diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 57bac56..91bd6a7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -51,3 +51,15 @@ https://wiki.creativecommons.org/wiki/best_practices_for_attribution
 Installing the module creates License taxonomy term entries for all of the use
 variations of the international Creative Commons licenses. These can be
 edited, and other license types can be added as needed.
+
+## Bulk-loading Licenses via Drush
+
+Run `drush help media_attribution:load_licenses` for how to load license data from a YAML file.
+
+# Authors
+
+Alexander O'Neill ([alxp](https://drupal.org/u/alxp))
+
+# Sponsoring Organization
+
+[University of Prince Edward Island Robertson Library](https://library.upei.ca/)
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diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 1e4ec82..070d57f 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
   "name": "drupal/media_attribution",
   "type": "drupal-module",
   "description": "Attach an attribution and license info to embedded media",
-  "keywords": ["Drupal"],
+  "keywords": [
+    "Drupal"
+  ],
   "license": "GPL-2.0+",
   "homepage": "https://www.drupal.org/project/media_attribution",
   "minimum-stability": "dev",
@@ -10,5 +12,17 @@
     "issues": "https://www.drupal.org/project/issues/media_attribution",
     "source": "http://cgit.drupalcode.org/media_attribution"
   },
-  "require": { }
+  "autoload": {
+    "psr-4": {
+      "Drupal\\media_attribution\\": "src/"
+    }
+  },
+  "require": {},
+  "extra": {
+    "drush": {
+      "services": {
+        "drush.services.yml": "^9"
+      }
+    }
+  }
 }
diff --git a/drush.services.yml b/drush.services.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c4be05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/drush.services.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+services:
+  media_attribution.commands:
+    class: \Drupal\media_attribution\Commands\MediaAttributionCommands
+    tags:
+      - { name: drush.command }
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diff --git a/media_attribution.default.licenses.yml b/media_attribution.default.licenses.yml
index df48164..9dea673 100644
--- a/media_attribution.default.licenses.yml
+++ b/media_attribution.default.licenses.yml
@@ -2,30 +2,30 @@
 -
   title: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
   short_label: CC BY 4.0
-  icon_file: by.png
+  icon_file: images/by.png
   url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
 -
   title: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0)
   short_label: CC BY-NC 4.0
-  icon_file: by-nc.png
+  icon_file: images/by-nc.png
   url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/
 -
   title: Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0)
   short_label: CC BY-ND 4.0
-  icon_file: by-nd.png
+  icon_file: images/by-nd.png
   url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
 -
   title: Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
   short_label: CC BY-SA 4.0
-  icon_file: by-sa.png
+  icon_file: images/by-sa.png
   url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
 -
   title: Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
   short_label: CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
-  icon_file: by-nc-nd.png
+  icon_file: images/by-nc-nd.png
   url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
 -
   title: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)
   short_label: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
-  icon_file: by-nc-sa.png
+  icon_file: images/by-nc-sa.png
   url: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
diff --git a/media_attribution.module b/media_attribution.module
index e0e1f78..db6b631 100644
--- a/media_attribution.module
+++ b/media_attribution.module
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ use Drupal\Core\Entity\Entity\EntityViewDisplay;
 use Drupal\taxonomy\Entity\Term;
 use Drupal\file\Entity\File;
 use Drupal\Component\Serialization\Yaml;
+use Drupal\media_attribution\LicenseLoader;
 
 /**
  * Implements hook_help().
@@ -149,34 +150,8 @@ function media_attribution_load_default_licenses() {
   $license_data = Yaml::decode($file_contents);
 
   foreach ($license_data as $license_item) {
-    media_attribution_create_license_term($license_item['title'],$license_item['short_label'], $license_item['icon_file'], $license_item['url']);
+    $icon_file_path = drupal_get_path('module', 'media_attribution') . "/" . $license_item['icon_file'];
+    LicenseLoader::createLicenseTerm($license_item['title'],$license_item['short_label'], $icon_file_path, $license_item['url']);
   }
 }
 
