diff --git a/safety/cli.py b/safety/cli.py
index 30a07056..3156d4d6 100644
--- a/safety/cli.py
+++ b/safety/cli.py
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
 import click
 from safety import __version__
 from safety import safety
-from safety.formatter import report
+from safety.formatter import report, license_report
 import itertools
-from safety.util import read_requirements, read_vulnerabilities
+from safety.util import read_requirements, read_vulnerabilities, get_proxy_dict, get_packages_licenses
 from safety.errors import DatabaseFetchError, DatabaseFileNotFoundError, InvalidKeyError
 
 try:
@@ -66,20 +66,14 @@ def check(key, db, json, full_report, bare, stdin, files, cache, ignore, output,
             d for d in pkg_resources.working_set
             if d.key not in {"python", "wsgiref", "argparse"}
         ]    
-    proxy_dictionary = {}
-    if proxyhost is not None:
-        if proxyprotocol in ["http", "https"]:
-            proxy_dictionary = {proxyprotocol: "{0}://{1}:{2}".format(proxyprotocol, proxyhost, str(proxyport))}
-        else:
-            click.secho("Proxy Protocol should be http or https only.", fg="red")
-            sys.exit(-1)
+    proxy_dictionary = get_proxy_dict(proxyprotocol, proxyhost, proxyport)
     try:
         vulns = safety.check(packages=packages, key=key, db_mirror=db, cached=cache, ignore_ids=ignore, proxy=proxy_dictionary)
         output_report = report(vulns=vulns, 
                                full=full_report, 
                                json_report=json, 
                                bare_report=bare,
-                               checked_packages=len(packages), 
+                               checked_packages=len(packages),
                                db=db, 
                                key=key)
 
@@ -128,5 +122,40 @@ def review(full_report, bare, file):
     click.secho(output_report, nl=False if bare and not vulns else True)
 
 
+@cli.command()
+@click.option("--key", default="", envvar="SAFETY_API_KEY",
+              help="API Key for pyup.io's vulnerability database. Can be set as SAFETY_API_KEY "
+                   "environment variable. Default: empty")
+@click.option("--db", default="",
+              help="Path to a local license database. Default: empty")
+@click.option("--cache/--no-cache", default=True,
+              help='Whether license database file should be cached.'
+                   'Default: --cache')
+@click.option("files", "--file", "-r", multiple=True, type=click.File(),
+              help="Read input from one (or multiple) requirement files. Default: empty")
+@click.option("proxyhost", "--proxy-host", "-ph", multiple=False, type=str, default=None,
+              help="Proxy host IP or DNS --proxy-host")
+@click.option("proxyport", "--proxy-port", "-pp", multiple=False, type=int, default=80,
+              help="Proxy port number --proxy-port")
+@click.option("proxyprotocol", "--proxy-protocol", "-pr", multiple=False, type=str, default='http',
+              help="Proxy protocol (https or http) --proxy-protocol")
+def license(key, db, cache, files, proxyprotocol, proxyhost, proxyport):
+
+    if files:
+        packages = list(itertools.chain.from_iterable(read_requirements(f, resolve=True) for f in files))
+    else:
+        import pkg_resources
+        packages = [
+            d for d in pkg_resources.working_set
+            if d.key not in {"python", "wsgiref", "argparse"}
+        ]  
+   
+    proxy_dictionary = get_proxy_dict(proxyprotocol, proxyhost, proxyport)
+    licenses_db = safety.get_licenses(key, db, cache, proxy_dictionary)
+    filtered_packages_licenses = get_packages_licenses(packages, licenses_db)
+    output_report = license_report(packages=packages, licenses=filtered_packages_licenses)
+    click.secho(output_report, nl=True)
+
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     cli()
diff --git a/safety/formatter.py b/safety/formatter.py
index 6cfa369a..af1e0903 100644
--- a/safety/formatter.py
+++ b/safety/formatter.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 import os
 import textwrap
 
+from .util import get_packages_licenses
+
 # python 2.7 compat
 try:
     FileNotFoundError
@@ -69,6 +71,12 @@ class SheetReport(object):
 +============================+===========+==========================+==========+
     """.strip()
 
