# Google Drops Gemma 4 With an Apache 2.0 License — and the Timing Against Chinese Open AI Is Not Accidental

- slug: google-drops-gemma-4-with-an-apache-20-license-and-the-timing-against-chinese-open-ai-is-not-acc
- date: 2026-04-04
- category: Artificial Intelligence

The old Gemma license let Google change the rules anytime and claim rights over anything trained on its outputs. Apache 2.0 fixes that — and the timing, as Chinese labs pull back from open releases, is not accidental.

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