Any copy or substantial portion of the software must include the original MIT copyright notice and permission notice; this is the sole condition attached to the permission grant.
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This provision establishes the only operative compliance obligation under the license: retaining the copyright and permission notice in all copies or substantial portions, which applies to both source and binary distributions and to derivative works that incorporate substantial portions.
Under this clause, developers and organizations distributing DeepSeek-R1 or derivative works must ensure the copyright and permission notice is present in all copies or substantial portions, including in commercial products.
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This provision establishes the only operative compliance obligation under the license: retaining the copyright and permission notice in all copies or substantial portions, which applies to both source and binary distributions and to derivative works that incorporate substantial portions.
Under this clause, developers and organizations distributing DeepSeek-R1 or derivative works must ensure the copyright and permission notice is present in all copies or substantial portions, including in commercial products.
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