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  "question": "Can I use MIT commercially?",
  "slug": "can-i-use-mit-commercially",
  "url": "https://www.rightshold.com/answers/can-i-use-mit-commercially",
  "short_answer": "Commercial use: Yes. Commercial use, modified and redistributed: Yes.",
  "framing": "MIT License (MIT): Deal in the software without restriction, including to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense and sell it, as long as the copyright and permission notice go with all copies or substantial portions.",
  "checks": [
    {
      "label": "Commercial use",
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        "commercial_use": true
      },
      "verdict": "permitted",
      "answer": "Yes",
      "findings": [
        "Every use you described is granted by MIT, and nothing you described is prohibited."
      ],
      "duties": [
        "attribution",
        "license_notice"
      ],
      "curation": "curated",
      "official_text": "https://opensource.org/license/mit"
    },
    {
      "label": "Commercial use, modified and redistributed",
      "license": "MIT",
      "license_name": "MIT License",
      "intended_use": {
        "commercial_use": true,
        "modification": true,
        "redistribution": true
      },
      "verdict": "permitted",
      "answer": "Yes",
      "findings": [
        "Every use you described is granted by MIT, and nothing you described is prohibited."
      ],
      "duties": [
        "attribution",
        "license_notice"
      ],
      "curation": "curated",
      "official_text": "https://opensource.org/license/mit"
    }
  ],
  "context": [
    "Provided as is, without warranty."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "MIT License: official text",
      "url": "https://opensource.org/license/mit"
    },
    {
      "title": "MIT on the SPDX License List",
      "url": "https://spdx.org/licenses/MIT.html"
    }
  ],
  "check_it_yourself": {
    "mcp": {
      "tool": "check_license",
      "arguments": {
        "license": "MIT",
        "intended_use": {
          "commercial_use": true
        }
      }
    },
    "rest": "POST https://www.rightshold.com/v1/licenses/check"
  },
  "computed_from": "Rightshold license profiles at render time; not legal advice",
  "updated": "2026-10-19"
}