prithivMLmods/Llama-3.2-1B-GGUF · License Incompatibility

Hi, I’d like to report a potential license conflict in prithivMLmods/Llama-3.2-1B-GGUF. From what I can tell, this model appears to be a quantized version of
meta-llama/Llama-3.2-1B, which is licensed under the LLaMA 3.1 Community License . However, the quantized model is currently published under the CreativeML OpenRAIL-M Community License, which might not be compatible due to legal and distribution restrictions from the LLaMA 3.1 license.

⚠️ Key Violations of the LLaMA 3.1 Community License:

Clause 1.b.i – Redistribution and Use:
  •  No license file included (should contain the LLaMA 3.1 Community License)
  •  "Built with Llama" is not clearly indicated
  •  Model name does not begin with “Llama 3”, which is required for any derivative

Clause 1.b.iii – Required Attribution:
  •  Missing the following required text in a "NOTICE" file:
    “Llama 3.1 is licensed under the Llama 3.1 Community License, Copyright © Meta Platforms, Inc. All Rights Reserved.”
    
Clause 1.b.iv – Acceptable Use Policy:
  • No mention or pass-through of Meta’s Acceptable Use Policy, which is mandatory for downstream use

Clause 2 – Additional Commercial Terms:
  • No indication of whether the 700M MAU commercial threshold applies — which makes compliance ambiguous

The CreativeML OpenRAIL-M license:

  • Does not require recipients to accept the LLaMA 3.1 Community License;

  • No strict naming, attribution, or usage requirements

  • No need to pass down an Acceptable Use Policy

By contrast, LLaMA 3.1 imposes non-transferable, license-locked rights. So publishing a LLaMA 3.1-derived model under CreativeML OpenRAIL-M license removes essential obligations that Meta explicitly requires.

🔹 Suggestions for Resolving

To align with the LLaMA 3.1 license:
1. Add this to a NOTICE file or model card:
  > "Llama 3.1 is licensed under the LLaMA 3.1 Community License, Copyright © Meta Platforms, Inc."
2. Add a note that usage must comply with Meta’s Acceptable Use Policy
3. Optionally clarify whether the 700M MAU clause applies or not (if commercial use is intended)
4. Replace the creativeml-openrail-m license reference with the full LLaMA 3.1 Community License text or link
5. Replace the tag of creativeml-openrail-m license reference with LLaMA 3.1 Community License

Hope this helps clarify the situation! Let me know if you have any questions or need help updating the license terms — happy to assist 😊 Let me know if I misunderstood anything — happy to help clarify further!

Thanks for your attention!