{
  "question": "Can I train an AI model on CDLA Permissive 2.0 material?",
  "slug": "can-i-train-ai-on-cdla-permissive-2-0",
  "url": "https://www.rightshold.com/answers/can-i-train-ai-on-cdla-permissive-2-0",
  "short_answer": "Training a model: Yes. Training a model you use commercially: Yes.",
  "framing": "Community Data License Agreement Permissive 2.0 (CDLA-Permissive-2.0): Use, modify and share the data for any purpose; when sharing the data, include the agreement. Results of computational use, such as trained models, carry no restrictions or obligations.",
  "checks": [
    {
      "label": "Training a model",
      "license": "CDLA-Permissive-2.0",
      "license_name": "Community Data License Agreement Permissive 2.0",
      "intended_use": {
        "model_training": true
      },
      "verdict": "permitted",
      "answer": "Yes",
      "findings": [
        "Every use you described is granted by CDLA Permissive 2.0, and nothing you described is prohibited."
      ],
      "duties": [
        "license_notice"
      ],
      "curation": "curated",
      "official_text": "https://cdla.dev/permissive-2-0/"
    },
    {
      "label": "Training a model you use commercially",
      "license": "CDLA-Permissive-2.0",
      "license_name": "Community Data License Agreement Permissive 2.0",
      "intended_use": {
        "model_training": true,
        "commercial_use": true
      },
      "verdict": "permitted",
      "answer": "Yes",
      "findings": [
        "Every use you described is granted by CDLA Permissive 2.0, and nothing you described is prohibited."
      ],
      "duties": [
        "license_notice"
      ],
      "curation": "curated",
      "official_text": "https://cdla.dev/permissive-2-0/"
    }
  ],
  "context": [
    "Whether a trained model is a copy or adaptation of its training data is legally unsettled; where the license does not settle it, Rightshold marks training for human review instead of guessing.",
    "Written for data and machine learning: the agreement places no restrictions or obligations on results such as trained models.",
    "Sublicensing is not documented."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "Community Data License Agreement Permissive 2.0: official text",
      "url": "https://cdla.dev/permissive-2-0/"
    },
    {
      "title": "CDLA-Permissive-2.0 on the SPDX License List",
      "url": "https://spdx.org/licenses/CDLA-Permissive-2.0.html"
    }
  ],
  "check_it_yourself": {
    "mcp": {
      "tool": "check_license",
      "arguments": {
        "license": "CDLA-Permissive-2.0",
        "intended_use": {
          "model_training": true
        }
      }
    },
    "rest": "POST https://www.rightshold.com/v1/licenses/check"
  },
  "computed_from": "Rightshold license profiles at render time; not legal advice",
  "updated": "2026-10-19"
}