diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f681c7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2024 Web at Illinois
+
+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.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template/LICENSE b/template/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d74e6d3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/template/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) <%= year %> Web at Illinois
+
+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.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/template/package.json b/template/package.json
index 4b56ac2..f0e69e9 100644
--- a/template/package.json
+++ b/template/package.json
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
     "description": "One paragraph description of the component.",
     "repository": "github:<%= repository %>",
     "private": false,
+    "license": "MIT",
     "version": "0.0.1",
     "type": "module",
     "exports": {
diff --git a/template/src/{name}.js b/template/src/{name}.js
index cf2edb5..101d511 100644
--- a/template/src/{name}.js
+++ b/template/src/{name}.js
@@ -16,10 +16,6 @@ class <%= _.upperFirst(_.camelCase(name.slice(4))) %> extends LitElement {
 
     constructor() {
         super();
-        this.align = '';
-        this.focus = '';
-        this.shadow = false;
-        this.collapse = false;
         this.theme = '';
     }