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What is License mean?
A license (American English) or licence (British English) is an official permission or permit to do, use, or own something (as well as the document of that permission or permit).
A license is granted by a party to another party as an element of an agreement between those parties. In the case of a license issued by a government, the license is obtained by applying for it. In the case of a private party, it is by a specific agreement, usually in writing (such as a lease or other contract). The simplest definition is "A license is a promise not to sue," because a license usually either permits the licensed party to engage in an activity which is illegal, and subject to prosecution, without the license (e.g. fishing, driving an automobile, or operating a broadcast radio or television station), or it permits the licensed party to do something that would violate the rights of the licensing party (e.g. make copies of a copyrighted work), which, without the license, the licensed party could be sued, civilly, criminally, or both.
In particular, a license may be issued by authorities, to allow an activity that would otherwise be forbidden. It may require paying a fee or proving a capability (or both). The requirement may also serve to keep the authorities informed on a type of activity, and to give them the opportunity to set conditions and limitations.
A licensor may grant a license under intellectual property laws to authorize a use (such as copying software or using a patented invention) to a licensee, sparing the licensee from a claim of infringement brought by the licensor. A license under intellectual property commonly has several components beyond the grant itself, including a term, territory, renewal provisions, and other limitations deemed vital to the licensor.
Term: many licenses are valid for a particular length of time. This protects the licensor should the value of the license increase, or market conditions change. It also preserves enforceability by ensuring that no license extends beyond the term of the agreement.
Territory: a license may stipulate what territory the rights pertain to. For example, a license with a territory limited to "North America" (Mexico/United States/Canada) would not permit a licensee any protection from actions for use in Japan.
Again, a shorthand definition of license is "a promise by the licensor not to sue the licensee". That means without a license any use or exploitation of intellectual property by a third party would amount to copying or infringement. Such copying would be improper and could, by using the legal system, be stopped if the intellectual property owner wanted to do so.
Intellectual property licensing plays a major role in business, academia and broadcasting. Business practices such as franchising, technology transfer, publication and character merchandising entirely depend on the licensing of intellectual property. Land licensing (proprietary licensing) and IP licensing.
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Lecturer In Charge | Academic & Science |
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Limon (co) | Airport Code |
Life Insurance Corporation | Banking |
Life Insurance CorporationORGANIZATION | Business |
Limited Imperial Company | Business |
Local Implementation Contract | Business |
Lifestyles Communities Ltd | Business |
Lynch Interactive Corporation | Business |
Loan Implementation Consultants | Business |
Livestock Improvement Corporation | Business |
Life Insurance Company | Business |
Listed Investment Company | Business |
License | Certifications |
Local Independent Charities | Community |
Leadership Initiative Credit | Community |
Labour Intensive Community | Community |
Leptospirosis Information Center | Community |
Love In Christ | Community |
Linux Integration Center | Computing |
Lenovo Innovation Center | Computing |
Line Interface Computer | Computing |
License Internal Code | Computing |
Liverpool International College | Educational Institute |
Linear Integrated Circuit | Electronics |
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Love Iced Cocktails | General |
Life In Color | General |
Location Intelligence Component | General |
Life Imaging Center | General |
Lipid Interstitial Cells | General |
Local Index of Communication | General |
Line Integral Convolution | General |
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Live In Characters | General |
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Life In Christ | General |
Ligation Independent Cloning | General |
Lack Of Institutional Control | General |
Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship | General |
Low Income Country | General |
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