LizenzScans

LizenzScans is a web-based platform that aggregates license documents and analyzes terms to help developers, researchers, and policy makers understand licensing. By providing searchable access to license texts, summaries, and metadata, it aims to improve transparency around how licenses govern software, data, and other works.

Data sources include open-source license texts, public records, and partner repositories. Ingested texts are OCR’d when needed and enriched with metadata such as jurisdiction, license name, version, and attribution requirements. The platform uses natural language processing to extract key clauses, classify licenses as permissive, copyleft, or non-viral, and identify potential compatibility issues. Users can search by keywords, license type, jurisdiction, or clause; browse license families; or export results in JSON, CSV, or plain summaries. An API supports programmatic access and integration into development workflows.

LizenzScans serves software teams, researchers, and compliance professionals. It supports license literacy, due diligence, and comparative licensing analyses. Because license terms are complex and nuanced, the platform emphasizes that automated results are aids for review and should be corroborated with the official texts.

Governance emphasizes openness and data provenance. Content contributed by users and partners is governed by open licenses and documented terms. Privacy considerations apply to user-uploaded documents, and sensitive data handling follows defined safeguards.

See also: open-source licenses, license metadata standards, and software licensing.