diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b40346705
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+searx is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+searx is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with searx. If not, see < http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ >.
+
+(C) 2013- by Adam Tauber, <asciimoo@gmail.com>
diff --git a/searx/webapp.py b/searx/webapp.py
index c9067972c..cfb30ba67 100644
--- a/searx/webapp.py
+++ b/searx/webapp.py
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python
 
+'''
+searx is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+(at your option) any later version.
+
+searx is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+
+You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+along with searx. If not, see < http://www.gnu.org/licenses/ >.
+
+(C) 2013- by Adam Tauber, <asciimoo@gmail.com>
+'''
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     from sys import path
     from os.path import realpath, dirname