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Copyright Notice Inclusion Required

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ConductAtlas Analysis

Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Failure to include the required notices in copies or substantial portions of the Software constitutes a breach of the license condition, which could affect the validity of the rights granted.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Generated by a model from the captured document; not read by a person

Anyone copying or distributing the Software, or substantial portions of it, must carry both notices forward.

How other platforms handle this

Wyze

If you are a California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Oregon, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Utah or Virginia resident, please also see the California and Other State Notice...

Baseten

Baseten shall notify Customer if it engages a new Sub-Processor at least fifteen (15) days prior to the date on which the new Sub-Processor will commence processing Customer Personal Data...

Oura

Any notices of claimed infringement should be sent to the Designated Agent of ŌURA at ip@ouraring.com, and must contain all of the following: (i) a signature...of the copyright owner...

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The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

Excerpt from DeepSeek's Model License

Provision details

Document information
Document
DeepSeek Model License
Entity
DeepSeek
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 12, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-007307, captured Oct. 2, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-066573
Document ID
CA-D-000835
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Archived bytes SHA-256 (version CA-V-007307)
500ee24dff6b0280a9ba2e7090c749aca7a432d89be31c60152e02aae07b2c6d
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:04 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found in version CA-V-007307, captured Oct. 2, 2026 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Not the current version. The document's current version is CA-V-007380, captured Oct. 7, 2026; this clause has not been re-checked against it.
Citation Record
Entity: DeepSeek
Document: DeepSeek Model License
Record ID: CA-P-066573
Version: CA-V-007307
Captured: 2026-10-02 01:04:45 UTC
SHA-256: 500ee24dff6b0280…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/deepseek/deepseek-model-license/provision/CA-P-066573/copyright-notice-inclusion-required/
Accessed: Oct. 25, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DeepSeek's Copyright Notice Inclusion Required clause do?

Failure to include the required notices in copies or substantial portions of the Software constitutes a breach of the license condition, which could affect the validity of the rights granted.

How does this clause affect you?

Anyone copying or distributing the Software, or substantial portions of it, must carry both notices forward.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 267 platforms. See the full comparison.

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