Add and clarify license

LICENSE

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+This repository contains both software source code and other creative works.
+
+## Code licence
+
+All software source code in this repository is licensed under the MIT License
+below, unless otherwise indicated in a specific file's header.
+
+## MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2025 Nathan Cummins
+
+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.
+
+## Non-code content licence
+
+All non-code content in this repository — including, but not limited to, music
+(including melodies, harmonies, arrangements, lyrics, sound recordings, and
+other musical elements), audio recordings, images, photographs, written
+biographies, descriptive texts, and project documentation — is copyright © 2025
+Nathan Cummins, all rights reserved, unless otherwise stated in the file itself.
+
+Such non-code content may not be copied, modified, distributed, or otherwise
+used without prior written permission from Nathan Cummins, except where
+explicitly provided under a separate licence or allowed by law.

README.md

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 ## [nathancummins.com.au](https://www.nathancummins.com.au)
 
-This repo contains the source for my personal portfolio website at [nathancummins.com.au](https://www.nathancummins.com.au) that features projects bios, skills, music, and projects that I have worked on.
+This repo contains the source and creative materials for my personal portfolio website at [nathancummins.com.au](https://www.nathancummins.com.au) which showcases my projects, skills, music, and biography.
+You are free to use any code in this repository under the conditions of the license as described below and in the [LICENSE file](LICENSE).
+
 Thanks for checking it out!
 
 ## TL;DR
 
-Please feel free to fork, clone, modify, or otherwise make use of any source code in this website for your own projects.
-This does not include all copyrighted materials (or any materials that are otherwise intellectual property), including audio files, imagery, and some text relating especially relating to projects or biographical information.
-I kindly request that you refrain from obtaining any of these materials via any method.
+- **Code:** All source code in this repository is licensed under the [MIT License](LICENSE). You are welcome to fork, clone, modify, or otherwise use the code in your own projects, provided you give appropriate credit.
+- **Non-code content:** All other materials — including music and audio (melodies, harmonies, arrangements, lyrics, sound recordings, and other musical elements and audio), images, photographs, written biographies, project descriptions, and any other creative works — are copyright © 2025 Nathan Cummins, **all rights reserved**. These may not be copied, modified, distributed, or otherwise used without prior written permission.
 
-If you use anything from this repository I would appreciate proper credit by linking back to my [website](https://www.nathancummins.com.au) or at least by including my name and email address ([nathan@nathancummins.com.au](https://www.nathancummins.com.au)).
-I'd also love to know how you have made use of it - reach out and let me know and I'd love to see what you've done!
+If you use the code, I would appreciate proper credit by linking back to my [website](https://www.nathancummins.com.au) or including my name and email ([nathan@nathancummins.com.au](https://www.nathancummins.com.au)).
+
+I’d also love to see what you've made — feel free to get in touch!
 
 ## Built With
 
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 To build, as with most Astro projects, simply run `npm run build`, which currently outputs the built website to the `dist` folder.
 Eventually, this website will automatically deploy via my custom-built deployment system and self-hosted server environment (todo!).
 
-### Show your support
+## Show your support
 
 You sharing my website is all the support I need.
 However, if you'd like to support me in any other way, please feel free to get in touch!