diff --git a/MCUFRIEND_kbv.h b/MCUFRIEND_kbv.h
index 52c421f..a33fa80 100644
--- a/MCUFRIEND_kbv.h
+++ b/MCUFRIEND_kbv.h
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+/*
+ * MCUFRIEND_kbv class inherits from Adafruit_GFX class and the Arduino Print class.
+ * Any use of MCUFRIEND_kbv class and examples is dependent on Adafruit and Arduino licenses
+ * The license texts are in the accompanying license.txt file
+ */
+
 #ifndef MCUFRIEND_KBV_H_
 #define MCUFRIEND_KBV_H_   298
 
diff --git a/license.txt b/license.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eb32308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/license.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * MCUFRIEND_kbv class inherits from Adafruit_GFX class and the Arduino Print class.
+ * Any use of MCUFRIEND_kbv class and examples is dependent on Adafruit and Arduino licenses
+ * The license texts are in the accompanying license.txt file
+ */
+
+
+ADAFRUIT: Adafruit_GFX library
+
+Software License Agreement (BSD License)
+
+Copyright (c) 2012 Adafruit Industries.  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.
+
+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 DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE
+LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR
+CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF
+SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS
+INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
+CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE)
+ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE
+POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+ARDUINO: Print class
+/*
+  Copyright (c) 2014 Arduino.  All right reserved.
+
+  This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+  modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+  version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+
+  This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
+  See the GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+
+  You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+  License along with this library; if not, write to the Free Software
+  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+*/
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