diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index a0b8bfb..0b7938f 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -21,3 +21,10 @@ any newly created files should be deleted.  To revert files in the git
 repository use:
 
 	git checkout -- test_files/
+
+License
+-------
+
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+or send a letter to Creative Commons, PO Box 1866, Mountain View, CA 94042, USA.