Represents the amount of current and noncurrent software license rights as of the balance sheet date.

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The aggregate expense charged against earnings to allocate the cost of intangible assets (nonphysical assets not used in production) in a systematic and rational manner to the periods expected to benefit from such assets. As a noncash expense, this element is added back to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.

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Useful life of finite-lived intangible assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition from vendors of software programs or applications for internal use (that is, not to be sold, leased or otherwise marketed to others) that qualify for capitalization.

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Note 11 - Resalable Software License Rights (Details Textual) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2020
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total				$ 108,034	$ 12,189
Software License Rights [Member]
Payments to Acquire Software	$ 180,000
Finite-Lived Intangible Asset, Useful Life (Year)	10 years
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total		$ 2,488	$ 0	5,009	$ 5,028
Software License Rights [Member] \| Cost of Sales [Member]
Amortization of Intangible Assets, Total				126,127
The 2015 Software License [Member]
Software License Rights		$ 53,873		$ 53,873		$ 58,882