diff --git a/docs/content/reference/mcf.md b/docs/content/reference/mcf.md
index e94d207..dc2ac02 100644
--- a/docs/content/reference/mcf.md
+++ b/docs/content/reference/mcf.md
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ browsegraphic|Optional|graphic that provides an illustration of the dataset|http
 
 #### `identification.dates`
 
-MCF `identification.dates` sections can have 1..n `dates` sections as required with the following object names/types:
+`identification.dates` sections can have 1..n `dates` sections as required with the following object names/types:
 
 Property Name|Mandatory/Optional|Description|Example|Reference
 -------------|------------------|-----------|-------|---------:
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ identification:
 
 #### `identification.extents`
 
-MCF `identification.extents` sections can have 1..n `spatial` and `temporal` sections as required with the following properties.
+`identification.extents` sections can have 1..n `spatial` and `temporal` sections as required with the following properties.
 
 Property Name|Mandatory/Optional|Description|Example|Reference
 -------------|------------------|-----------|-------|---------:
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ identification:
 
 #### `identification.keywords`
 
-MCF `identification` sections can have 1..n `keywords` sections as required using nesting.  Example:
+`identification` sections can have 1..n `keywords` sections as required using nesting.  Example:
 
 ```yaml
 identification:
@@ -235,13 +235,22 @@ keywords_codelist|Optional|specific code list URL (for advanced use cases, else
 
 ##### `identification.keywords.vocabulary`
 
-MCF `keyword` sections can specify an optional `vocabulary` section with the following elements:
+`identification.keywords` sections can specify an optional `vocabulary` section with the following elements:
 
 Property Name|Mandatory/Optional|Description|Example|Reference
 -------------|------------------|-----------|-------|---------:
 name|Mandatory|name of the source of keywords (English)|my thesaurus name|ISO 19115:2003 Section B.2.2.3
 url|Optional|URL of source of keywords|https://example.org/my-vocab|-
 
+##### `identification.license`
+
+`identification.license` sections can provide a optinoal license via a name or URL using the following elements:
+
+Property Name|Mandatory/Optional|Description|Example|Reference
+-------------|------------------|-----------|-------|---------:
+name|Mandatory|name of license|CC BY 4.0|-
+url|Optional|URL of license|https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0|-
+
 ### `content_info`
 
 Property Name|Mandatory/Optional|Description|Example|Reference
diff --git a/pygeometa/schemas/mcf/core.yaml b/pygeometa/schemas/mcf/core.yaml
index a0afa2f..c5beb2f 100644
--- a/pygeometa/schemas/mcf/core.yaml
+++ b/pygeometa/schemas/mcf/core.yaml
@@ -165,6 +165,20 @@ properties:
             rights:
                 $ref: '#/definitions/i18n_string'
                 description: name by which the cited resource is known
+            license:
+                type: object
+                properties:
+                    name:
+                        $ref: '#/definitions/i18n_string'
+                        description: license applied to resource
+                    url:
+                        $ref: '#/definitions/i18n_string'
+                        description: URL with more information about license
+                anyOf:
+                  - required:
+                      - name
+                  - required:
+                      - url
             url:
                 $ref: '#/definitions/i18n_string'
                 description: URL of the dataset to which the metadata applies
diff --git a/pygeometa/schemas/ogcapi_records/__init__.py b/pygeometa/schemas/ogcapi_records/__init__.py
index 5f6791f..7f37fa6 100644
--- a/pygeometa/schemas/ogcapi_records/__init__.py
+++ b/pygeometa/schemas/ogcapi_records/__init__.py
@@ -196,6 +196,24 @@ def write(self, mcf: dict, stringify: str = True) -> Union[dict, str]:
 
             record['properties']['themes'].append(theme)
 
+        LOGGER.debug('Checking for licensing')
+        if mcf['identification'].get('license') is not None:
+            license = mcf['identification']['license']
+
+            print(license)
+            if 'url' in license:
+                LOGGER.debug('Encoding license as link')
+                license_link = {
+                    'rel': 'license',
+                    'type': 'text/html',
+                    'title': license.get('name', 'license for this resource'),
+                    'url': license['url']
+                }
+                record['links'].append(self.generate_link(license_link))
+            else:
+                LOGGER.debug('Encoding license as property')
+                record['properties']['license'] = license['name']
+
         LOGGER.debug('Checking for distribution')
         for value in mcf['distribution'].values():
             record['links'].append(self.generate_link(value))
@@ -299,6 +317,9 @@ def generate_link(self, distribution: dict) -> dict:
 
         name = get_charstring(distribution.get('name'), self.lang1, self.lang2)
 
+        print("TITLE", title)
+        print("NAME", name)
+
         reltype = distribution.get('rel') or distribution.get('function')
 
         link = {
@@ -307,7 +328,7 @@ def generate_link(self, distribution: dict) -> dict:
             'type': distribution['type']
         }
         if title != [None, None]:
-            link['title'] = name[0]
+            link['title'] = title[0]
         elif name != [None, None]:
             link['title'] = name[0]
 
diff --git a/sample.yml b/sample.yml
index 59bc0a6..37465e0 100644
--- a/sample.yml
+++ b/sample.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ identification:
               resolution: P1Y
     fees: None
     accessconstraints: otherRestrictions
+    license:
+        name: CC BY 4.0
+        url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0
     rights:
         en: Copyright (c) 2010 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada
         fr: Copyright (c) 2010 Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada