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For commercial licensing: - -**Contact:** Karim Elmaaroufi -**Company:** MESH -**Purpose:** Commercial licensing inquiries - -Commercial licensing includes: -- Permission to use datasets for commercial products and services -- Permission to create commercial derivative works -- Support and legal protections for commercial use cases - -### Academic and Non-Commercial Use - -✅ **Free for:** -- Academic research and education -- University coursework and teaching -- Non-profit research organizations -- Personal educational projects -- Open source research (non-commercial) - ---- - -## Source Dataset Compliance - -**Important:** GRAID-generated datasets are derived from various source datasets (BDD100K, Waymo, nuImages, etc.). - -**You must comply with BOTH:** -1. The CC BY-NC 4.0 terms for GRAID-generated questions and metadata -2. The original source dataset license terms for underlying images and annotations - -Each dataset's README contains specific source dataset license requirements. - ---- - -## Attribution - -When using GRAID datasets, please cite: -- The GRAID framework (see dataset README for citation format) -- The original source dataset -- This licensing information for clarity on commercial use - ---- - -## Questions? - -For licensing questions or commercial inquiries, contact the GRAID team through the project repository or reach out to MESH directly for commercial licensing. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/LICENSE_MESH_ACADEMIC.md b/LICENSE_MESH_ACADEMIC.md deleted file mode 100644 index 96d045c..0000000 --- a/LICENSE_MESH_ACADEMIC.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,52 +0,0 @@ -Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International Public License -============================================================================== - -GRAID-Generated Datasets Commercial Licensing Policy ----------------------------------------------------- - -The GRAID-generated datasets are licensed under **Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)**. - -This license permits: -- ✅ **Academic and University Use**: Free use for educational, research, and scholarly purposes -- ✅ **Non-Commercial Use**: Free use for personal, educational, and non-profit purposes -- ❌ **Commercial Use**: Prohibited without explicit commercial license from MESH - -For the full CC BY-NC 4.0 license text, see: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ - -Commercial Licensing -------------------- - -**Commercial entities** (including companies, startups, and for-profit organizations) that wish to use GRAID-generated datasets for commercial purposes must obtain a paid license from **MESH**. - -**To request a commercial license**, contact: -- **Karim Elmaaroufi** -- Email: Available upon request through repository contacts - -Commercial licensing includes: -- Permission to use datasets for commercial products and services -- Permission to create commercial derivative works -- Support and legal protections for commercial use cases - -Original Source Dataset Compliance ----------------------------------- - -GRAID-generated datasets are derived from various source datasets (BDD100K, Waymo, nuImages, etc.). - -**Important**: You must comply with both: -1. The CC BY-NC 4.0 terms for the GRAID-generated questions and metadata -2. The original source dataset license terms for the underlying images and annotations - -Each dataset's README contains specific information about source dataset license requirements. - -Attribution ----------- - -When using these datasets, please cite: -- The GRAID framework -- The original source dataset -- This license for commercial use clarification - -Contact -------- - -For questions about commercial licensing or compliance, contact the GRAID team through the project repository. \ No newline at end of file diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5fb533e..0913124 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -300,3 +300,9 @@ uv run graid generate-dataset --list-questions # Show available question - **🔧 Extensible**: Support for custom datasets and models **✅ Ready for production VQA research and applications!** + +## 📄 License + +GRAID is open source software licensed under the [Apache License 2.0](LICENSE). This applies to both the GRAID framework code and any datasets generated using GRAID. + +**Important**: When using GRAID with source datasets (BDD100K, Waymo, nuImages, etc.), you must also comply with the original source dataset license terms. diff --git a/graid/src/graid/cli_helpers.py b/graid/src/graid/cli_helpers.py index 8b2c186..ce57e2b 100644 --- a/graid/src/graid/cli_helpers.py +++ b/graid/src/graid/cli_helpers.py @@ -741,8 +741,8 @@ def handle_hub_upload(dataset_dict: Any, config, question_stats=None) -> None: logger.info(f"Successfully uploaded to Hub: {config.hub_repo_id}") - # Note: Using CC BY-NC 4.0 license - no custom license file upload needed - # Commercial licensing information is included in the README + # Note: Using Apache 2.0 license - permissive open source + # License information is included in the README except Exception as e: raise ProcessingError(f"Hub upload failed: {e}") @@ -969,13 +969,9 @@ def _create_dataset_readme(dataset_dict, config, question_stats): """ - readme_content += f"""This generated dataset is licensed under **Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)**, which permits free use for non-commercial purposes including academic research and education. + readme_content += f"""This generated dataset is licensed under the **Apache License 2.0**, which permits free use for all purposes including commercial applications, academic research, and education. -**Commercial Use Policy**: Commercial entities (including startups and companies) that wish to use this dataset for commercial purposes must obtain a paid license from **MESH**. The CC BY-NC license prohibits commercial use without explicit permission. - -To request a commercial license, please contact **Karim Elmaaroufi**. - -**Original Source Compliance**: The original source datasets and their licenses still apply to the underlying images and annotations. You must comply with both the CC BY-NC terms and the source dataset terms: +**Original Source Compliance**: The original source datasets and their licenses still apply to the underlying images and annotations. You must comply with both the Apache 2.0 terms and the source dataset terms: {dataset_config['license_text']} diff --git a/graid/src/graid/data/generate_dataset.py b/graid/src/graid/data/generate_dataset.py index ead7b3f..d1a3384 100644 --- a/graid/src/graid/data/generate_dataset.py +++ b/graid/src/graid/data/generate_dataset.py @@ -1524,8 +1524,8 @@ def generate_dataset( ) logger.info(f"Dataset pushed to HuggingFace Hub: {hub_repo_id}") - # Note: Using CC BY-NC 4.0 license - no custom license file upload needed - # Commercial licensing information is included in the README + # Note: Using Apache 2.0 license - permissive open source + # License information is included in the README # Clean up temporary image files only if we uploaded to hub # In multi-split scenarios, cleanup is deferred until all splits are processed diff --git a/graid/src/graid/graid.py b/graid/src/graid/graid.py index 9e833c5..8cf5074 100644 --- a/graid/src/graid/graid.py +++ b/graid/src/graid/graid.py @@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ def generate_dataset_cmd( typer.echo() typer.secho("⚖️ License:", fg=typer.colors.YELLOW, bold=True) typer.echo( - "Licensed under CC BY-NC 4.0: Academic/non-commercial use is free. Commercial use requires a paid license from MESH." + "Licensed under Apache 2.0: Free for all uses including commercial. See LICENSE file for details." ) except ValidationError as e: