diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+Copyright (c) <year>, <copyright holder>
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
+    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
+      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
+      documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+    * Neither the name of the <organization> nor the
+      names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products
+      derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND
+ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED
+WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE
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+(INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES;
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diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 92f1df3..4ca8416 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -30,8 +30,7 @@ This project is developed on a Windows (7) platform, but there should (and, as a
 
 ## License
 
-Not defined yet. Let's say that the code is public and that you can use it and modify it as you want. 
-I would simply love is a short message (like "Thank you !" or "You rock !" :p) if you find the project useful. 
+This project is released under the new BSD license (3 clause version). You can read more about the license in the LICENSE file. 
 
 ## Contact