The-Coffee-License

Coffee License Stamps

coffee-stamps-collection.md - Collection of stamps pre-prepared for different languages
coffee-stamp-template.txt - The Base Text Template

Making compliance frictionless for developers

What are Coffee License Stamps?

Coffee License Stamps are copy-paste ready copyright notices that make using the Coffee License as simple as possible. Instead of manually creating copyright headers, just copy a stamp, fill in your details, and paste it at the top of your files.

Why Use Stamps?

Traditional licensing process:

Choose a license
Add LICENSE file to your repo
Remember to add copyright notices to source files
Hope you formatted it correctly
Include all necessary legal information

Coffee License + Stamps:

Copy stamp for your language
Fill in the placeholders
Paste at top of files
Done - everything needed is already there

How to Use

Choose your language from the collection
Replace the placeholders:
- [YEAR] → 2025 (or current year)
- [NAME] → Your name or company name
- [EMAIL] → Your contact email
- [AMOUNT] → License fee (default: $50)
- [BIG_CORP] → Example mega-corp (Google, Apple, Microsoft, etc.)
Copy and paste at the top of your source files

What This Accomplishes

For developers:

✅ Zero confusion about licensing
✅ Professional-looking copyright notices
✅ Consistent formatting across projects
✅ All legal information embedded

For companies:

✅ License terms clearly visible in every file
✅ Contact information readily available
✅ Fee amount and threshold crystal clear
✅ No excuse for “didn’t know” about licensing

Philosophy

The Coffee License is about making courtesy as easy as possible. These stamps remove every barrier to proper attribution and licensing compliance.

If compliance is easier than avoidance, everyone wins.

For language-specific stamps with proper comment formatting, see the complete collection.

Making licensing simple, one stamp at a time ☕

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