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Can I use BSD 2-Clause commercially, in AI training or with modifications?
Redistribute and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, as long as the copyright notice, conditions and disclaimer are kept.
| Use | Answer | Why |
|---|---|---|
| commercial_use | Yes | Permitted, with duties: attribution, license_notice. |
| model_training | Needs human review | The license grants broad rights but attaches conditions (such as keeping notices) to copies and adaptations. Whether a trained model, or its output, is a copy or adaptation that carries those conditions is legally unsettled, and in some places training may fall under an exception such as fair use. A human reviewer should confirm this use for your case. |
| modification | Yes | Permitted, with duties: attribution, license_notice. |
| redistribution | Yes | Permitted, with duties: attribution, license_notice. |
| model_inference | Yes | Permitted, with duties: attribution, license_notice. |
Duties
attribution, license_notice
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