MIT License with Commercial Use Restriction (MITCR)

The MITCR is a modified variant of the MIT License designed to preserve the freedom to use, modify, and share the software for non-commercial purposes, while requiring explicit written permission from the copyright holder for any commercial use.

Overview

This document provides a non-binding summary of the rights and restrictions under the MITCR license. Only the terms contained in the license file are binding.

What You May Do

• Use the Software for non-commercial purposes.
• Modify the Software for non-commercial purposes.
• Share non-commercial modifications, provided you comply with attribution requirements.

What You May Not Do

• Use the Software or any derivative works for commercial purposes without obtaining explicit written permission from the copyright holder.
• Distribute the Software (original or modified) without proper attribution to the original author(s).
• Incorporate the Software into any commercial product, service, or workflow without written authorization.
• Remove or alter copyright notices, attribution statements, or license terms in distributed copies.

Usage

If you want to use the MITCR license in your own projects, you can copy the license file into the root folder of your project.

Top-notice

In many cases it may be beneficial to add a notice at the top of your source files, that links back to your original license file. It could be done in a format like this (for e.g. Java):

/*
 * Copyright (c) [year]-present [name]
 * This software is licensed under the MITCR license. The full text for the license will be bundled with this software or can be found at https://git.elbe-dev.com/ElBe-Development/MITCR.
 */

Important Notes

This summary is not legal advice. If you have questions about permitted use, commercial licensing, or interpretation of the license, please contact the license's author: ElBe (also known as ElBe-Plaq or ElBe-Dev).

For the full and authoritative terms, always refer to the official license text.