diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
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+++ b/LICENSE.md
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) [year] [fullname]
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
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+SOFTWARE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ Python's [Matplotlib](http://matplotlib.org) can save plots as [PGF vector files
 	```
 
 	to test your Python and LaTeX setup.
-2. Copy the `texfig.py` file next to your Python script. It is just some setup and utility code for `matplotlib`, so feel free to edit any configurations within.
+2. Copy the `texfig.py` file next to your Python script. It is just some simple setup and utility code for `matplotlib` to get you started, so feel free to edit any configurations within.
 3. Use `texfig` to generate PGF plots:
 
 	```python
@@ -52,3 +52,13 @@ Python's [Matplotlib](http://matplotlib.org) can save plots as [PGF vector files
 	```
 
 5. Admire the beauty of LaTeX vector plots.
+
+
+## Contact
+
+TexFig was created and is maintained by [Nils Leif Fischer](https://nilsleiffischer.de).
+
+
+## License
+
+TexFig is released under the MIT license. See [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for details.