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License Copy Required for Recipients

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You must give any Third Party recipients of the Model or Derivatives of the Model a copy of this License;

Excerpt from DeepSeek's Open Source License

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Document information
Document
DeepSeek Open Source License
Entity
DeepSeek
Tracking information
First captured by ConductAtlas
May 11, 2026
Text quoted from version
CA-V-002394, captured May 11, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060592
Document ID
CA-D-000784
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Extracted-text SHA-256 (version CA-V-002394)
7c7ad0807d88f464664840d7730dbf0de4db8f516ddf2ba928331d5339ad4b90
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 12:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Excerpt found verbatim in version CA-V-002394 (checked Oct. 5, 2026)
Citation Record
Entity: DeepSeek
Document: DeepSeek Open Source License
Record ID: CA-P-060592
Version: CA-V-002394
Captured: 2026-05-11 10:31:19 UTC
SHA-256: 7c7ad0807d88f464…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/deepseek/deepseek-open-source-license/provision/CA-P-060592/license-copy-required-for-recipients/
Accessed: Oct. 8, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
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What does DeepSeek's License Copy Required for Recipients clause do?

The clause states: “You must give any Third Party recipients of the Model or Derivatives of the Model a copy of this License;”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 297 platforms. See the full comparison.

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