diff --git a/license.txt b/license.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..4a846093
--- /dev/null
+++ b/license.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+Copyright (C) 2012 University of Lincoln
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of 
+this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in 
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to 
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
+the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
+subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all 
+copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
+FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR 
+COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER 
+IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN 
+CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/oauth2server/DatabaseInterface.php b/src/oauth2server/DatabaseInterface.php
index debc9590..63ed0980 100644
--- a/src/oauth2server/DatabaseInterface.php
+++ b/src/oauth2server/DatabaseInterface.php
@@ -1,24 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2012 University of Lincoln
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of 
-this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in 
-the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to 
-use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
-the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
-subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all 
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
-FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR 
-COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER 
-IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN 
-CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
 
 namespace oauth2server;
 
diff --git a/src/oauth2server/Server.php b/src/oauth2server/Server.php
index 415d5cb8..c84aa2fb 100644
--- a/src/oauth2server/Server.php
+++ b/src/oauth2server/Server.php
@@ -1,24 +1,4 @@
 <?php
-/*
-Copyright (C) 2012 University of Lincoln
-
-Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of 
-this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in 
-the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to 
-use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of
-the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so,
-subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all 
-copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 
-IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS
-FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR 
-COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER 
-IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN 
-CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
- */
 
 namespace oauth2server;