# Intellectual Property Policy

Micronaut source code is licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Project Documentation License

Micronaut non-code content, such as documentation, image files, and audiovisual files (e.g., .txt, .rtf, .doc, .pdf, .jpg, .tif, .mp3, .wav, and some .html files), is licensed under [Creative Commons BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/deed.en). This includes documentation available at [docs.micronaut.io](https://docs.micronaut.io) and step-by-step tutorials available at [guides.micronaut.io](https://guides.micronaut.io).

Code intended as sample code and embedded in documentation is licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Contributions

All new code contributions to any Micronaut repository must be made under the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

Contributions must be accompanied by a signed [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](CONTRIBUTOR_LICENSE_AGREEMENT.md). Contributors will sign the CLA directly via the GitHub user interface. The CLA binds the individual contributor and, if applicable, their employer to the [Apache License, Version 2.0](http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Copyright Statements

Source code that will be distributed (for example, source code on the main classpath of a Java library) should contain the following copyright statement at the beginning of the file.

```
/*
 * Copyright <year of file creation> Contributors to the Micronaut Project.
 *
 * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
 * You may obtain a copy of the License at
 *
 * https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 *
 * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
 * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
 * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
 * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 * limitations under the License.
 */
package io.micronaut.aop;
```

Source code used for tests or documentation does not need to contain the previous copyright statement.