Editing License (section)

== Mass licensing of software ==

Mass distributed software is used by individuals on personal computers under license from the developer of that software. Such license is typically included in a more extensive [[end-user license agreement]] (EULA)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/mobile-ecosystems-market-study-interim-report/interim-report|title = Interim report}}</ref> entered into upon the installation of that software on a computer.
Typically, a license is associated with a unique code, that when approved grants the end user access to the software in question.

Under a typical end-user license agreement, the user may install the software on a limited number of computers.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mondaq.com/licensing-syndication/1159626/features-of-concluding-licensing-agreements-in-the-field-of-it-technologies-in-kazakhstan|title = Features of Concluding Licensing Agreements in the Field of IT Technologies in Kazakhstan - Intellectual Property - Kazakhstan}}</ref>

The enforceability of end-user license agreements is sometimes [[Software license agreement#Enforceability of EULAs in the United States|questioned]].

As of 2020, there are various ways to [[Software license|license software]] with different kinds of licensing models, which allow software vendors to profit from their product offerings in flexible ways.