diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9f11b75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.idea/
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12d013f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2023 The Licensing Authors
+
+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.
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0d56371
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+lint:
+	buf lint
+	addlicense -check -f ./legal/header.txt -skip yaml -skip yml -skip xml .
+
+legal: .legal
+.legal:
+	addlicense -f ./legal/header.txt -skip yaml -skip yml -skip xml .
diff --git a/licensing/contributors/v1/service.proto b/contributors/v1/service.proto
similarity index 78%
rename from licensing/contributors/v1/service.proto
rename to contributors/v1/service.proto
index 49b2d5c..d8387c5 100644
--- a/licensing/contributors/v1/service.proto
+++ b/contributors/v1/service.proto
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Licensing Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
 //
 // This file attempts to follow common styles and design patterns described by
 // Google Cloud based on their extensive use of protocol buffers.
 //
 // - See here for more: https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/design_patterns
 //
+
 syntax = "proto3";
 
-package licensing.contributors.v1;
+package contributors.v1;
 
 option go_package = "code.pitz.tech/licensing/api-go/contributors/v1;contributorsv1";
 
diff --git a/legal/header.txt b/legal/header.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f948fe3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/legal/header.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Copyright (C) {{ .Year }} The Licensing Authors
+SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
diff --git a/licensing/licenses/v1/service.proto b/licenses/v1/service.proto
similarity index 78%
rename from licensing/licenses/v1/service.proto
rename to licenses/v1/service.proto
index ece7060..65e3729 100644
--- a/licensing/licenses/v1/service.proto
+++ b/licenses/v1/service.proto
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Licensing Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
 //
 // This file attempts to follow common styles and design patterns described by
 // Google Cloud based on their extensive use of protocol buffers.
 //
 // - See here for more: https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/design_patterns
 //
+
 syntax = "proto3";
 
-package licensing.licenses.v1;
+package licenses.v1;
 
 option go_package = "code.pitz.tech/licensing/api-go/licenses/v1;licensesv1";
 
diff --git a/licensing/packages/v1/service.proto b/packages/v1/service.proto
similarity index 78%
rename from licensing/packages/v1/service.proto
rename to packages/v1/service.proto
index 195cc59..d5285fa 100644
--- a/licensing/packages/v1/service.proto
+++ b/packages/v1/service.proto
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Licensing Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
 //
 // This file attempts to follow common styles and design patterns described by
 // Google Cloud based on their extensive use of protocol buffers.
 //
 // - See here for more: https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/design_patterns
 //
+
 syntax = "proto3";
 
-package licensing.packages.v1;
+package packages.v1;
 
 option go_package = "code.pitz.tech/licensing/api-go/packages/v1;packagesv1";
 
diff --git a/licensing/products/v1/service.proto b/products/v1/service.proto
similarity index 78%
rename from licensing/products/v1/service.proto
rename to products/v1/service.proto
index 3f3115e..0c2e843 100644
--- a/licensing/products/v1/service.proto
+++ b/products/v1/service.proto
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Licensing Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
 //
 // This file attempts to follow common styles and design patterns described by
 // Google Cloud based on their extensive use of protocol buffers.
 //
 // - See here for more: https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/design_patterns
 //
+
 syntax = "proto3";
 
-package licensing.products.v1;
+package products.v1;
 
 option go_package = "code.pitz.tech/licensing/api-go/products/v1;productsv1";
 
diff --git a/licensing/users/v1/service.proto b/users/v1/service.proto
similarity index 85%
rename from licensing/users/v1/service.proto
rename to users/v1/service.proto
index 90401fa..5450493 100644
--- a/licensing/users/v1/service.proto
+++ b/users/v1/service.proto
@@ -1,12 +1,16 @@
+// Copyright (C) 2023 The Licensing Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
 //
 // This file attempts to follow common styles and design patterns described by
 // Google Cloud based on their extensive use of protocol buffers.
 //
 // - See here for more: https://cloud.google.com/apis/design/design_patterns
 //
+
 syntax = "proto3";
 
-package licensing.users.v1;
+package users.v1;
 
 option go_package = "code.pitz.tech/licensing/api-go/users/v1;usersv1";