diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
index 7dca53d..4566eec 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -1,21 +1,17 @@
-MIT License
-
-Copyright (c) 2026 risha panigrahi
+Copyright (c) 2024 Risha Panigrahi
 
 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:
+of this software for personal, educational, or research purposes, to use,
+copy, modify, and distribute the software, 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.
+1. 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.
+2. Commercial use — including selling, licensing, or incorporating this
+   software into a commercial product or service — is not permitted without
+   explicit written permission from the author.
+
+3. Any public use or distribution must credit the original author (Risha Panigrahi)
+   and link to the original repository.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b4adb49..3662b5a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ built a real-time factchecker called intruth for live debates, speeches, intervi
 
 it listens to audio from the active browser tab, identifies factual claims as they are made, and provides instant evidence-based verdicts using AI analysis and web research; most fact-checking docs come out days after debates, but now users can evaluate claims as they're made.
 
-this is part of a bigger research project so more to come!
+this is part of a bigger research project @ my university so more to come!
 
 ## features
 
@@ -103,20 +103,9 @@ this extension is as an informational tool and NOT a definitive authority !
 * User-provided AI API key
 * Modern Chromium-based browser
 
-### recipe
-
-1. clone repo
-2. open Chrome Extensions
-3. enable Developer Mode
-4. load unpacked
-5. choose project dir
-6. configure your anthropic API key
-7. press startttt
-
-## Contributing
-
-would love advice, any features you'd like, and any edge cases you've found! haiku can be overly pedantic so i expect many ....
+## contributing
 
+would love advice, any features you'd like, and any edge cases you've found! 
 ## license
 
-MIT License
+view license tab