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Hello,

First of all, thank you for your contributions to the community. I have been reviewing and using this project, and I noticed that it is based on Meta Llama 3 and has been released under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license. However, I have some concerns about the legality of using this license, especially in terms of compliance with the original project’s license.

According to the Meta Llama 3 Community License Agreement, this agreement grants users a “non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable, royalty-free limited license” to use, reproduce, distribute, copy, create derivative works of, and modify the Llama Materials.

However, the license also specifies the following requirements:

1.	Section 1.b: Redistribution and Use
•	“If you distribute or make available the Llama Materials (or any derivative works thereof), including another AI model, you shall provide a copy of this Agreement with any such Llama Materials; and prominently display ‘Built with Meta Llama 3’ on a related website, user interface, blog post, about page, or product documentation.”
•	The license does not impose general restrictions on commercial use, except as outlined in Section 2 regarding additional commercial terms.
2.	Section 2: Additional Commercial Terms
•	If an entity or its affiliates have more than 700 million monthly active users, they must request a special license from Meta to continue exercising the rights under this agreement.

Given these clauses, I have the following concerns:

1.	Commercial Use Restriction: By choosing the CC BY-NC 4.0 license, which explicitly restricts commercial use, there may be a conflict with the original Meta Llama 3 license, which does not impose a blanket restriction on commercial use except under specific conditions. Changing the license to CC BY-NC 4.0 might violate the terms of the Meta Llama 3 license, particularly in restricting the commercial use of derivative works.
2.	License Compatibility: The terms of the Meta Llama 3 license and those of CC BY-NC 4.0 might be incompatible, especially regarding the redistribution and use of derivative works. Could this lead to potential legal non-compliance with the Meta Llama 3 community license requirements?

I would appreciate clarification on whether explicit permission from Meta has been obtained to use the CC BY-NC 4.0 license for this project. If not, does this license choice align with the Meta Llama 3 community license?

Thank you for your hard work, and I hope this issue can be addressed to ensure the project remains compliant with all applicable licenses.

Best regards,
Thanks again!