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Making a repository public triggers an irrevocable and perpetual license to all users, meaning you cannot later withdraw those rights even if you later make the repository private.
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If you set your Hugging Face repository to public, any user of the platform receives a permanent, irrevocable license to use and build upon your content.
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"If you decide to set your Repository public, you grant each User a perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide, royalty-free, non-exclusive license to use, display, publish, reproduce, distribute, and make derivative works of your Content...— Excerpt from Hugging Face's Hugging Face Terms of Service
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Making a repository public triggers an irrevocable and perpetual license to all users, meaning you cannot later withdraw those rights even if you later make the repository private.
If you set your Hugging Face repository to public, any user of the platform receives a permanent, irrevocable license to use and build upon your content.
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