+    TABLE_HEADING_LICENSES = r"""
++=============================================+===========+====================+
+| package                                     |  version  | license            |
++=============================================+===========+====================+
+    """.strip()
+
     REPORT_HEADING = r"""
 | REPORT                                                                       |
     """.strip()
@@ -125,6 +133,52 @@ def render(vulns, full, checked_packages, used_db):
                      content, SheetReport.REPORT_FOOTER]
                 )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def render_licenses(packages, packages_licenses):
+        heading = SheetReport.REPORT_HEADING.replace(" ", "", 12).replace(
+            "REPORT", " Packages licenses"
+        )
+        if not packages_licenses:
+            content = "| {:76} |".format("No packages licenses found.")
+            return "\n".join(
+                    [SheetReport.REPORT_BANNER, heading, SheetReport.REPORT_SECTION,
+                     content, SheetReport.REPORT_FOOTER]
+                )
+
+        table = []
+        iteration = 1
+        for pkg_license in packages_licenses:
+            max_char = last_char = 43  # defines a limit for package name.
+            current_line = 1
+            package = pkg_license['package']
+            license = pkg_license['license']
+            version = pkg_license['version']
+            license_line = int(int(len(package) / max_char) / 2) + 1  # Calc to get which line to add the license info.
+
+            table.append("| {:43} | {:9} | {:18} |".format(
+                package[:max_char],
+                version[:9] if current_line == license_line else "",
+                license[:18] if current_line == license_line else "",
+            ))
+
+            long_name = True if len(package[max_char:]) > 0 else False
+            while long_name:  # If the package has a long name, break it into multiple lines.
+                current_line += 1
+                table.append("| {:43} | {:9} | {:18} |".format(
+                    package[last_char:last_char+max_char],
+                    version[:9] if current_line == license_line else "",
+                    license[:18] if current_line == license_line else "",
+                ))
+                last_char = last_char+max_char
+                long_name = True if len(package[last_char:]) > 0 else False
+
+            if iteration != len(packages_licenses):  # Do not add dashes "----" for last package.
+                table.append("|" + ("-" * 78) + "|")
+            iteration += 1
+        return "\n".join(
+            [SheetReport.REPORT_BANNER, heading, SheetReport.TABLE_HEADING_LICENSES,
+                "\n".join(table), SheetReport.REPORT_FOOTER]
+        )
 
 class BasicReport(object):
     """Basic report, intented to be used for terminals with < 80 columns"""
@@ -157,6 +211,24 @@ def render(vulns, full, checked_packages, used_db):
             table
         )
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def render_licenses(packages, packages_licenses):
+        table = [
+            "safety",
+            "packages licenses",
+            "---"
+        ]
+        if not packages_licenses:
+            table.append("No packages licenses found.")
+            return "\n".join(table)
+        
+        for pkg_license in packages_licenses:
+            text = pkg_license['package'] + \
+                   ", version " + pkg_license['version'] + \
+                   ", license " + pkg_license['license'] + "\n"
+            table.append(text)
+        
+        return "\n".join(table)
 
