Can I ship inkoziev/t5_interpreter in a commercial product?
inkoziev/t5_interpreter is declared under GNU LGPL. Here is the instant quick check.
Direct answer: Review required. The declared license carries conditions (attribution, share-alike, thresholds or use policies) that require a documented review before shipping. inkoziev/t5_interpreter is declared under GNU LGPL on the Hugging Face Hub; the LICENSIA quick check reviewed 5 metadata signals and found 4 clean and 1 flagged. The declared conditions must be reviewed and documented before commercial deployment. 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 GNU LGPL. |
| Non-commercial restriction RULE_NONCOMMERCIAL_RESTRICTION_004 |
✓ clean | No non-commercial clause detected in the declared license. |
| Copyleft / viral obligations RULE_COPYLEFT_VIRAL_005 |
⚠ flagged | Copyleft or share-alike duties apply: distributed derivatives must carry the same license (and for ND variants, modified versions cannot be distributed at all). |
| 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 | inkoziev/t5_interpreter |
|---|---|
| Declared license | GNU LGPL (lgpl-3.0) |
| Task | — |
| Library | transformers |
| Downloads (30 days) | 8 |
| Likes | 4 |
| Last updated | Nov 28, 2022 |
| Source | official repository on Hugging Face |
| Tags | transformers pytorch t5 text2text-generation text-generation-inference |
Frequently asked questions
Can I use inkoziev/t5_interpreter commercially?
Conditionally. inkoziev/t5_interpreter is declared under GNU LGPL: Library copyleft: keep the boundary dynamic or comply fully. The conditions must be reviewed and documented before commercial deployment.
What license is inkoziev/t5_interpreter released under?
Public metadata declares GNU LGPL (license tag: lgpl-3.0). The license files inside the official repository are the authoritative source.
Does inkoziev/t5_interpreter require attribution?
Attribution is required under GNU LGPL: keep the copyright notice and license text in your product or documentation.
Can I fine-tune inkoziev/t5_interpreter and sell a product built on it?
Generally yes, provided the conditions of GNU LGPL are met for inkoziev/t5_interpreter — attribution, use policies and any user-scale thresholds. The fine-tuned weights remain subject to the original license terms unless separately granted.
Can I offer a SaaS or API service built on inkoziev/t5_interpreter?
Conditionally. If network copyleft (AGPL-style) applies, SaaS use can trigger source-disclosure duties; otherwise the GNU LGPL conditions for inkoziev/t5_interpreter must be reviewed and documented.
Can I redistribute inkoziev/t5_interpreter or its weights?
Yes. Redistribution is permitted under GNU LGPL, provided the license text and copyright notice are reproduced and downstream recipients receive the same terms.
Does GNU LGPL grant patents or trademarks?
Copyright only. GNU LGPL 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 inkoziev/t5_interpreter compares within the GNU LGPL family
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About the GNU LGPL license family
LGPL is a weak copyleft allowing linking from proprietary code.
From the license text: “You may convey a Combined Work under terms of your choice that, taken together with the terms of the covered work, satisfy the conditions of this License.” — GNU LGPL 3.0, §4
What this license permits
- Commercial use
- Distribution in a larger work
- Linking from closed source
What this license requires
- Attribution
- Modified LGPL code must be re-published
- Provide relinking mechanism for users
Common pitfall
Static linking to proprietary code triggers full GPL-like obligations on the proprietary side.
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. inkoziev/t5_interpreter is one of 1,000,000+ open AI models indexed by LICENSIA, with 8 downloads and 4 likes on the Hugging Face Hub. This quick check returned 4/5 metadata signals clean.
Authoritative source. The license declaration is summarized from the official inkoziev/t5_interpreter repository on Hugging Face. The SPDX identifier lgpl-3.0 is canonically defined at spdx.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.
Verdict quote: The declared license carries conditions (attribution, share-alike, thresholds or use policies) that require a documented review before shipping.
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