diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..565e93b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+
+Copyright (c) 2014, Cristian Maglie.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+are met:
+
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+   notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+
+2. 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.
+
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder 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 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.
+
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 95c56db..ed58a84 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2014 Cristian Maglie. All rights reserved.
+# Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+# license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+#
+
 include $(GOROOT)/src/Make.inc
 
 TARG=github.com/bugst/go-serial/serial
diff --git a/serial.go b/serial.go
index 913fe9b..b6854e6 100644
--- a/serial.go
+++ b/serial.go
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2014 Cristian Maglie. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+//
+
 package serial
 
 import "io"
diff --git a/serial_linux.go b/serial_linux.go
index 3bf37c5..da75536 100644
--- a/serial_linux.go
+++ b/serial_linux.go
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2014 Cristian Maglie. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+//
+
 package serial
 
 /*
diff --git a/serial_windows.go b/serial_windows.go
index 361b200..3df53fb 100644
--- a/serial_windows.go
+++ b/serial_windows.go
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2014 Cristian Maglie. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+//
+
 package serial
 
 /*
diff --git a/test/serial_test.go b/test/serial_test.go
index 59ee481..384d70e 100644
--- a/test/serial_test.go
+++ b/test/serial_test.go
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2014 Cristian Maglie. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+//
+
 package serial
 
 import "go.bug.st/serial"