---
title: "Checklist"
source: The Turing Way
source_url: https://github.com/the-turing-way/the-turing-way
licence: CC-BY-4.0
domain: data-and-analysis
subdomain: turing-way
date_added: 2026-04-25
---

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# Checklist

This is a checklist for adding a license to your project repository.

- Go to your repository folder (local computer or online repository on GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket)
- Create a new file and name is `License.txt` or `License.md` based on your  preference of the file format
- Choose a type of license (or multiple license for mixed content) that is suitable for your project (visit [choosealicense.com](https://choosealicense.com/))
- Copy the license content to the newly created file, for example, you can use an Open Source license [CC-BY 4.0](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/cc-by-4.0/) for text content and [MIT License](https://choosealicense.com/licenses/mit/) for software
- Save your file and add details in your `README.md` file

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## Further Reading

Additional resources you can read to learn more about software licenses.

 - [Open source licenses: What, which, and why](https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2020/02/how-to-choose-an-open-source-license/)

- General Reading on copyright, its potential reforms, and history of application in software
    - [Free as in freedom 2.0](https://archive.org/details/faif-2.0/mode/2up)
    - [What if we could reimagine copyright?](https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt1q1crjg)
    - [Chokepoint capitalism](https://craphound.com/chokepoint/2022/09/27/twitch-does-a-chokepoint-capitalism/)
    - [Intellectual Property & Monopoly Capitalism]( https://crashcourseeconomics.org/webinar/intellectual-property-and-monopoly-capitalism)
    - [Can models be protected by copyright law?](https://www.comsol.com/blogs/can-models-be-protected-by-copyright-law/)
- Tools
    - [Reuse](https://reuse.software/)
- Relevant Legal Materials
	- International treaties impacting most nation state level IP law
		- [Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works](https://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/)
		- [TRIPS](https://www.wto.org/english/docs_e/legal_e/27-trips_01_e.htm)
	- Statutes / Directives
		- US
			- [DMCA](https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/house-bill/2281)
