Co-authored-by: Jensen Zhou <jensen.zhou@stability.ai> Co-authored-by: Aaryaman Vasishta <aaryaman.vasishta@stability.ai>
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Stability AI Non-Commercial License Agreement
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Last Updated: February 20, 2025
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I. INTRODUCTION
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This Stability AI Non-Commercial License Agreement (the “Agreement”) applies to any individual person or entity
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(“You”, “Your” or “Licensee”) that uses or distributes any portion or element of the Stability AI Materials or
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Derivative Works thereof for any Research & Non-Commercial use. Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein
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are defined in Section IV below.
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This Agreement is intended to allow research and non-commercial uses of the Model free of charge.
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By clicking “I Accept” or by using or distributing or using any portion or element of the Stability Materials
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or Derivative Works, You agree that You have read, understood and are bound by the terms of this Agreement.
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If You are acting on behalf of a company, organization, or other entity, then “You” includes you and that entity,
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and You agree that You:
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(i) are an authorized representative of such entity with the authority to bind such entity to this Agreement, and
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(ii) You agree to the terms of this Agreement on that entity’s behalf.
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---
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II. RESEARCH & NON-COMMERCIAL USE LICENSE
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Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Stability AI grants You a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable,
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non-sublicensable, revocable, and royalty-free limited license under Stability AI’s intellectual property or other
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rights owned by Stability AI embodied in the Stability AI Materials to use, reproduce, distribute, and create
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Derivative Works of, and make modifications to, the Stability AI Materials for any Research or Non-Commercial Purpose.
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- **“Research Purpose”** means academic or scientific advancement, and in each case, is not primarily intended
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for commercial advantage or monetary compensation to You or others.
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- **“Non-Commercial Purpose”** means any purpose other than a Research Purpose that is not primarily intended
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for commercial advantage or monetary compensation to You or others, such as personal use (i.e., hobbyist)
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or evaluation and testing.
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---
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III. GENERAL TERMS
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Your Research or Non-Commercial license under this Agreement is subject to the following terms.
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### a. Distribution & Attribution
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If You distribute or make available the Stability AI Materials or a Derivative Work to a third party, or a product
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or service that uses any portion of them, You shall:
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1. Provide a copy of this Agreement to that third party.
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2. Retain the following attribution notice within a **"Notice"** text file distributed as a part of such copies:
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**"This Stability AI Model is licensed under the Stability AI Non-Commercial License,
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Copyright © Stability AI Ltd. All Rights Reserved."**
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3. Prominently display **“Powered by Stability AI”** on a related website, user interface, blog post,
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about page, or product documentation.
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4. If You create a Derivative Work, You may add your own attribution notice(s) to the **"Notice"** text file
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included with that Derivative Work, provided that You clearly indicate which attributions apply to the
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Stability AI Materials and state in the **"Notice"** text file that You changed the Stability AI Materials
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and how it was modified.
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### b. Use Restrictions
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Your use of the Stability AI Materials and Derivative Works, including any output or results of the Stability
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AI Materials or Derivative Works, must comply with applicable laws and regulations (including Trade Control
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Laws and equivalent regulations) and adhere to the Documentation and Stability AI’s AUP, which is hereby
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incorporated by reference.
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Furthermore, You will not use the Stability AI Materials or Derivative Works, or any output or results of the
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Stability AI Materials or Derivative Works, to create or improve any foundational generative AI model
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(excluding the Model or Derivative Works).
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### c. Intellectual Property
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#### (i) Trademark License
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No trademark licenses are granted under this Agreement, and in connection with the Stability AI Materials
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or Derivative Works, You may not use any name or mark owned by or associated with Stability AI or any of
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its Affiliates, except as required under Section IV(a) herein.
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#### (ii) Ownership of Derivative Works
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As between You and Stability AI, You are the owner of Derivative Works You create, subject to Stability AI’s
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ownership of the Stability AI Materials and any Derivative Works made by or for Stability AI.
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#### (iii) Ownership of Outputs
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As between You and Stability AI, You own any outputs generated from the Model or Derivative Works to the extent
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permitted by applicable law.
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#### (iv) Disputes
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If You or Your Affiliate(s) institute litigation or other proceedings against Stability AI (including a
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cross-claim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Stability AI Materials, Derivative Works, or
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associated outputs or results, or any portion of any of the foregoing, constitutes infringement of intellectual
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property or other rights owned or licensable by You, then any licenses granted to You under this Agreement
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shall terminate as of the date such litigation or claim is filed or instituted.
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You will indemnify and hold harmless Stability AI from and against any claim by any third party arising out
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of or related to Your use or distribution of the Stability AI Materials or Derivative Works in violation of
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this Agreement.
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#### (v) Feedback
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From time to time, You may provide Stability AI with verbal and/or written suggestions, comments, or other
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feedback related to Stability AI’s existing or prospective technology, products, or services (collectively,
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“Feedback”).
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You are not obligated to provide Stability AI with Feedback, but to the extent that You do, You hereby grant
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Stability AI a **perpetual, irrevocable, royalty-free, fully-paid, sub-licensable, transferable, non-exclusive,
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worldwide right and license** to exploit the Feedback in any manner without restriction.
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Your Feedback is provided **“AS IS”** and You make no warranties whatsoever about any Feedback.
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IV. DEFINITIONS
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- **“Affiliate(s)”** means any entity that directly or indirectly controls, is controlled by, or is under common
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control with the subject entity. For purposes of this definition, “control” means direct or indirect ownership
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or control of more than 50% of the voting interests of the subject entity.
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- **“AUP”** means the Stability AI Acceptable Use Policy available at https://stability.ai/use-policy, as may
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be updated from time to time.
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- **"Derivative Work(s)"** means:
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(a) Any derivative work of the Stability AI Materials as recognized by U.S. copyright laws.
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(b) Any modifications to a Model, and any other model created which is based on or derived from the Model or
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the Model’s output, including **fine-tune** and **low-rank adaptation** models derived from a Model or
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a Model’s output, but does not include the output of any Model.
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- **“Model”** means Stability AI’s Stable Virtual Camera model.
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- **"Stability AI" or "we"** means Stability AI Ltd. and its Affiliates.
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- **"Software"** means Stability AI’s proprietary software made available under this Agreement now or in the future.
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- **“Stability AI Materials”** means, collectively, Stability’s proprietary Model, Software, and Documentation
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(and any portion or combination thereof) made available under this Agreement.
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- **“Trade Control Laws”** means any applicable U.S. and non-U.S. export control and trade sanctions laws and regulations.
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