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Derivative Licenses Must Include Same Use Restrictions

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Why it matters (compliance & governance perspective)

This clause ensures that use-based restrictions cannot be stripped away by relicensing derivatives, preserving the floor of restrictions across the entire chain of downstream versions.

Consumer impact (what this means for users)

Anyone who receives a downstream derivative of the Model under a different license is still bound by at least the same use-based restrictions that appear in the original DeepSeek license.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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downstream derivative versions of the model could be released under different licensing terms, the latter will always have to include - at minimum - the same use-based restrictions as the ones in the original license

— Excerpt from DeepSeek's DeepSeek Open Source License

Provision details

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-060658
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-060658
Captured: 2026-05-11 12:01:12 UTC
SHA-256: 6a09f5368af6476f…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/deepseek/deepseek-open-source-license/provision/CA-P-060658/derivative-licenses-must-include-same-use-restrictions/
Accessed: July 13, 2026
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Frequently Asked Questions

What does DeepSeek's Derivative Licenses Must Include Same Use Restrictions clause do?

This clause ensures that use-based restrictions cannot be stripped away by relicensing derivatives, preserving the floor of restrictions across the entire chain of downstream versions.

How does this clause affect you?

Anyone who receives a downstream derivative of the Model under a different license is still bound by at least the same use-based restrictions that appear in the original DeepSeek license.

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 299 platforms. See the full comparison.

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