Pypi ultralytics-yolov5 uses Apache but this repo uses AGPL

[protonphoton]

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Hello, I am recently trying out your yolov5 model but have some issues with your licensing. In this repo, clearly you are using AGPL but from your pypi package: https://pypi.org/project/ultralytics-yolov5/ , you have an Apache license. Does that mean as long as I am using the pypi package, I am not restricted by AGPL? If not, would you please update your license so we don't end up with license confusion? Thank you so much!

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[pderrenger]

@ranranproton thanks for catching that! The AGPL-3.0 license applies to all Ultralytics YOLOv5 software and models as stated in our LICENSE file. The PyPI metadata has been corrected to reflect AGPL-3.0. For commercial licensing options that avoid AGPL requirements, see Ultralytics Licensing. We appreciate your diligence!

[protonphoton]

Thanks @pderrenger . I have another question. If we started using yolov5 before there was even AGPL license couple years ago, should we change our license to AGPL or we can keep our previouse license?

[pderrenger]

@protonphoton if your usage commenced prior to the establishment of the AGPL-3.0 license and you have not updated to a version with AGPL-3.0, then your usage is governed by the terms that existed at that point, but any updates you make now would fall under AGPL-3.0 or require an Ultralytics Enterprise License.

[protonphoton]

@pderrenger , thanks for the confirmation. I checked with the Pypi yolov5 package and it is still under Apache, and the last update is 2022. So does that mean as long as I keep using this version of package, the usage will be under Apache?

[pderrenger]

@protonphoton Correct, usage rights are defined by the license in effect at the time of software acquisition, so if you obtained ultralytics-yolov5 package under the Apache license before it was updated, that license would apply, but any updates after the license change to AGPL-3.0 would be subject to the new license, or require an Ultralytics Enterprise License.