diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING b/CONTRIBUTING
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diff --git a/LICENCE b/LICENCE
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@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+Copyright 2016 R3
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
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@@ -42,7 +42,3 @@ Now [go read the documentation](https://docs.corda.net).
 
 * [Forums](https://not.here.yet)
 * [Chat](https://cordaledger.slack.com)
-
-# License
-
-Apache 2.0
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