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Open source in name, but not within the meaning of the Regulation

Three providers call their model open source. The first licence allows non-commercial research only. The second requires a separate commercial licence once monthly active users pass a threshold. The third gives the model away for free but hosts it exclusively on its own platform where visitors are served paid advertisements.

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Identifier: praxikon:eu:ai-act:example:example-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening
Payload hash (sha256): 5dc00034cfc1ea6015891add4d5e3a85e7be426cdfab0e9ff0cbb59949b927fc

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Praxikon, "Open source in name, but not within the meaning of the Regulation", praxikon:eu:ai-act:example:example-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening@1.0.0, dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0), effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-14T00:00:00.000Z, sha256 5dc00034cfc1ea6015891add4d5e3a85e7be426cdfab0e9ff0cbb59949b927fc

Version: 1.0.0
Legal time (effective_at): 8 August 2026
Knowledge time (known_at): 8 August 2026
Closed on: Not closed
Topics: examples

Review status: Placed against the official source (8 August 2026). Next check due by 4 February 2027. The check date is the knowledge date of this version; no later recheck has been recorded.

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Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- Guidelines for GPAI model providers
  Locator: Commission Guidelines C(2025) 5045 final, 18.7.2025, scope of the obligations for GPAI model providers
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-gpai-guidelines
  Open official source
Via
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Consequence
- ObligationArticle 53: GPAI model providers
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:obligation:article-53-gpai

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Source
Official fact on this object, with its locator.
- Guidelines for GPAI model providers
  Locator: Commission Guidelines C(2025) 5045 final, 18.7.2025, scope of the obligations for GPAI model providers
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-gpai-guidelines
  Open official source
Via
No condition or exception recorded on this object.
Consequence
- ActorProvider of an AI system
  praxikon:eu:ai-act:actor:provider

What this object states

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The Commission guidelines on the scope of the GPAI obligations address this case when determining when someone becomes a model provider themselves. The document is non-binding.
- Locator: Commission Guidelines C(2025) 5045 final, 18.7.2025, scope of the obligations for GPAI model providerspraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-gpai-guidelinesOpen official source

Our interpretation

Our own reading. It can change without the law changing, and it is not the position of a supervisory authority.

A usage restriction is not automatically fatal: you may include specific, proportionate and non-discriminatory safety terms, whereas a monthly active user threshold or a separate commercial licence disqualifies the licence.
- Locator: Commission Guidelines C(2025) 5045 final, 18.7.2025, scope of the obligations for GPAI model providerspraxikon:eu:ai-act:source:commission-gpai-guidelinesOpen official source

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Reference

Praxikon, "Open source in name, but not within the meaning of the Regulation",
praxikon:eu:ai-act:example:example-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening@1.0.0,
dataset praxikon:sys:registry:dataset:ai-act-implementation-graph 2.1.0 (schema 1.4.0),
effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z, known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z,
sha256 5dc00034cfc1ea6015891add4d5e3a85e7be426cdfab0e9ff0cbb59949b927fc,
https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/example/example-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening
(https://www.praxikon.com/api/v1/entities?id=praxikon%3Aeu%3Aai-act%3Aexample%3Aexample-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening&effective_at=2026-08-08&known_at=2026-08-08&lang=en, accessed 2026-08-25)

Short form

praxikon:eu:ai-act:example:example-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening@1.0.0 (sha256 5dc00034)

BibTeX

@misc{praxikon-eu-ai-act-example-example-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening-1-0-0,
  author       = {{Praxikon}},
  title        = {Open source in name, but not within the meaning of the Regulation},
  year         = {2026},
  version      = {1.0.0},
  number       = {praxikon:eu:ai-act:example:example-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening},
  howpublished = {AI Act Change \& Evidence Graph, dataset 2.1.0, schema 1.4.0},
  note         = {effective_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; known_at 2026-08-08T00:00:00.000Z; sha256 5dc00034cfc1ea6015891add4d5e3a85e7be426cdfab0e9ff0cbb59949b927fc},
  url          = {https://www.praxikon.com/en/verkenner/example/example-opensource-in-naam-maar-niet-in-de-zin-van-de-verordening},
  urldate      = {2026-08-25},
  language     = {en}
}

CSL JSON

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