OpenRoots

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

Canopy

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.

clear

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

clear

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

clear

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.