ModelGo License

Towards Better Model Publishing

ModelGo licenses provide CreativeCommons-style licensing solutions to meet your specific needs in publishing AI models. The goal of ModelGo is to facilitate managed sharing of models while protecting Intellectual Property, striking a balance between openness and control.

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ModelGo License Options

ModelGo licenses offer you five publishing options:

  • BY - Downstream model users must give credit to you, retain your attribution information, keep the original license and notice in their shared copies and modifications.
  • NC - Downstream model users must run and distribute your models, derivatives of your models, and generated content of your models for Non-Commercial purposes only.
  • ND - Downstream model users may Not Distribute any modified works or generated content based on your models.
  • RAI - Downstream model users must ensure that their use and distribution of your models and derivatives of your models comply with the terms of Responsible use of AI.
  • SA - Downstream model users must keep their distributed copies and derivatives Open Source to the public and apply the same license to their derivative work when publishing (Copyleft).

With multiple publishing options supported, ModelGo can offer you a unified solution for licensing models with different sharing purposes and policies.

ModelGo Licenses Family

There are eight variations of ModelGo licenses, categorized from the most to the least permissive. They are grouped into Permissive Licenses, Conditional Permissive Licenses, and Stringent Licenses. Please select the one that best suits your needs.

Permissive

These licenses are sublicensable and irrevocable, with almost no restrictions applied to the derivatives.

Conditional Permissive

These licenses include some copyleft-style terms. Recipients can freely use and make derivatives as long as they comply with the specified conditional license terms of the original work.

Stringent

These licenses are non-free and contain strict redistribution restrictions, such as for non-commercial purposes only and/or prohibiting the sharing of derivatives of the original work. They also require model attribution when publishing model outputs as datasets.

The NoDerivatives licensing options prohibit any kind of sharing of derivatives. These licenses can be used as proprietary licenses.

How to Apply the ModelGo Licenses to Your Model

  1. Add MG License File

    Download the LICENSE file from the link above, place it in your Hugging Face project directory.

  2. Declare MG License

    Paste the license declaration into your README or Model Card.

    An example of the license notice for ModelGo Zero (MG0-2.0) is:

        ### Model License:

    This model is licensed under the ModelGo Zero License, Version 2.0 (MG0-2.0);
    you may use this model only in compliance with the License.
    You may obtain a copy of the License at

    https://ids.nus.edu.sg/docs/modelgo/v2/MG0/LICENSE

  3. Use Model Sheet to Improve Understanding (Optional)

    Referring to this page: ids.nus.edu.sg/modelgo-model-sheets.html,
    Paste the corresponding Model Sheet in your README or Model Card to help downstream users understand the granted rights and restrictions of your model.

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