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raw content from public domain sources[edit]

All forms of licenses should be seperated, and not combined, as they have notting to do with topic, but rather as sub-categories, or child for that matter. ---Barry Dick <barryd.it@gmail.com>

Raw content that needs work before inclusion in the main article. A linkage list would also be good at the end of the main article linking the various types of "licenses". I will update the article if and when I have time. Please use the following to help write the article. ---maveric149 12:43, 25 February 2002

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913] [entry on license removed due to copyvio]LeeVJ (talk) 00:41, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Psychological licencing.[edit]

By the way, you don't need a licence to be a psychologist in a lot of places. Luke

THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MY POST RE ART PROJECTS ????????////////////// —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gabzw (talk • contribs) 17:51, 26 December 2007

Uh? Bazonka (talk) 21:29, 21 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Manutacturing licence[edit]

Can somebody add something about manufacturing deals where companies produce another's product for a royalty (i.e., under licence)? Trekphiler (talk) 12:58, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

license vs permit[edit]

Could somebody add a section on the difference between a license and a permit? There's a legal distinction, but I'm not an expert. —Preceding unsigned comment added by BillMcGonigle (talk • contribs) 21:17, 16 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Could someone please add a section about farming licences? So many commodities require a licence to market. Where did the original marketing licences come from? I see in ancient Roman times, licences were required to market and transport some goods even to designated warehouses. Also, in the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which includes a wide colonial area, there is a clause about licence requirements for trade. Do marketing licences belong to the farmer or to the state? Hanksm —Preceding unsigned comment added by Hanksm (talk • contribs) 13:33, 19 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

removal of sections[edit]

I have removed some sections as they appear to be commercial sites and the links don't actually point directly to relevant pages. they were to business.gov and permitmeLeeVJ (talk) 00:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Exclusive and nonexclusive license[edit]

The redirect Nonexclusive license, which redirects here, is currently being discussed at Wikipedia:Redirects for discussion/Log/2008 July 6, with deletion possible, though unlikely. Regardless of the outcome of the discussion, I think a section should be added to this article about the exclusive character of some licenses (such as franchisees of store chains being granted the exclusivity of the chain's name within a certain geographical area). --Blanchardb-^{Me•MyEars•MyMouth}-timed 23:38, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I came here to find out what a "Non-exclusive license" is. The term appears nowhere in the article and so I still don't know. Sort it out, somebody. 81.131.49.174 (talk) 15:13, 26 April 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Journalist license[edit]

Does anyone have any information regarding the licensing of journalists? Many countries require this...perhaps we could add a section? Thanks --71.111.230.71 (talk) 14:06, 18 April 2009

Relicensing[edit]

This should be handled too. Now it's only implicated by the licenses. It's a complex topic and deserves a thorough discussion on the legal and ethical considerations. 85.76.91.90 (talk) 18:31, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Requested move[edit]

The following discussion is an archived discussion of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

No consensus to move. Vegaswikian (talk) 01:30, 9 April 2010 (UTC) License → Licence — As the article itself says, "In almost all forms of English the noun is usually spelled Licence". f3llah1n ^(talk) 14:38, 2 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Oppose Nomination is based on a dubious claim within the article that is not sourced nor is it even clear in its meaning. How many forms of English are being considered, and of them how many are simple derivatives of British English? It's not even original research, it's just conjecture. There are a number of WP guidelines that recommend against changing article titles for the sake of regional spelling preferences. Ham Pastrami (talk) 13:32, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose based upon WP:ENGVAR. --Labattblueboy (talk) 21:04, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The article was originally created in American English (well, after the gibberish had been replaced), so that's where it stays. There is no reason why licence/license should be considered specifically relevant to any national form of English. Skinsmoke (talk) 23:58, 6 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Oppose The number of "forms" of English that use each spelling is not a correct criterion in any case, since you may simply redefine "form" to get any result you choose. This should stay at the existing location. — Gavia immer (talk) 21:54, 8 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the proposal. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on this talk page. No further edits should be made to this section.

I believe this should be moved, although not for the reason proposed above. English should take precedence over variants like American spelling, when dealing with basic definitions such as the word 'licence' as a noun. A note should be made to assert that 'license' is the verb form, and that 'license' is also how both the verb and noun are spelled in the USA.--98.122.20.56 (talk) 16:32, 6 October 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Limits of licensing[edit]

What can be licensed and what can't ? I assume I cannot license hammers and ask for a fee from anybody manufacturing them. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.255.239.40 (talk) 00:33, 16 November 2011 (UTC)[reply]

License: American English verb[edit]

Page License currently says "The verb licence [...]. The noun license (American English) or licence (British English, [...]". As I understand it, this implies that the verb is always spelled Licence, independent of the form of English. However, other websites indicate that in American English the verb is spelled License; see American and British English spelling differences, http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/american_english/license, http://oxforddictionaries.com/definition/english/licence, http://www.grammar-monster.com/easily_confused/licence_license.htm, http://www.englishclub.com/writing/spelling_american-english.htm, http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/BritishCanadianAmerican.htm, http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/dictionaries/english/data/d0082350.html. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 140.230.5.169 (talk) 12:16, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The first two sentences cover the difference. However, I'm not sure it totally matches my own (en-GB) understanding which is that you license a licence in the same way that you devise a device or advise on advice. —Sladen (talk) 12:39, 14 August 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In British English, license is a verb; licence is a noun. Steepleman (t) 08:46, 22 September 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Exclusive and non-exclusive licensing[edit]

Seeing non-exclusive license redirects here, perhaps the concepts of exclusive and non-exclusive licenses could warrant a short paragraph. With best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 08:57, 22 December 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Sub-licensing[edit]

The concept of "sub-licensing" could be usefully covered here. With best wishes. RobbieIanMorrison (talk) 10:58, 10 September 2018 (UTC)[reply]