diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
deleted file mode 100644
index 9d98466..0000000
--- a/LICENSE
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,21 +0,0 @@
-MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2026 Dada contributors
-
-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/README.md b/README.md
index 3bba298..f74ca5e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@
 
 > An AI-driven visual novel where every frame — scenes, dialogue, choices — is rendered by an AI, one frame at a time. You click. It paints. The story unfolds.
 
-Open source, MIT.
-
 ---
 
 ## How it works
@@ -85,9 +83,3 @@ dada/
 ## Cost & limits
 
 Each turn costs roughly **\$0.15–0.25** in API fees with the recommended model trio. A 30-turn session is **\~\$5–8**. There is no rate limiting or auth out of the box — if you make your deployment public, your bill will reflect that. Add limits before sharing widely.
-
----
-
-## License
-
-MIT.
diff --git a/apps/web/app/new/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/new/page.tsx
index 75bb978..0cfda71 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/new/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/new/page.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ export default function NewPage() {
       <footer className="px-6 md:px-16 pb-8">
         <div className="hairline-full w-full mb-4" />
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-[10px] smallcaps text-clay-500">
-          <span>MIT · MMXXVI</span>
+          <span>MMXXVI</span>
           <span className="num">Ⅰ · Ⅳ</span>
         </div>
       </footer>
diff --git a/apps/web/app/page.tsx b/apps/web/app/page.tsx
index f282fd4..ba5d9b5 100644
--- a/apps/web/app/page.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/app/page.tsx
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export default function LandingPage() {
       <footer className="px-6 md:px-16 pb-10 mt-auto">
         <div className="hairline-full w-full mb-5" />
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between text-[10px] smallcaps text-clay-500">
-          <span>MIT · MMXXVI</span>
+          <span>MMXXVI</span>
           <span className="num">Ⅰ · Ⅰ</span>
         </div>
       </footer>
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa28db4..574abab 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
   "name": "dada",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
-  "description": "AI-driven visual novel — open source",
-  "license": "MIT",
+  "description": "AI-driven visual novel",
+  "license": "UNLICENSED",
   "packageManager": "pnpm@9.12.0",
   "engines": {
     "node": ">=20"