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Licensing Information

RAILS resources are licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International: CC BY-NC 4.0 .

This license allows others to:

• Use the resource freely for non-commercial purposes.
• Share it with others by distributing, copying, and displaying the material.
• Adapt the resource by remixing, transforming, or building upon it to suit their needs.

However, this license requires users to:

• Provide attribution to the original creators (RAILS and the Duke Center on Law & Tech).
• Avoid commercial use—the resource cannot be sold or used for commercial purposes.

Why We Chose This License

RAILS is committed to the notion that knowledge and tools for responsible AI should be freely available to help improve legal services and foster collaboration across sectors. The CC BY-NC 4.0 license strikes a balance between accessibility and accountability by enabling open use and modification of this resource while ensuring that:

1. Attribution is given – Users must credit the original creators when sharing or adapting the resource, helping to preserve the integrity of the work.
2. Non-commercial use only – The resource can’t be sold or itself deployed as a tool to make profits through its use, ensuring that the framework remains a free public resource for the legal community. To be clear, it certainly can be used within your commercial enterprises.

This licensing approach supports broad adoption while reinforcing our commitment to transparency, equity, and responsible innovation in the legal field.

More Information

If you’d like to learn more about Creative Commons licenses or how to apply this one to your own work, visit creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0.

Updated March 25, 2026