Movable Type Licensing

For standard Movable Type builds, there are two types of licensing: Noncommercial and Limited Commercial. In this section, you'll learn about the requirements for each type of use.

For Movable Type Pro licensing, or licenses for any other product than thestandard Movable Type builds discussed in most of this book, please see updated information on the Movable Type Web site.

Noncommercial Licensing Requirements

The Movable Type noncommercial license is considered for personal use as follows:

• A single installation is allowed for one Web site.

• The software must be used for noncommercial purposes.

• Credit must be displayed either by a text or graphic comment “Powered by Movable Type”. You can retrieve the graphic directly from www.movabletype.org/images/save-on-your-server.gif.

Under this licensing agreement, which is free, you can use Movable Type to your heart's content as long as you do not use it for any illegal means or use it inappropriately. For more information about noncommercial licensing of the product, please see www.movabletype.org/license.shtml.

Commercial Licensing Requirements

Commercial licenses all come with a 30-day trial of the software, but are fee-based. These licenses cover three different scenarios:

• Use of one copy of Movable Type on a company Web site that does not charge for its services for the purposes of managing publishing needs for that site (public or intranet).

• Use of one copy of Movable Type on a commercial Web site that does not charge for its services.

• Web-developer/designer-initiated use. In this case, you are the Web designer on a site and install Movable Type as a publishing tool for the client. In this case, the site type must qualify as one of the preceding two types of sites.

You can retrieve up-to-date commercial license information at www.movabletype.org/commercial_license.shtml. If you require more information about licensing under different circumstances, or require multiple use licensing, you can email [email protected].