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Todd_Z
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EMERGENCY Licensing Advice

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I need to label my source code immediately with a license. Here are the guidelines:

1. Commercial distribution requires written consent by myself.
2. The license must be proven to have strong legal footing.

I dont want to be caught with my pants around my ankles getting 20% of the profit when distributing this sourcecode by my company [which I don't even have legal connection to].

Thank you!
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Todd_Z wrote:I need to label my source code immediately with a license. Here are the guidelines:

1. Commercial distribution requires written consent by myself.
2. The license must be proven to have strong legal footing.

I dont want to be caught with my pants around my ankles getting 20% of the profit when distributing this sourcecode by my company [which I don't even have legal connection to].

Thank you!
Just by the sound of 2. you may want to seek a strong license contract or even speak to a lawyer.
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As always, I gotta say, talk to a lawyer.

Off the hip, I'd say: dual license. GPL for non-commercial. Private license for commercial (to be drawn up by a lawyer in some fashion or at some level)
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http://www.copyright.gov/circs/circ61.html

If you're looking to copyright your source [$30] - check out the link above.
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