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Downstream Licensing Additional Terms Allowed

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You may add Your own copyright statement to Your modifications and may provide additional or different license terms and conditions - respecting paragraph 4.a. – for use, reproduction, or Distribution of Your modifications...

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Document information
Document
DeepSeek Open Source License
Entity
DeepSeek
Document last updated
May 11, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
May 11, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-060598
Document ID
CA-D-00784
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
6a09f5368af6476f16689516f6da61539d971504634bb6baf82c795a103d3e07
Analysis generated
May 11, 2026 12:01 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
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Citation Record
Entity: DeepSeek
Document: DeepSeek Open Source License
Record ID: CA-P-060598
Captured: 2026-05-11 12:01:12 UTC
SHA-256: 6a09f5368af6476f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/deepseek/deepseek-open-source-license/provision/CA-P-060598/downstream-licensing-additional-terms-allowed/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
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What does DeepSeek's Downstream Licensing Additional Terms Allowed clause do?

The clause states: “You may add Your own copyright statement to Your modifications and may provide additional or different license terms and conditions - respecting paragraph 4.a. – for use, reproduction, or Distribution of Your modifications...”

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ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 296 platforms. See the full comparison.

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