 class JsonReport(object):
     """Json report, for when the output is input for something else"""
@@ -192,3 +264,11 @@ def report(vulns, full=False, json_report=False, bare_report=False, checked_pack
     if size.columns >= 80:
         return SheetReport.render(vulns, full=full, checked_packages=checked_packages, used_db=used_db)
     return BasicReport.render(vulns, full=full, checked_packages=checked_packages, used_db=used_db)
+
+
+def license_report(packages, licenses):
+    size = get_terminal_size()
+
+    if size.columns >= 80:
+        return SheetReport.render_licenses(packages, licenses)
+    return BasicReport.render_licenses(packages, licenses)
diff --git a/safety/safety.py b/safety/safety.py
index e11a5310..42b1c02c 100644
--- a/safety/safety.py
+++ b/safety/safety.py
@@ -176,3 +176,26 @@ def review(vulnerabilities):
             Vulnerability(**current_vuln)
         )
     return vulnerable
+
+
+def get_licenses(key, db_mirror, cached, proxy):
+    key = key if key else os.environ.get("SAFETY_API_KEY", False)
+
+    if not key:
+        raise DatabaseFetchError("API-KEY not provided.")
+    if db_mirror:
+        mirrors = [db_mirror]
+    else:
+        mirrors = API_MIRRORS
+
+    db_name = "licenses.json"
+
+    for mirror in mirrors:
+        # mirror can either be a local path or a URL
+        if mirror.startswith("http://") or mirror.startswith("https://"):
+            licenses = fetch_database_url(mirror, db_name=db_name, key=key, cached=cached, proxy=proxy)
+        else:
+            licenses = fetch_database_file(mirror, db_name=db_name)
+        if licenses:
+            return licenses
+    raise DatabaseFetchError()
diff --git a/safety/util.py b/safety/util.py
index 82044574..760b21a5 100644
--- a/safety/util.py
+++ b/safety/util.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from dparse.parser import setuptools_parse_requirements_backport as _parse_requirements
 from collections import namedtuple
+from packaging.version import parse as parse_version
 import click
 import sys
 import json
@@ -105,3 +106,66 @@ def read_requirements(fh, resolve=False):
                     )
             except ValueError:
                 continue
+
+
+def get_proxy_dict(proxyprotocol, proxyhost, proxyport):
+    proxy_dictionary = {}
+    if proxyhost is not None:
+        if proxyprotocol in ["http", "https"]:
+            proxy_dictionary = {proxyprotocol: "{0}://{1}:{2}".format(proxyprotocol, proxyhost, str(proxyport))}
+        else:
+            click.secho("Proxy Protocol should be http or https only.", fg="red")
+            sys.exit(-1)
+    return proxy_dictionary
+
+
+def get_license_name_by_id(license_id, db):
+    licenses = db.get('licenses', [])
+    for name, id in licenses.items():
+        if id == license_id:
+            return name
+    return None
+
+def get_packages_licenses(packages, licenses_db):
+    """Get the licenses for the specified packages based on their version. 
+
+    :param packages: packages list
+    :param licenses_db: the licenses db in the raw form.
+    :return: list of objects with the packages and their respectives licenses.
+    """
+    packages_licenses_db = licenses_db.get('packages', {})
+    filtered_packages_licenses = []
+
+    for pkg in packages:
+        # Ignore recursive files not resolved
+        if isinstance(pkg, RequirementFile):
+            continue
+        # normalize the package name
+        pkg_name = pkg.key.replace("_", "-").lower()
+        # packages may have different licenses depending their version.
+        pkg_licenses = packages_licenses_db.get(pkg_name, [])
+        version_requested = parse_version(pkg.version)
+        license_id = None
+        license_name = None
+        for pkg_version in pkg_licenses:
+            license_start_version = parse_version(pkg_version['start_version'])
+            # Stops and return the previous stored license when a new
+            # license starts on a version above the requested one.
+            if version_requested >= license_start_version:
+                license_id = pkg_version['license_id']
+            else:
+                # We found the license for the version requested
+                break
+
+        if license_id:
+            license_name = get_license_name_by_id(license_id, licenses_db)
+        if not license_id or not license_name:
+            license_name = "N/A"
+
+        filtered_packages_licenses.append({
+            "package": pkg_name,
+            "version": pkg.version,
+            "license": license_name
+        })
+
+    return filtered_packages_licenses
diff --git a/tests/test_db/licenses.json b/tests/test_db/licenses.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..3fe23a43
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_db/licenses.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+    "licenses": {
+        "BSD-3-Clause": 1
+    },
+    "packages": {
+        "django": [
+            {
+                "start_version": "0.0",
+                "license_id": 1
+            }
+        ]
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tests/test_safety.py b/tests/test_safety.py
index be086751..9fe4833e 100644
--- a/tests/test_safety.py
+++ b/tests/test_safety.py
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ def test_check_from_file(self):
             cached=False,
             key=False,
             ignore_ids=[],
-            proxy={}
+            proxy={},
         )
         self.assertEqual(len(vulns), 2)
 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ def test_check_from_file_with_hash_pins(self):
             cached=False,
             key=False,
             ignore_ids=[],
-            proxy={}
+            proxy={},
         )
         self.assertEqual(len(vulns), 2)
 
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ def test_multiple_versions(self):
             cached=False,
             key=False,
             ignore_ids=[],
-            proxy={}
+            proxy={},
         )
         self.assertEqual(len(vulns), 4)
 
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ def test_check_live(self):
             cached=False,
             key=False,
             ignore_ids=[],
-            proxy={}
+            proxy={},
         )
         self.assertEqual(len(vulns), 1)
 
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ def test_check_live_cached(self):
             cached=True,
             key=False,
             ignore_ids=[],
-            proxy={}
+            proxy={},
         )
         self.assertEqual(len(vulns), 1)
 
@@ -218,10 +218,44 @@ def test_check_live_cached(self):
             cached=True,
             key=False,
             ignore_ids=[],
-            proxy={}
+            proxy={},
         )
         self.assertEqual(len(vulns), 1)
 
+    def test_get_packages_licenses(self):
+        reqs = StringIO("Django==1.8.1\n\rinvalid==1.0.0")
+        packages = util.read_requirements(reqs)
+        licenses_db = safety.get_licenses(
+            db_mirror=os.path.join(
+                os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__)),
+                "test_db"
+            ),
+            cached=False,
+            key="foobarqux",
+            proxy={},
+        )
+        self.assertIn("licenses", licenses_db)
+        self.assertIn("packages", licenses_db)
+        self.assertIn("BSD-3-Clause", licenses_db['licenses'])
+        self.assertIn("django", licenses_db['packages'])
+
+        pkg_licenses = util.get_packages_licenses(packages, licenses_db)
+
+        self.assertIsInstance(pkg_licenses, list)
+        for pkg_license in pkg_licenses:
+            license = pkg_license['license']
+            version = pkg_license['version']
+            if pkg_license['package'] == 'django':
+                self.assertEqual(license, 'BSD-3-Clause')
+                self.assertEqual(version, '1.8.1')
+            elif pkg_license['package'] == 'invalid':
+                self.assertEqual(license, 'N/A')
+                self.assertEqual(version, '1.0.0')
+            else:
+                raise AssertionError(
+                    "unexpected package '" + pkg_license['package'] + "' was found"
+                )
+
 
 class ReadRequirementsTestCase(unittest.TestCase):