-function media_attribution_create_license_term($term_title, $term_short_label, $icon_filename, $license_url) {
-  $icon_file_uri = drupal_get_path('module', 'media_attribution') . "/images/$icon_filename";
-
-  // Just in case the file has already been created.
-  $icon_files = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()
-    ->getStorage('file')
-    ->loadByProperties(['uri' => $icon_file_uri]);
-  $icon_file = reset($icon_files);
-  // if not create a file
-  if (!$icon_file) {
-    $icon_file = File::create([
-      'uri' => $icon_file_uri,
-    ]);
-    $icon_file->save();
-  }
-
-  $tid = Term::create([
-    'name' =>  $term_title,
-    'vid' => 'media_attribution_licenses',
-    'field_license_link' =>  ['title' => $term_short_label, 'uri' => $license_url],
-    'field_license_icon' => [
-      'target_id' => $icon_file->id(),
-      'alt' => $term_title,
-      'title' => $term_title,
-    ]
-  ])->save();
-}
diff --git a/src/Commands/MediaAttributionCommands.php b/src/Commands/MediaAttributionCommands.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8f3d29a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Commands/MediaAttributionCommands.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\media_attribution\Commands;
+
+use Drush\Commands\DrushCommands;
+use Drupal\Component\Serialization\Yaml;
+use Drupal\media_attribution\LicenseLoader;
+
+class MediaAttributionCommands extends DrushCommands {
+
+  /**
+   * Loads licenses from a YAML file. The format is:
+   *
+   *   -
+   *     title:
+   *     short_label:
+   *     url:
+   *     icon_file:
+   *
+   * @param $file
+   *   YAML file containing licenses to load.
+   *
+   * @command media_attribution:load_licenses
+   * @aliases ma-load
+   *
+   * @usage media_attribution:load_licenses licenses_file.yml
+   *   Load the contents of the licenses file as new terms in the Media Attribution Licenses vocabulary.
+   */
+  public function loadLicenses($file) {
+
+    $config = $this->getConfig();
+    $config->get('cwd');
+    $this->output()->writeln("Loading licenses from $file.");
+    $cwd = $this->config->get('env')['cwd'];
+    $full_path = $cwd . '/' . $file;
+    $file_contents = file_get_contents($full_path);
+    $license_data = Yaml::decode($file_contents);
+
+    foreach ($license_data as $license_item) {
+      $icon_file_path = isset($license_item['icon_file']) ? $cwd . '/' . $license_item['icon_file'] : '';
+      LicenseLoader::createLicenseTerm($license_item['title'],$license_item['short_label'], $icon_file_path, $license_item['url']);
+    }
+
+  }
+
+}
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diff --git a/src/LicenseLoader.php b/src/LicenseLoader.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1cd7a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/LicenseLoader.php
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Drupal\media_attribution;
+
+use Drupal\Core\File\FileSystemInterface;
+use Drupal\taxonomy\Entity\Term;
+use Drupal\file\Entity\File;
+use phpDocumentor\Reflection\Types\Integer;
+
+class LicenseLoader {
+
+  /**
+   * Create a new license term with the given values.
+   *
+   * @param $term_title
+   *   Long-form title.
+   * @param $term_short_label
+   *   Short-form title
+   * @param $icon_file_path
+   *   Icon file path.
+   * @param $license_url
+   *   URL for the license home page.
+   * @return int
+   *   The new term id.
+   * @throws \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Exception\InvalidPluginDefinitionException
+   * @throws \Drupal\Component\Plugin\Exception\PluginNotFoundException
+   * @throws \Drupal\Core\Entity\EntityStorageException
+   */
+  public static function createLicenseTerm($term_title, $term_short_label, $icon_file_path, $license_url) {
+    if ($icon_file_path) {
+      // Just in case the file has already been created.
+      $icon_files = \Drupal::entityTypeManager()
+        ->getStorage('file')
+        ->loadByProperties(['uri' => $icon_file_path]);
+      $icon_file = reset($icon_files);
+      // if not create a file
+
+      if (!$icon_file) {
+        $fs = \Drupal::service('file_system');
+        $icon_uri = $fs->copy($icon_file_path, 'public://');
+
+        $icon_file = File::create([
+          'uri' => $icon_uri,
+        ]);
+        $icon_file->save();
+      }
+      $tid = Term::create([
+        'name' =>  $term_title,
+        'vid' => 'media_attribution_licenses',
+        'field_license_link' =>  ['title' => $term_short_label, 'uri' => $license_url],
+        'field_license_icon' => [
+          'target_id' => $icon_file->id(),
+          'alt' => $term_title,
+          'title' => $term_title,
+        ]
+      ])->save();
+    }
+    else {
+      // Create the term without an image.
+      $tid = Term::create([
+        'name' =>  $term_title,
+        'vid' => 'media_attribution_licenses',
+        'field_license_link' =>  ['title' => $term_short_label, 'uri' => $license_url],
+      ])->save();
+    }
+
+    return $tid;
+  }
+}
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