Commercial Use

• APSIM is run as part of a service or product, such as a web interface that calls APSIM, in a commercial environment resulting in a commercial return.
• A product that utilises a database that has been derived from APSIM outputs. If the use of this product does result in an economic return, then the use would be classified as Commercial.
• If APSIM code is incorporated into a product or used in the development of a new product and if the product is utilised commercially, then this use would be considered a commercial use of APSIM.
• If there is direct economic benefit to the APSIM Modeller or a third party beyond the life of the project, then this work would be considered commercial use of APSIM. This includes internal (eg using APSIM to guide a decision within an enterprise) or external (eg an enterprise using APSIM to provide advice to a third party) use.

 

• APSIM is run as part of a service or product, such as a web interface that calls APSIM, that is publicly availably not resulting in a commercial return.
• A product that utilises a database that has been derived from APSIM outputs. If the database is publicly available and the use of this product does not result in an economic return, then the use would be classified as Non-Commercial.
• If APSIM code is incorporated into a product or used in the development of a new product and if the product is made freely available, then this use would be considered a non-commercial use of APSIM.

 

Anyone who downloads and runs APSIM

 

The APSIM Commercial Licence allows the following:

• Usage and development of APSIM Software
• To develop a project or process that incorporates or is derived from the APSIM Software
• A service that uses the APSIM Software

 

An APSIM R&D licence allows the following:

• Use and develop APSIM Software
• Use of APSIM Outputs for R&D purposes and dissemination

 

Not necessarily. Some examples that do not require a Commercial License include research grants; providing a consultancy report and/or data which is made publicly available; developing a tool that runs APSIM which is made freely and publicly available.

The questions that need answering are:

• what is the (commercial) intention for use of the APSIM outputs by the APSIM Modeller or by a third party?
• is the IP made publicly available?

If the answer to the above questions are for Research/Knowledge gain and dissemination AND the IP is made publicly available, then an APSIM Commercial Licence is not required.

Please note that as an APSIM modeller, if the use by an external third party will be using the APSIM Outputs for uses other than for knowledge gain and dissemination, then the APSIM Modeller will require an APSIM Commercial licence to be able to undertake the work.

• IP made publicly available
• No direct economic benefit for APSIM Modeller and End User beyond the life of the project
• No Intention to Commercialise