I have a question about the issue of software licenses, I just finished a program for Android that a small company asked me for, so I am at the point of having to distribute it to them, but first of all I would like to "add" a license to it use, that is, so that they cannot distribute it to third parties, copy it, etc.
I have seen that Google offers the library LVL
for such purpose, but since I don't want to upload the app to the Play Store (since I want to distribute it privately) I don't know if it would be possible to use that library by uploading the app to the Google Play Console without publishing it.
If not, I would appreciate any help/guidance/advice on how to proceed to obtain or create a user license.
If the application were uploaded to the Google Play Store, the license for private use would not apply.
LVL is the library for verification, but it would not apply since your application would be for private use.
If the application is going to be distributed privately, you can configure a channel for private use from the Google Play development console that is similar to Alpha/Beta Testing, where invitations are sent to certain users, but this is done with the application published in production.