✨ How to Choose
Diff View of ModelGo Licenses
If you are familiar with the Creative Commons Licenses, it will not be a tricky task to understand the meanings of licensing options in ModelGo, which follow the same philosophy to make licensing flexible and easy-to-use.
To enhance understanding and increase transparency of ModelGo licenses, we offer a diff view here:
Diff View of ModelGo Licenses. ✚ Added terms, ⧵ Removed terms.
This diff view provides an overview understanding of different MG licenses. However, if you're still unsure which license will meet your needs, our Model Sheet can be helpful.
📋 With the Help of Model Sheet
Agreeing with IBM AI Factsheet and Montreal Data License, we believe that transparency is crucial to increasing trust and standardization in AI. ModelGo licenses use a Model Sheet to assist model users in understanding the granted rights and restrictions in the license terms. It also helps model developers find the most suitable MG licenses.
Model Sheet:
MG0-2.0
### Model Sheet MG0-2.0
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Use, Reproduce, Distribute Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Extracted Models (e.g., by distillation) | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| Grant of +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Rights | Distribute Extracted Models | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Sublicensable License | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Revocable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Commercial Use of Licensed Materials, | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Responsible | Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| AI | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Requirements +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Relating to | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✗ |
| Distribution | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| of Licensed +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✗ |
| and | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Derivative +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Indicate Modifications when Distributing | ✗ |
| | Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials | |
| | and/or Derivative Materials in Preferred | ✗ |
| | Adaptable Form | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials | ✗ |
| | on Same Terms as License | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Indicate Extracted Models Notice when | ✗ |
| Relating to | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Extracted | Licensing Distributed Extracted Models | ✗ |
| Models and | on Same Terms as License | |
| Output +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Include a Notice of Provenance when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Output as Dataset | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+MG-BY-2.0
### Model Sheet MG-BY-2.0
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Use, Reproduce, Distribute Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Extracted Models (e.g., by distillation) | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| Grant of +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Rights | Distribute Extracted Models | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Sublicensable License | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Revocable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Commercial Use of Licensed Materials, | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Responsible | Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| AI | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Requirements +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Relating to | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| Distribution | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| of Licensed +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| and | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Derivative +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Indicate Modifications when Distributing | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials | |
| | and/or Derivative Materials in Preferred | ✗ |
| | Adaptable Form | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials | ✗ |
| | on Same Terms as License | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Indicate Extracted Models Notice when | ✓ |
| Relating to | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Extracted | Licensing Distributed Extracted Models | ✗ |
| Models and | on Same Terms as License | |
| Output +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Include a Notice of Provenance when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Output as Dataset | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+MG-BY-SA-2.0
### Model Sheet MG-BY-SA-2.0
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Use, Reproduce, Distribute Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Extracted Models (e.g., by distillation) | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Extracted Models | ✓ |
| Grant of +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Rights | Sublicensable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Revocable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Commercial Use of Licensed Materials, | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Responsible | Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| AI | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Requirements +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Relating to | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| Distribution | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| of Licensed +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| and | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Derivative +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Indicate Modifications when Distributing | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| | and/or Derivative Materials in Preferred | |
| | Adaptable Form | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| | on Same Terms as License | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Indicate Extracted Models Notice when | ✓ |
| Relating to | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Extracted | Licensing Distributed Extracted Models | ✓ |
| Models and | on Same Terms as License | |
| Output +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Include a Notice of Provenance when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Output as Dataset | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+MG-BY-RAI-2.0
### Model Sheet MG-BY-RAI-2.0
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Use, Reproduce, Distribute Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Extracted Models (e.g., by distillation) | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Extracted Models | ✓ |
| Grant of +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Rights | Sublicensable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Revocable License | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Commercial Use of Licensed Materials, | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Responsible | Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, | ✓ |
| AI | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Requirements +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Relating to | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| Distribution | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| of Licensed +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| and | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Derivative +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Indicate Modifications when Distributing | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials | |
| | and/or Derivative Materials in Preferred | ✗ |
| | Adaptable Form | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials | ✗ |
| | on Same Terms as License | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Indicate Extracted Models Notice when | ✓ |
| Relating to | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Extracted | Licensing Distributed Extracted Models | ✗ |
| Models and | on Same Terms as License | |
