LICENSE

AGENTS.md

@@ -128,3 +128,9 @@ Note: The ConsoleColor mapping above is authoritative for the application. If yo
 - Navigation is always based strictly on the **relative path from root** and is consistent on all levels (Backspace always moves up one level, Enter always moves one level deeper, regardless of which layer).
 
 ---
+
+## License
+
+MIT License - Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+- Full text in `LICENSE`
+- License headers in all source code files

LICENSE

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
+SOFTWARE.

README.md

@@ -212,3 +212,9 @@ Releases are automated via GitHub Actions (`.github/workflows/release.yml`).
 - Full technical requirements and build rules are in [`AGENTS.md`](AGENTS.md).
 - After any functional change, both `README.md` and `AGENTS.md` must be updated.
 - Every release **must** include release notes listing all changes and bugfixes.
+
+---
+
+## License
+
+Licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE) - Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)

demo.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+# Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 # === Demo setup and run script for MarcerGameDvdLauncher ===
 # Creates a structured test directory with main and patch layers,
 # populates them with fake ZIPs, then launches the launcher.

scripts/build.cmd

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+REM Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+REM Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
 @echo off
 
 REM === Build script for MarcerGameDvdLauncher (requires .NET SDK 6 or newer) ===

scripts/build.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+# Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 # === Build script for MarcerGameDvdLauncher (requires .NET SDK 6 or newer) ===
 echo "Building MarcerGameDvdLauncher..."
 

scripts/start.cmd

@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+REM Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+REM Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
 @echo off
 
 REM Starts MarcerGameDvdLauncher.exe (script is in scripts/, code in src/)

scripts/start.sh

@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+# Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+# Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 # Starts MarcerGameDvdLauncher (script is in scripts/, code in src/)
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")" && pwd)"
 EXE_PATH="$SCRIPT_DIR/../src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/bin/Release/net10.0/MarcerGameDvdLauncher"

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/AppConfiguration.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher
 {
     // Configuration POCOs separated into their own file for clarity

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/FavoritesService.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher
 {
     // Manages loading, saving and querying favorite ZIP paths.

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/HatariLauncher.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher
 {
     public class HatariLauncher

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/LauncherApp.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher
 {
     // Encapsulates application lifecycle: load config, initialize components, run navigation

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/MenuRenderer.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher
 {
     public class MenuRenderer

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/NavigationController.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher
 {
     public class NavigationController

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/OverlayDirectoryBrowser.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher
 {
     public enum EntryKind { Directory, Zip }

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/Program.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher
 {
     class Program

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/ProgramHelpers.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 using System;
 using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
 

src/MarcerGameDvdLauncher/UIErrorService.cs

@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+// Copyright (c) 2026 Stefan Koelle (https://stefankoelle.de)
+// Licensed under the MIT License. See LICENSE file in project root for details.
+
 namespace MarcerGameDvdLauncher;
 
 /// <summary>