If a product built on Llama 3 reaches more than 700 million monthly active users, the standard license no longer applies and you must separately ask Meta for permission to continue operating, which Meta can grant or deny at its discretion.
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This clause creates a binding scaling threshold that terminates standard license rights for large platforms, requiring affirmative action to obtain continued authorization from Meta, with Meta retaining sole discretion over whether to grant that authorization.
Businesses operating large-scale platforms built on Llama 3 face a license discontinuity at 700 million monthly active users, at which point continued operation requires Meta's approval; if Meta declines or delays, the licensee's right to continue using Llama 3 in that product is not established under the standard agreement.
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"If, on the Llama 3 version release date, the monthly active users of the products or services you have built using the Llama Materials are greater than 700 million monthly active users in the preceding calendar month, you must request a license from Meta, which Meta may grant to you in its sole discretion.Excerpt from Meta's Llama Community License Agreement
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This clause creates a binding scaling threshold that terminates standard license rights for large platforms, requiring affirmative action to obtain continued authorization from Meta, with Meta retaining sole discretion over whether to grant that authorization.
Businesses operating large-scale platforms built on Llama 3 face a license discontinuity at 700 million monthly active users, at which point continued operation requires Meta's approval; if Meta declines or delays, the licensee's right to continue using Llama 3 in that product is not established under the standard agreement.
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