DuckLLM-1.0-3.1B-GGUF/DuckLLM.license

DuckLLM PROPRIETARY LICENSE
Version 1.0 — 2026
Copyright (c) 2026 Eithan Asulin, Duck Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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DEFINITIONS

"Software" refers to the DuckLLM model weights, GGUF file, system
prompt, configuration files, and any associated materials distributed
by Duck Inc.

"Commercial Use" means any use of the Software in exchange for
monetary compensation, or any use that directly or indirectly
generates revenue, including but not limited to: SaaS platforms,
APIs, paid applications, business automation, consulting services,
or integration into any product sold or licensed to third parties.

"Personal Use" means use by a single individual solely for private,
non-commercial, non-organizational purposes.

"You" means the individual or entity accessing, downloading, or
using the Software.

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1. OWNERSHIP AND INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

   1.1 DuckLLM, including all model weights, fine-tuning, system
       prompt, configuration, branding, and associated materials,
       is the exclusive intellectual property of Eithan Asulin
       and Duck Inc.

   1.2 This license does not transfer any ownership, copyright,
       or intellectual property rights to You under any
       circumstances.

   1.3 The name "DuckLLM", "Duck Inc.", and associated logos are
       trademarks of Eithan Asulin and may not be used without
       explicit written permission.

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2. PERMITTED USE

   2.1 PERSONAL USE: You may use the Software for personal,
       non-commercial purposes at no cost, provided you comply
       with all terms of this license.

   2.2 COMMERCIAL USE: Any Commercial Use requires a valid,
       paid commercial license obtained directly from Duck Inc.
       prior to such use. Using the Software commercially without
       a paid license is a violation of this agreement and
       applicable copyright law.

   2.3 A commercial license may be obtained at:
       https://eithanasulin.github.io/DuckLLM/

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3. RESTRICTIONS

   You expressly MAY NOT, under any circumstances:

   3.1 Redistribute, resell, sublicense, rent, lease, or transfer
       the Software or any portion of it to any third party
       without explicit written permission from Duck Inc.

   3.2 Modify, merge, adapt, translate, reverse engineer,
       decompile, or create derivative works based on the
       Software without explicit written permission from Duck Inc.

   3.3 Use the Software or its outputs to train, fine-tune,
       distill, or otherwise improve any other machine learning
       model without explicit written permission from Duck Inc.

   3.4 Remove, alter, obscure, or replace this license notice,
       copyright notice, or any attribution notice from the
       Software or its associated materials.

   3.5 Claim authorship, ownership, or original creation of
       the Software or any portion of it.

   3.6 Use the Software in any way that violates applicable
       local, national, or international law.

   3.7 Use the Software to develop a competing product or
       service without explicit written permission from Duck Inc.

   3.8 Host, deploy, or make the Software available via any
       API, web service, or platform accessible to third parties
       without a valid commercial license.

   3.9 Strip, bypass, or circumvent any technical protection
       measures applied to the Software.

   3.10 Use the Software within an organization, institution,
        or on behalf of any business entity without a valid
        commercial license, regardless of whether direct
        revenue is generated.

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4. ATTRIBUTION REQUIREMENTS

   4.1 Any permitted use of the Software must retain visible
       credit to Duck Inc. and Eithan Asulin.

   4.2 DuckLLM is built upon Qwen2.5 by Alibaba Cloud, which
       is licensed under the Apache License 2.0. This attribution
       is legally required and must be preserved in all
       distributions and derivative works where permitted.
       Full Apache 2.0 license text:
       https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0

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5. ENFORCEMENT

   5.1 Any violation of this license immediately and
       automatically terminates your rights under this
       agreement without notice.

   5.2 Duck Inc. reserves the right to pursue legal action,
       including claims for damages, injunctive relief, and
       recovery of legal fees, against any party found in
       violation of this license.

   5.3 Failure by Duck Inc. to enforce any provision of this
       license shall not constitute a waiver of future
       enforcement of that or any other provision.

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6. DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES

   6.1 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY
       OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT
       LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
       FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT.

   6.2 IN NO EVENT SHALL EITHAN ASULIN OR DUCK INC. BE
       LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
       EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF
       OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE SOFTWARE,
       EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.

   6.3 YOU ASSUME ALL RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH THE USE OF
       THE SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO RISKS
       OF PROGRAM ERRORS, DAMAGE TO EQUIPMENT, LOSS OF
       DATA, OR ANY OTHER LOSSES.

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7. GOVERNING LAW

   7.1 This license shall be governed by and construed in
       accordance with the laws of the State of Israel,
       without regard to conflict of law principles.

   7.2 Any disputes arising from this license shall be
       subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts
       of Israel.

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By downloading, accessing, or using DuckLLM, You agree to be
bound by the terms of this license. If You do not agree to
these terms, do not download, access, or use the Software.

Copyright (c) 2026 Eithan Asulin, Duck Inc.
All Rights Reserved.