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Summary
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DeepSeek gives anyone who obtains the Software a free, unrestricted right to use, modify, distribute, sublicense, and sell it. The only requirement is that you keep the copyright and permission notices in any copies you distribute. DeepSeek makes no promises about the Software's quality or safety, and its authors and copyright holders accept no responsibility for any harm that arises from using it.

Analysis

The DeepSeek Model License establishes a permissive, royalty-free grant to any person obtaining the Software, conveying unrestricted rights to use, sublicense, and sell copies without limitation. The single operative condition requires that the copyright notice and permission notice be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software. DeepSeek disclaims all warranties of any kind, including merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and noninfringement. DeepSeek's authors and copyright holders disclaim all liability for any claim, damages, or other liability arising from the Software across all legal theories, including contract and tort.

What this means for you

An individual user receives broad, free rights to use and redistribute the Software with virtually no restrictions. However, DeepSeek provides the Software entirely as-is, with no warranties of any kind, meaning users have no assurance that the Software is fit for any particular purpose or that it does not infringe third-party rights. DeepSeek's authors and copyright holders bear no liability for any damages of any kind arising from the Software, so users assume all risk of harm themselves. If a user distributes copies or substantial portions of the Software, they must include the required copyright and permission notices in those copies.

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1 important change detected

59 versions captured · Latest change detected by ConductAtlas: September 2026

What changed The diff shows a GitHub repository interface displaying DeepSeek's MIT License for the DeepSeek-R1 model. The BEFORE state contained an error message ('Uh oh!' and 'There was an error while loading'). The AFTER state displays the complete MIT License text, which permits free use, modification, distribution, and sublicensing of the software without restriction, provided the copyright notice and license text are included in copies. This change represents the successful loading or publication of the license file rather than a substantive modification to the license terms themselves.
Why this matters The updated license establishes that DeepSeek-R1 is available under the MIT License, which permits users to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and sell copies of the software without restriction, provided the copyright notice and license text are included. This is a permissive open-source license that imposes minimal obligations on users beyond attribution and license preservation.
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5 provisions
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Disclosure and Transparency Requirements 1
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Archival ProvenanceSource & Archival Record
This version captured October 7, 2026 01:03 UTC
Last successful capture October 21, 2026 00:51 UTC
Capture Method Automated scheduled archival capture
Document ID CA-D-000835
Version ID CA-V-007380
SHA-256 (extracted text, extractor v4) 5203ce736eae7db54e590d090fe6497370b00afe7fe12548370619236cdbaa64
Archived bytes SHA-256 (anchor) 101260d730d7e69819558e4d5d1bac5a2c8817e1902273891694a3550cd19dad
✓ Snapshot stored ✓ Archived bytes anchored (verified Oct. 7, 2026)

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