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Is there a license for closed source code?
At the top of all the source code files I have this pretty basic copyright notice: However I’m really starting to think that’s not enough. Without the money to get a lawyer, I’m interested in any closed-source license that essentially says “You can use it, and that’s it”.
How to include a license and copyright notice in Apache?
As far as I can tell from ASF Source Header and Copyright Notice Policy, the NOTICE file is for people developing software for the Apache Software Foundation. This document describes how Apache committers and PMC members should handle source file licensing and copyright notices.
Do you have to include a license notice with every source file?
Using it, your “legal boilerplate” in every source file header reduces to just two lines: People who automate software supply-chain analyses will be thankful for your sticking to a common standard of machine-readable license description.
How to include a license and copyright notice?
Instead, you can link in the footer to a single page that lists the external libraries and their licenses. As far as I can tell from ASF Source Header and Copyright Notice Policy, the NOTICE file is for people developing software for the Apache Software Foundation.
Do you need proprietary code for proprietary licenses?
You don’t need proprietary code for licenses to be important. If you use GPL code pulled off of npm without respecting its license and assuming it’s MIT, then you’re going to have a bad time. I guess you drifted away from original question.
Do you need a license for open source?
Note, again, what you’re describing is NOT a license, it’s a per file assertion of copyright and specifically stating that the code is proprietary. Highly active question. Earn 10 reputation (not counting the association bonus) in order to answer this question.
Do you need to reserve all rights for proprietary code?
While it’s not bad practice to “all rights reserved” your code, it is not strictly necessary; no rights are implicitly granted, so no rights need to be reserved. In this context “UNLICENSED” is clearly proprietary if you haven’t acquired a license through another channel.