ORL-2.2
An AI model provider forking and modifying it, under ORL 2.2
Trains, fine-tunes, or serves machine learning models commercially. Changing the Work and distributing your version. This resolves to the Canopy tier.
Tier
Owed
A quarterly Canopy Report. Section 5.1 imposes a royalty only when the Canopy Licensee makes Production Use.
Sections in play
1.8, 3.1, 5.1, 5.2, 8.1, 8.3
Who and what
The situation being resolved.
Actor
An AI model provider
Trains, fine-tunes, or serves machine learning models commercially.
over 2M USD
Situation
Forking and modifying it
Changing the Work and distributing your version.
Rulings
3 questions resolved against the text.
Which tier applies?
Canopy. Trains, fine-tunes, or serves machine learning models commercially. Section 5.2 reporting applies; the Section 5.1 royalty attaches when the Licensee makes Production Use and only to attributable revenue.
Sections 1.8, 3.1, 5.1
Is anything owed?
A quarterly Canopy Report. Section 5.1 imposes a royalty only when the Canopy Licensee makes Production Use.
Sections 5.1, 5.2
What travels with a fork?
Retain the notice, licence reference, governing version, and attribution records under Section 8.1. Section 8.3 also requires a discoverable identification of altered portions.
Sections 8.1, 8.3
Same actor
Other situations for this party.
Non-normative. Where this and the licence text disagree, the licence text applies.