software licenses
Digital usage rights
Software licenses are legal agreements governing how software may be used, copied, modified, or distributed.
They range from restrictive proprietary licenses that limit installation to specific machines to permissive open-source licenses that allow free modification and redistribution.
Common types include end-user license agreements (EULAs), GNU General Public License (GPL), and Creative Commons variants.
Check the software license before redistributing the code.
- copyrightsLegal ownership of creations
- all rights reservedLegal claim on content
- trademarksProtected commercial identifiers
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
- GPLOpen source license type
closed-source · terms of service · trade secrets · permissive · non-commercial use · binding contract · derivative works · license key · EULA · end user · open-source · nag screens · MIT · fair use · proprietary · terms · commercial · per seat
- business expensespayroll, office rent, salaries, wages, office supplies
- fixed expensesrent, salaries, insurance premiums, lease payments, property taxes
- Licensing Termslicense fees, royalties, terms, conditions, exclusivity
- tech salestech deals, SaaS, cloud services, IT services, consumer electronics
- IT contractsservice contracts, EULA, service agreements
- school suppliespencils, pens, erasers, pencil, notebooks
software licensessoftware piracy
Unauthorized copying of programs
cracked software · copyright infringement · warez · unauthorized copies · license revocation
software licensesopen source
Publicly accessible code
freeware · copyleft · free software · creative commons · abandonware