{
  "id": 441048,
  "title": "Are models that are free for commercial usage but with some restrictions allowed?",
  "url": "/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/441048",
  "author_name": "",
  "post_date": "2023-09-17T10:30:44.623705600Z",
  "votes": 1,
  "comment_count": 2,
  "views": 0,
  "content": "<p>As far as I understand from this <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/434179\" target=\"_blank\">discussion</a>, the models that have only non-commercial licenses are not allowed in this competition. </p>\n<p>What about the models that are available for commercial use but have some restrictions? For instance, Llama 2 has the following usage policies:</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <ol>\n  <li>Additional Commercial Terms. If, on the Llama 2 version release date, the <br>\n  monthly active users of the products or services made available by or for Licensee, <br>\n  or Licensee's affiliates, is greater than 700 million monthly active users in the <br>\n  preceding calendar month, you must request a license from Meta, which Meta may <br>\n  grant to you in its sole discretion, and you are not authorized to exercise any of the <br>\n  rights under this Agreement unless or until Meta otherwise expressly grants you <br>\n  such rights.</li>\n  </ol>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Are the models with such policies allowed to be used? Thanks!</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/ashleychow\" target=\"_blank\">@ashleychow</a> <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/imtiazprio\" target=\"_blank\">@imtiazprio</a></p>",
  "messages": [
    {
      "id": "2442823",
      "postDate": "09/17/2023 10:30:44",
      "content": "<p>As far as I understand from this <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/434179\" target=\"_blank\">discussion</a>, the models that have only non-commercial licenses are not allowed in this competition. </p>\n<p>What about the models that are available for commercial use but have some restrictions? For instance, Llama 2 has the following usage policies:</p>\n<blockquote>\n  <ol>\n  <li>Additional Commercial Terms. If, on the Llama 2 version release date, the <br>\n  monthly active users of the products or services made available by or for Licensee, <br>\n  or Licensee's affiliates, is greater than 700 million monthly active users in the <br>\n  preceding calendar month, you must request a license from Meta, which Meta may <br>\n  grant to you in its sole discretion, and you are not authorized to exercise any of the <br>\n  rights under this Agreement unless or until Meta otherwise expressly grants you <br>\n  such rights.</li>\n  </ol>\n</blockquote>\n<p>Are the models with such policies allowed to be used? Thanks!</p>\n<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/ashleychow\" target=\"_blank\">@ashleychow</a> <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/imtiazprio\" target=\"_blank\">@imtiazprio</a></p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "As far as I understand from this [discussion](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/434179), the models that have only non-commercial licenses are not allowed in this competition. \n\nWhat about the models that are available for commercial use but have some restrictions? For instance, Llama 2 has the following usage policies:\n \n>2. Additional Commercial Terms. If, on the Llama 2 version release date, the \nmonthly active users of the products or services made available by or for Licensee, \nor Licensee's affiliates, is greater than 700 million monthly active users in the \npreceding calendar month, you must request a license from Meta, which Meta may \ngrant to you in its sole discretion, and you are not authorized to exercise any of the \nrights under this Agreement unless or until Meta otherwise expressly grants you \nsuch rights.\n\nAre the models with such policies allowed to be used? Thanks!\n\n@ashleychow @imtiazprio",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2445276",
      "postDate": "09/18/2023 17:50:43",
      "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/lisatirskikh\" target=\"_blank\">@lisatirskikh</a>,  we have some updates on the licenses in <br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/441423\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/441423</a><br>\nPlease go through that post and see if that answers your question. And if you have further questions please ask it on that post. Thanks!</p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "Hi @lisatirskikh,  we have some updates on the licenses in \nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/441423\nPlease go through that post and see if that answers your question. And if you have further questions please ask it on that post. Thanks!",
      "votes": null
    },
    {
      "id": "2448999",
      "postDate": "09/20/2023 23:36:58",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/lisatirskikh\" target=\"_blank\">@lisatirskikh</a> Hi lisa! Llama 2 should be okay since it is commercially usable upto a reasonable limit. Also please check the discussion post <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/reasat\" target=\"_blank\">@reasat</a> has shared. Thanks! </p>",
      "rawMarkdown": "lisatirskikh Hi lisa! Llama 2 should be okay since it is commercially usable upto a reasonable limit. Also please check the discussion post @reasat has shared. Thanks!",
      "votes": null
    }
  ],
  "comments": [
    {
      "id": 2445276,
      "author_name": "reasat",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/18/2023 17:50:43",
      "content": "<p>Hi <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/lisatirskikh\" target=\"_blank\">@lisatirskikh</a>,  we have some updates on the licenses in <br>\n<a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/441423\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/441423</a><br>\nPlease go through that post and see if that answers your question. And if you have further questions please ask it on that post. Thanks!</p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    },
    {
      "id": 2448999,
      "author_name": "imtiazprio",
      "author_url": "",
      "post_date": "09/20/2023 23:36:58",
      "content": "<p><a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/lisatirskikh\" target=\"_blank\">@lisatirskikh</a> Hi lisa! Llama 2 should be okay since it is commercially usable upto a reasonable limit. Also please check the discussion post <a href=\"https://www.kaggle.com/reasat\" target=\"_blank\">@reasat</a> has shared. Thanks! </p>",
      "votes": null,
      "replies": []
    }
  ],
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    "2442823": "As far as I understand from this [discussion](https://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/434179), the models that have only non-commercial licenses are not allowed in this competition. \n\nWhat about the models that are available for commercial use but have some restrictions? For instance, Llama 2 has the following usage policies:\n \n>2. Additional Commercial Terms. If, on the Llama 2 version release date, the \nmonthly active users of the products or services made available by or for Licensee, \nor Licensee's affiliates, is greater than 700 million monthly active users in the \npreceding calendar month, you must request a license from Meta, which Meta may \ngrant to you in its sole discretion, and you are not authorized to exercise any of the \nrights under this Agreement unless or until Meta otherwise expressly grants you \nsuch rights.\n\nAre the models with such policies allowed to be used? Thanks!\n\n@ashleychow @imtiazprio",
    "2445276": "Hi @lisatirskikh,  we have some updates on the licenses in \nhttps://www.kaggle.com/competitions/bengaliai-speech/discussion/441423\nPlease go through that post and see if that answers your question. And if you have further questions please ask it on that post. Thanks!",
    "2448999": "lisatirskikh Hi lisa! Llama 2 should be okay since it is commercially usable upto a reasonable limit. Also please check the discussion post @reasat has shared. Thanks!"
  },
  "source": "meta"
}