# Licensing information for using custom images
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You can build custom images with EMR Serverless to perform specific tasks or to use specific versions of a software package. Modification and distribution of custom images can be subject to rules and licensing terms. The licensing text appears in the subsection that follows.

## Licensing that applies to custom images
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*Copyright Amazon.com and its affiliates; all rights reserved. This software is AWS Content under [AWS Customer Agreement](https://aws.amazon.com/agreement/) and may not be distributed without permission. In addition to the permissions in [AWS Intellectual Property License](https://aws.amazon.com/legal/aws-ip-license-terms/), the AWS Licensor grants you these additional permissions:*

*Create, Copy, and Use Derivatives of the AWS Content is permitted provided that the following conditions are met:*
+ *You do not modify the AWS Content itself, and any Derivatives are strictly the result of Your addition of new content.*
+ *Internal reproductions must retain the above copyright notice.*
+ *External distribution, in source or binary form, with or without modification, is not permitted under the terms of this license.*

For more information about using custom images, refer to [Using custom images with EMR Serverless](using-custom-images.html).