Open model license

By using, reproducing, modifying, distributing, performing, or displaying any portion or element of the Writer Materials, you agree to be bound by this Writer Open Model License (the “Agreement”).

1. Definitions

“Contribution” shall mean any work of authorship, including any modification or addition to the Writer Materials or derivative works thereof, that is intentionally submitted to Writer for inclusion in the Writer Materials by the copyright owner or by an individual or legal entity authorized to submit on behalf of the copyright owner. For the purposes of this definition, “submitted” means any form of electronic, verbal, or written communication sent to Writer or its representatives, including but not limited to communication on electronic mailing lists, source code control systems, and issue tracking systems that are managed by, or on behalf of, Writer for the purpose of discussing and improving the Writer Materials, but excluding communication that is conspicuously marked or otherwise designated in writing by the copyright owner as “Not a Contribution.”

“Documentation” means the specifications, manuals, and documentation accompanying the Writer Materials provided by Writer or as otherwise distributed by Writer at dev.writer.com.

“Licensee,” “you,” or “your” means the individual or legal entity exercising the permissions granted by this Agreement.

“Commercial” means primarily intended for or directed towards commercial advantage or monetary compensation.

“Writer Model” means the foundational large language model and software and algorithms, including machine-learning model code, trained model weights, inference-enabling code, training-enabling code, fine-tuning enabling code, and other elements of the foregoing distributed by Writer under this Agreement.

“Writer Materials” shall mean the applicable Writer Model and related Documentation made available under this Agreement.

“Writer” or “we” means Writer, Inc.

2. License Rights & Conditions

Subject to the terms of this Agreement, Writer grants to you a non-exclusive, worldwide, non-transferable, and royalty-free limited license to use, reproduce, distribute, copy, modify, and create derivative works of the Writer Materials for non-Commercial purposes (the “License”).

3. Redistribution

If you distribute or make the Writer Materials, or any derivative works thereof, available to a third party, you must: (i) provide a copy of this Agreement to such third party; (ii) cause any modified files to carry prominent notices stating that you changed the files; (iii) retain in all copies of the Writer Materials that you distribute the following attribution notice within a “Notice” text file distributed as a part of such copies: “Copyright Writer, Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Writer Materials are provided under and subject to the Writer Open Model License”; and (iv) ensure that your use of the Writer Materials complies with applicable laws and regulations (including trade compliance laws and regulations) and Writer’s Acceptable Use Policy.

You may add your own intellectual property statement to your modifications of the Writer Materials and, except as set forth in this Section, may provide additional or different terms and conditions for use, reproduction, or distribution of the Writer Materials or derivative works thereof as a whole, provided your use, reproduction, modification, distribution, performance, and display of the Writer Materials or derivative works thereof otherwise complies with the terms and conditions of this Agreement. Any additional or different terms and conditions you impose must not conflict with the terms of this Agreement and in the event of a conflict, the terms and conditions of this Agreement shall govern over any such additional or different terms and conditions.

4. Non-Commercial Use

The License granted to you under this Agreement is for non-Commercial purposes only. For any use of the Writer Materials for Commercial purposes, you must request a license from Writer, which Writer may grant to you in its sole discretion, and you are not authorized to exercise any of the rights under this Agreement unless or until Writer otherwise expressly grants you such rights.

If you receive the Writer Materials or any derivative works thereof from a direct or indirect  licensee as part of an integrated end-user product, then this Section 4 and any non-Commercial limitation to the License granted under this Agreement will not apply to you.

5. Contributions

Unless you explicitly state otherwise, any Contribution intentionally submitted for inclusion in the Writer Materials by you to Writer shall be under the terms and conditions of this Agreement, without any additional terms or conditions. Notwithstanding the above, nothing herein shall supersede or modify the terms of any separate license agreement you may have executed with Writer regarding such Contributions.

6. Warranty Disclaimer

UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW, THE WRITER MATERIALS AND ANY OUTPUT AND RESULTS THEREFROM ARE PROVIDED ON AN “AS IS” BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, AND WRITER DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, BOTH EXPRESS AND IMPLIED, INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, ANY WARRANTIES OF TITLE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, MERCHANTABILITY, OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. YOU ARE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR DETERMINING THE APPROPRIATENESS OF USING OR REDISTRIBUTING THE WRITER MATERIALS AND ASSUME ANY RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR USE OF THE WRITER MATERIALS AND ANY OUTPUT AND RESULTS.

7. Limitation of Liability

IN NO EVENT WILL WRITER OR ITS AFFILIATES BE LIABLE UNDER ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, TORT, NEGLIGENCE, PRODUCT LIABILITY, OR OTHERWISE, ARISING OUT OF THIS AGREEMENT, FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL, EXEMPLARY OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES, EVEN IF WRITER OR ITS AFFILIATES HAVE BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY OF THE FOREGOING.

8. IP Rights

This Agreement does not grant permission to use the trade names, trademarks, service marks, or product names of Writer, except as required for reasonable and customary use in describing the origin of the Writer Materials and reproducing the content of the NOTICE file.

Subject to Writer’s ownership of Writer Materials and any derivative works thereof, with respect to any derivative works and modifications of the Writer Materials that are made by you, as between you and Writer, you are and will be the owner of such derivative works and modifications.

If you institute litigation or other proceedings against Writer or any entity (including a crossclaim or counterclaim in a lawsuit) alleging that the Writer Materials, or any portion thereof, infringes the intellectual property or other rights owned or licensable by you, then the License and any other rights granted to you under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date such litigation or claim is filed or instituted. You will indemnify and hold harmless Writer from and against any claim by any third party arising out of or related to your use or distribution of the Writer Materials.

9. Term & Termination

The term of this Agreement will commence upon your access to the Writer Materials and will continue in full force and effect until terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions herein. Writer may terminate this Agreement if you are in breach of any term or condition of this Agreement. Upon termination of this Agreement, you shall delete and cease use of the Writer Materials. Sections 6, 7, 8, and 10 shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

10. Governing Law

This Agreement will be governed and construed under the laws of the State of California without regard to choice of law principles, and the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods does not apply to this Agreement. The courts of California shall have exclusive jurisdiction of any dispute arising out of this Agreement.