License
Introduction to License
License, a permit granting permission to engage in an activity that would otherwise be illegal. The main purpose of a license is to protect the public interest. A license issued by a government agency is required in order to pursue certain occupations, run certain businesses, and enjoy certain privileges. In the U.S., for example, a person must have a license to practice medicine and law; brokerage firms and restaurants are two types of businesses that require licenses; and one must have a driver’s license to operate an automobile on public roads. Fees for licenses are a source of revenue for the government.
The term license is also applied in property law when a landowner permits another party to use his or her land. Such licenses are personal and revocable at will; they may not be assigned to or inherited by a third party.” (1)
Saloon, Church, License
From the book The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law, about Saloon, Church, License (1): A man owned premises that had been occupied as a saloon from 1894. In 1896 the New York law prohibiting saloons to be licensed within 200 feet of a church, except places where liquor traffic had been carried on prior to that time, was passed. In 1898 a church was built within 200 feet of the saloon in question. After the building of the church, the saloon was vacated for about ten days during a change of saloonkeepers, and an action was brought to revoke the license of the new saloonkeeper. The court held that the incidental interruption of the business did not bring the place within the prohibition of the law, and that the license could not be revoked.834
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Notes and References
- Charles M. Scanlan, The Clergyman’s Hand-book of Law. The Law of Church and Grave (1909), Benziger Brothers, New York, Cincinnati, Chicago
See Also
- Religion
- Church
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Notes and References
- Information about License in the Encarta Online Encyclopedia
Guide to License
License in E.U. Patent System
A transfer of patent rights that does not amount to an assignment. A license, which can be exclusive or non-exclusive, does not give the licensee the legal title to the patent.
In the United States
For information about License in the context of international trade, click here
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Further Reading
- Information about License in the Encyclopedia of World Trade: from Ancient Times to the Present (Cynthia Clark Northrup)
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