Is there a need to set up The "Licensed to: Company" at the bottom of a board which is below the copyright. Does it make the board look more professional, or does it protect against something, or what?

I'm just wondering if I should use it on my board to show who it's licensed to. But if it doesn't do anything besides place text at the bottom, I might not want to use it.

All that the "Licensed To:" section does is puts the Licensed To text down there at the bottom of the board under the copyright. Your key is generated into your download and IPS goes off that to look up to see if your board is legit, so the Licensed To section has nothing to do with showing if it's legit.

It isn't need i think and you can set up in the ADMIN CP
TOOLS&SETTINGS
IPB License Settings
Display registered to line? YES
Show as licensed to...

Examples: Matthew Mecham, IPS, Inc.

There's no need to display it if you don't wish to - as long as you have your board URL set correctly in your client area then your board will show as licensed to us should we ever need to check :)

As an FYI, I'd recommend setting up an IPS Beyond account if you haven't already done so, and posting questions such as this on IPS Beyond in the future. :)

http://www.ipsbeyond.com/forums

You set up the account on the home page of your client area.

This forum is intended more-so for company and product feedback than questions about how to use (or configure) the existing product itself. :)

Ok sorry. I do have an account with IPS beyond. I'll post questions there for now on. Thanks for the responses though.