NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement

This is a reading of the license NVIDIA Open Model License Agreement. Published by NVIDIA Corporation. It covers Dataset and Software. Version 2 of the model.

1. What you may do

This license permits the following.
Change license. Replacing the license of the work, or of an adaptation, with another license, or changing its terms.
Commercial use. Using the work to generate income, directly or indirectly, for example by selling it or by using it in advertising.
Derivative works. Distributing an adaptation of the work and making it available to the public.
Derive. Creating a new work from the work, such as a translation, adaptation or arrangement of it or of a part of it.
Display. Showing the work to the public without making a copy the viewer keeps.
Distribute. Providing copies of the work to the public or to anyone else.
Modified works. Distributing a modified version of the work that does not amount to a new, derivative work.
Modify. Altering the work, for example by updating it, without creating a new work; an alteration that creates a new work is Derive.
Patent grant. Granting a license under the patent claims that a contributor holds and that the contribution necessarily infringes.
Present. Performing the work in public, including by broadcast or other communication to the public.
Reproduce. Making copies of the work in any form.
Sell copy. Selling copies of the work.
Use for model training. Using the licensed material to train, validate or tune an automated system that learns from data.

2. What you must do

These conditions come with the permissions above.
Use a compliant license. Choosing a replacement license that stays compliant with the terms of the original license. It is a condition of change license.
Add statement. Attaching terms, notices or statements of one's own to the work or to one's modifications when passing it on. It is a condition of distribute.
Include notice file. Carrying a named notice file of the original work into every redistributed copy and every derivative work. It is a condition of distribute.
Notice. Notice: keeping the license and copyright notices with every copy. It is a condition of distribute.
Add statement. Attaching terms, notices or statements of one's own to the work or to one's modifications when passing it on. It is a condition of use for model training.
Export control notice. Complying with the export and import laws that reach the work, and passing the notice of them on to every recipient. It applies to the license as a whole.

3. What you may not do

This license prohibits the following.
Exempted material. Using material that the license carves out of its grant, such as personal data, official insignia, third-party rights or material under a separate license.
Patent license ends on a patent claim. Not a ban on suing: a patent claim ends the patent license, or the whole license, as the text provides.
Promote. Using the name or trademarks of the licensor or of contributors to endorse or promote a product.

4. Further terms

The license states these terms about itself.
Validity period: Perpetual.
Region: Worldwide.
Compatible license test: additional or different license terms and conditions for Your modifications or for a Derivative Model as a whole are allowed provided Your use, reproduction and distribution of the Model otherwise complies with the conditions stated in this Agreement.
Field of use restriction: use consistent with the Trustworthy AI terms.
Governing law: the laws of the United States and the laws of the State of Delaware.
Reciprocity scope: the Model, not a Derivative Model as a whole.
Terminates on breach: Yes.

5. Warranty, liability and support

The license carries the following clauses, quoted from the model.
Warranty disclaimer: Disclaimer of Warranty. Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, NVIDIA provides the Model on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied, including, without limitation, any warranties or conditions of TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. You are solely responsible for reviewing Model documentation, including any Special-Purpose Model limitations, and determining the appropriateness of using or redistributing the Model, Derivative Models and outputs. You assume any risks associated with Your exercise of permissions under this Agreement.
Limitation of liability: Limitation of Liability. In no event and under no legal theory, whether in tort (including negligence), contract, or otherwise, unless required by applicable law (such as deliberate and grossly negligent acts) or agreed to in writing, will NVIDIA be liable to You for damages, including any direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages of any character arising as a result of this Agreement or out of the use or inability to use the Model, Derivative Models or outputs (including but not limited to damages for loss of goodwill, work stoppage, computer failure or malfunction, or any and all other commercial damages or losses), even if NVIDIA has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Additional clauses: IMPORTANT NOTICE - PLEASE READ AND AGREE BEFORE USING THE NVIDIA MODELS.

This text was generated from the machine readable model of the license. It is not legal advice, and only the license itself is binding.