Can I ship TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B in a commercial product?
TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B is declared under Artistic License 2.0. Here is the instant quick check.
Direct answer: No blocker detected. No non-commercial, copyleft or community-license restriction detected in the declared license. TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B is declared under Artistic License 2.0 on the Hugging Face Hub; the LICENSIA quick check reviewed 5 metadata signals and found 5 clean and 0 flagged. Commercial use, redistribution and fine-tuned products are permitted as long as the required notices are kept. This automated summary is informational only — not legal advice; verify against the official repository before shipping.
Free quick check — 5 of 12 rules
| Rule | Status | What the metadata says |
|---|---|---|
| License identification RULE_METADATA_001 |
✓ clean | Identified as Artistic License 2.0. |
| Non-commercial restriction RULE_NONCOMMERCIAL_RESTRICTION_004 |
✓ clean | No non-commercial clause detected in the declared license. |
| Copyleft / viral obligations RULE_COPYLEFT_VIRAL_005 |
✓ clean | No copyleft or share-alike obligation detected in the declared license. |
| Community license terms RULE_LLAMA_COMMUNITY_TERMS_006 |
✓ clean | No provider community terms detected in the declared license. |
| Use-restriction policy RULE_OPENRAIL_RESTRICTIONS_007 |
✓ clean | No OpenRAIL-style behavioral restrictions detected in the declared license. |
- Standalone LICENSE file presence
- Metadata vs. documentation contradiction
- Restrictive upstream base model
- Training dataset contamination
- Revision not pinned
- Upstream license laundering
- High-risk license clauses
Model facts
| Model | TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B |
|---|---|
| Declared license | Artistic License 2.0 (artistic-2.0) |
| Task | — |
| Library | — |
| Downloads (30 days) | 20 |
| Likes | 1 |
| Last updated | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Source | official repository on Hugging Face |
| Tags | safetensors llama |
Frequently asked questions
Can I use TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B commercially?
Yes. TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B is declared under Artistic License 2.0, and no non-commercial, copyleft or community-license restriction was detected in the declared metadata. Keep the required notices, and verify the official repository before shipping.
What license is TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B released under?
Public metadata declares Artistic License 2.0 (license tag: artistic-2.0). The license files inside the official repository are the authoritative source.
Does TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B require attribution?
Attribution is required under Artistic License 2.0: keep the copyright notice and license text in your product or documentation.
Can I fine-tune TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B and sell a product built on it?
Yes. Artistic License 2.0 permits building commercial products on TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B, including fine-tunes, as long as the required notices are kept.
Can I offer a SaaS or API service built on TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B?
Yes. Artistic License 2.0 permits offering commercial services built on TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B, as long as required notices are kept and any use policies are respected.
Can I redistribute TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B or its weights?
Yes. Redistribution is permitted under Artistic License 2.0, provided the license text and copyright notice are reproduced and downstream recipients receive the same terms.
Does Artistic License 2.0 grant patents or trademarks?
Copyright only. Artistic License 2.0 does not grant patent rights (Apache-2.0 is the notable exception). Trademark rights are generally reserved by the authors.
Is this page a legal opinion?
No. LICENSIA generates automated summaries from public metadata for information only. It is not legal advice and does not replace reading the official license or consulting qualified counsel.
How TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B compares within the Artistic License 2.0 family
| Model | License family | Verdict | Downloads (30d) |
|---|---|---|---|
| PirateXX/AI-Content-Detector | Artistic License 2.0 | No blocker detected | 66,179 |
| Baraje/SexGod_NSFW_Female_Nudes_QWEN_Image_Edit_2511 | Artistic License 2.0 | No blocker detected | 8,476 |
| mradermacher/ANIMA-Phi-Neptune-Mistral-10.7B-GGUF | Artistic License 2.0 | No blocker detected | 2,353 |
| WarmBloodAban/Anything_to_Real_Characters | Artistic License 2.0 | No blocker detected | 1,728 |
| mradermacher/ANIMA-Phi-Neptune-Mistral-7B-GGUF | Artistic License 2.0 | No blocker detected | 1,727 |
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About the Artistic License 2.0 license family
Artistic 2.0 is a permissive license designed for Perl with a standard-version clause.
What this license permits
- Commercial use
- Modification
- Distribution
What this license requires
- Copyright notice
- Original version must be available
Common pitfall
Modifications that are not standard versions must be clearly marked and renamed.
How to verify this license yourself
LICENSE (or LICENSE.md, LICENSE.txt) file at the root.README.md for any additional acceptable-use policy, distribution notice, or downstream requirement beyond the SPDX tag.NOTICES, ATTRIBUTION, or third_party_licenses file, plan to reproduce those notices verbatim in your product.Sources and citations
Statistics. TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B is one of 1,000,000+ open AI models indexed by LICENSIA, with 20 downloads and 1 likes on the Hugging Face Hub. This quick check returned 5/5 metadata signals clean.
Authoritative source. The license declaration is summarized from the official TroyDoesAI/BlackSheep-1B repository on Hugging Face. The SPDX identifier artistic-2.0 is canonically defined at spdx.org/licenses/artistic-2.0.
Verdict quote: No non-commercial, copyleft or community-license restriction detected in the declared license.
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