cagliostrolab/animagine-xl-3.0-base · License Incompatibility

Hi, I’d like to report a potential license conflict in cagliostrolab/animagine-xl-3.0-base. This model appears to be fine-tuned from
Linaqruf/animagine-xl-2.0, which is governed by the OpenRAIL++ license.

However, the downstream model is currently distributed under the Fair AI Public License 1.0-SD, which appears to conflict with key conditions imposed by the OpenRAIL++ license — especially with respect to license retention, redistribution requirements, and the use of non-free terms.

⚠️ Key violations of the OpenRAIL++ License:

Clause – Attribution & License Preservation:
  • You must include a copy of the original OpenRAIL++ license
  • You must retain attribution and copyright notices
  • You cannot relicense the model under a conflicting or more restrictive license

Clause – Permitted Use:
  • Use and distribution must comply with OpenRAIL++’s Acceptable Use Policy
  • You cannot add usage restrictions that contradict or override this policy

Clause – Commercial Use:
  • OpenRAIL++ permits commercial use subject to acceptable use policy
  • Fair AI Public License 1.0-SD adds additional registration steps and network-access constraints that are not part of the upstream license

Incompatible Terms in the Fair AI Public License 1.0-SD:

  • Prohibits model use in law enforcement, immigration, medical applications, etc.
  • Requires licensee to serve model source code via network interactions
  • Introduces separate governance via the Freedom of Development Project
  • Adds moral and geopolitical limitations (e.g. “no social harm”, “no national unity harm”)
  • Not an OSI-approved open-source license

suggestion：

1. Restore the OpenRAIL++ license as the primary license in the model card and distribution files

2. Include this NOTICE in the repository or model card:
   > "This model is based on a derivative of animagine-xl-2.0 and is distributed under the OpenRAIL++ license. Copyright © Original Contributors."

3. Remove or clearly isolate any new restrictions introduced by the Fair AI Public License 1.0-SD

4. Ensure that redistribution, commercial use, and downstream derivatives remain compliant with the OpenRAIL++ Share-Alike clause

Let me know if I’ve misunderstood the provenance of this model — happy to help revise this if needed!

Thanks for your attention!