| Output +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Include a Notice of Provenance when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Output as Dataset | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+MG-BY-NC-2.0
### Model Sheet MG-BY-NC-2.0
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Use, Reproduce, Distribute Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Extracted Models (e.g., by distillation) | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Extracted Models | ✓ |
| Grant of +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Rights | Sublicensable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Revocable License | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Commercial Use of Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Responsible | Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| AI | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Requirements +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Relating to | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| Distribution | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| of Licensed +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| and | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Derivative +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Indicate Modifications when Distributing | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials | |
| | and/or Derivative Materials in Preferred | ✗ |
| | Adaptable Form | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials | ✗ |
| | on Same Terms as License | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Indicate Extracted Models Notice when | ✓ |
| Relating to | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Extracted | Licensing Distributed Extracted Models | ✗ |
| Models and | on Same Terms as License | |
| Output +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Include a Notice of Provenance when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Output as Dataset | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+MG-BY-NC-RAI-2.0
### Model Sheet MG-BY-NC-RAI-2.0
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Use, Reproduce, Distribute Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Extracted Models (e.g., by distillation) | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Extracted Models | ✓ |
| Grant of +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Rights | Sublicensable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Revocable License | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Commercial Use of Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Responsible | Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, | ✓ |
| AI | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Requirements +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Relating to | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| Distribution | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| of Licensed +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| and | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| Derivative +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Materials | Indicate Modifications when Distributing | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials | |
| | and/or Derivative Materials in Preferred | ✗ |
| | Adaptable Form | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials | ✗ |
| | on Same Terms as License | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Indicate Extracted Models Notice when | ✓ |
| Relating to | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Extracted | Licensing Distributed Extracted Models | ✗ |
| Models and | on Same Terms as License | |
| Output +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Include a Notice of Provenance when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Output as Dataset | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+MG-BY-ND-2.0
### Model Sheet MG-BY-ND-2.0
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Use, Reproduce, Distribute Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Extracted Models (e.g., by distillation) | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Derivative Materials or | ✗ |
| | Extracted Models | |
| Grant of +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Rights | Sublicensable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Revocable License | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Commercial Use of Licensed Materials, | ✓ |
| | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Responsible | Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| AI | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| Relating to | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Licensed | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✗ |
| Materials | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| and +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Derivative | Indicate Modifications when Distributing | ✗ |
| Materials | Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials | |
| | and/or Derivative Materials in Preferred | ✗ |
| | Adaptable Form | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials | ✗ |
| | on Same Terms as License | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Indicate Extracted Models Notice when | ✗ |
| Relating to | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Extracted | Licensing Distributed Extracted Models | ✗ |
| Models and | on Same Terms as License | |
| Output +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Include a Notice of Provenance when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Output as Dataset | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+MG-BY-NC-ND-2.0
### Model Sheet MG-BY-NC-ND-2.0
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Use, Reproduce, Distribute Licensed Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Derivative Materials | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Create Extracted Models (e.g., by distillation) | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Distribute Derivative Materials or | ✗ |
| | Extracted Models | |
| Grant of +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Rights | Sublicensable License | ✗ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Revocable License | ✓ |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Commercial Use of Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Responsible | Use Restrictions (RAI) on Licensed Materials, | ✗ |
| AI | Derivative Materials, and Extracted Models | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✓ |
| Relating to | Distributing Licensed Materials | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Licensed | Retain Original Attribution Notice when | ✗ |
| Materials | Distributing Derivative Materials | |
| and +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Derivative | Indicate Modifications when Distributing | ✗ |
| Materials | Derivative Materials | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Disclosure of Distributed Licensed Materials | |
| | and/or Derivative Materials in Preferred | ✗ |
| | Adaptable Form | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Licensing Distributed Derivative Materials | ✗ |
| | on Same Terms as License | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Provide a Copy of Original License when | ✗ |
| | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| Requirements | Indicate Extracted Models Notice when | ✗ |
| Relating to | Distributing Extracted Models | |
| Distribution +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| of Extracted | Licensing Distributed Extracted Models | ✗ |
| Models and | on Same Terms as License | |
| Output +-------------------------------------------------+---+
| | Include a Notice of Provenance when | ✓ |
| | Distributing Output as Dataset | |
+--------------+-------------------------------------------------+---+💡 Tips
Here are some useful tips for selecting suitable MG licenses:
- If you just want to share your model freely and without any conditions, MG0 is the option for you.
- Choose the options that most closely match your publishing needs.
- Choose revocable licenses if you haven't finalized your decision yet.
- Do not choose MG-*-RAI if your project incorporates or is expected to incorporate any GPL/AGPL/CCs code or ML components.
- If your project already contains any components under MG licenses with SA option, you must license your entire project with the same SA option.