensor ✓
Commercial Use of Licensed Materials ✗
Grant of Rights to Derivative Materials Use and Reproduce Derivative Materials ✓
Distribute Derivative Materials ✓
Sub-License Derivative Materials ✗
Revocable License to Derivative Materials ✓
Ownership of Derivative Materials with Licensee ✗
Commercial Use of Derivative Materials ✗
Grant of Rights to Output Right to Distribute Output if Indicate Notice of AI-Generated Content ✓
Commercial Use of Output ✗
Responsible AI Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials and Output ✓
Requirements relating to Distribution Provide a Copy of Original License ✓
Retain Original Attribution Notice when Distributing Licensed Materials ✓
Retain Original Attribution Notice when Distributing Derivative Materials ✓
Indicate Modifications when Distributing Derivative Materials ✓
Require Third Party Recipients to Comply with Use Restrictions (RAI) ✓
Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials and/or Derivative Materials in Source Code Form ✗
Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials on Same Terms as License ✗

Annex B: Use Restrictions

You shall not use, reproduce, Distribute, modify and create derivative works of the Licensed Materials, Derivative Materials (where authorised under this License) and/or Output (where authorised under this License):
(a) for any illegal or unlawful purposes, including in any way that violates any applicable national, federal, state, local, or international law or regulation;
(b) for the purpose of exploiting, harming, or attempting to exploit or harm minors in any way;
(c) for the purpose of generating, transmitting and/or disseminating computer code, files, scripts and programs, including any malware and/or software, that is intended or known to be harmful, destructive, disabling or which assists in or enables theft, alteration, denial of service, unauthorised disclosure or destruction or corruption of data, including viruses, worms, spyware, adware, keyloggers, trojans, ransomware and any other type of threats;
(d) for any fraudulent purpose, such as generating, transmitting and/or disseminating verifiably false information and/or content;
(e) for the purpose of generating, transmitting and/or disseminating personal data with the purpose of harming others;
(f) for the purpose of generating, transmitting and/or disseminating information (including, but not limited to, images, code, posts, articles), and placing the information in any public context (including, but not limited to, bot generating tweets) without expressly and intelligibly disclaiming that the information and/or content is machine generated;
(g) for any libelous, defamatory, obscene or threatening purposes;
(h) for the purpose of impersonating or attempting to impersonate human beings for the purposes of deception;
(i) for the purpose of enabling and/or facilitating fully automated decision-making that adversely impacts an individual’s legal rights or otherwise creates or modifies a binding, enforceable obligation without expressly and intelligibly disclaiming that the creation or modification of the obligation is machine generated;
(j) for the purpose of enabling and/or facilitating discrimination and/or harm against individuals or groups based on online or offline social behavior or known or predicted personal or personality characteristics;
(k) for the purpose of exploiting any of the vulnerabilities of a specific group of persons based on their age, social, physical, or mental characteristics, in order to materially distort the behavior of a person pertaining to that group in a manner that causes or is likely to cause that person or another person physical or psychological harm;
(l) for the purpose of enabling and/or facilitating discrimination against individuals or groups based on legally protected characteristics or categories;
(m) for the purpose of providing medical advice or medical results interpretation that is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment; and
(n) for the purpose of enabling and/or facilitating fully automated decision-making in the administration of justice, law enforcement, immigration, or asylum processes.