diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 7f8d4f6..a15f70b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ can check your code using [golint](https://github.com/golang/lint)
 The main code is [MIT](https://github.com/client9/misspell/blob/master/LICENSE).
 
 Misspell also makes uses of the Golang standard library and contains a modified version of Golang's [strings.Replacer](https://golang.org/pkg/strings/#Replacer)
-which are covered under a [BSD License](https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/LICENSE).  Type `misspell -legal` for more details or see [legal.go](https://github.com/client9/misspell/blob/master/cmd/misspell/legal.go)
+which are covered under a [BSD License](https://github.com/golang/go/blob/master/LICENSE).  Type `misspell -legal` for more details or see [legal.go](https://github.com/client9/misspell/blob/master/legal.go)
 
 <a name="words"></a>
 ### Where do the word lists come from?
diff --git a/cmd/misspell/main.go b/cmd/misspell/main.go
index 81b54c7..3d2c2b4 100644
--- a/cmd/misspell/main.go
+++ b/cmd/misspell/main.go
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ func main() {
 		return
 	}
 	if *showLegal {
-		fmt.Println(legal)
+		fmt.Println(misspell.Legal)
 		return
 	}
 	if *debugFlag {
diff --git a/cmd/misspell/legal.go b/legal.go
similarity index 96%
rename from cmd/misspell/legal.go
rename to legal.go
index 7ccf159..da0e6bd 100644
--- a/cmd/misspell/legal.go
+++ b/legal.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-package main
+package misspell
 
-const legal = `
+// Legal provides licensing info.
+const Legal = `
 Execept where noted below, the source code for misspell is
 copyright Nick Galbreath and distribution is allowed under a
 MIT license.  See the following for details: