change license verbiage
diff --git a/AUTHORS b/AUTHORS
index e0cc0b1..4052192 100644
--- a/AUTHORS
+++ b/AUTHORS
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /* FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
  * Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
  *
- * This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+ * components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+ * are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+ * COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+ * plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+ * is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+ * FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+ * distributed.
  *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ * Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+ * it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+ * restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+ * distribution.
  */
 
 
diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index bc45623..d38fa56 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 #
 # automake provides the following useful targets:
diff --git a/Makefile.lite b/Makefile.lite
index 112b20b..6a91338 100644
--- a/Makefile.lite
+++ b/Makefile.lite
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 #
 # GNU Makefile
diff --git a/README b/README
index 462e6e8..3a1efd8 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 /* FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
  * Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
  *
- * This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
- * modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
- * as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
- * of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ * This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+ * components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+ * are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+ * COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+ * plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+ * is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+ * FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+ * distributed.
  *
- * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
- * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
- * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
- * GNU General Public License for more details.
- *
- * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
- * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
- * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+ * Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+ * it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+ * restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+ * distribution.
  */
 
 
diff --git a/build/Makefile.am b/build/Makefile.am
index 333d0d7..225f752 100644
--- a/build/Makefile.am
+++ b/build/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	config.mk \
diff --git a/build/config.mk b/build/config.mk
index 30ba588..1a1c1f8 100644
--- a/build/config.mk
+++ b/build/config.mk
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 #
 # debug/release selection
diff --git a/build/exe.mk b/build/exe.mk
index b905c8b..49dfd1b 100644
--- a/build/exe.mk
+++ b/build/exe.mk
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 #
 # GNU makefile fragment for building an executable
diff --git a/build/lib.mk b/build/lib.mk
index a4778d1..81af664 100644
--- a/build/lib.mk
+++ b/build/lib.mk
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 #
 # GNU makefile fragment for building a library
diff --git a/configure.in b/configure.in
index fff6acb..d92f2a8 100644
--- a/configure.in
+++ b/configure.in
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 # NOTE that for many of the AM_CONDITIONALs we use the prefix FLaC__
 # instead of FLAC__ since autoconf triggers off 'AC_' in strings
diff --git a/doc/html/Makefile.am b/doc/html/Makefile.am
index 69253a5..01d1a6e 100644
--- a/doc/html/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/html/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
diff --git a/doc/html/images/Makefile.am b/doc/html/images/Makefile.am
index ea59ad9..91067cb 100644
--- a/doc/html/images/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/html/images/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
diff --git a/doc/html/ru/Makefile.am b/doc/html/ru/Makefile.am
index 1e8a64f..c664fa1 100644
--- a/doc/html/ru/Makefile.am
+++ b/doc/html/ru/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign
 
diff --git a/flac.pbproj/Makefile.am b/flac.pbproj/Makefile.am
index 13dcce1..75252f9 100644
--- a/flac.pbproj/Makefile.am
+++ b/flac.pbproj/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	project.pbxproj
diff --git a/include/Makefile.am b/include/Makefile.am
index 2f67407..adf437a 100644
--- a/include/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 if FLaC__HAS_OGG
 OGGFLAC_DIRS = OggFLAC OggFLAC++
diff --git a/obj/Makefile.am b/obj/Makefile.am
index 8d64d36..7aeb446 100644
--- a/obj/Makefile.am
+++ b/obj/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 SUBDIRS = \
 	debug \
diff --git a/obj/debug/Makefile.am b/obj/debug/Makefile.am
index dd930c2..f6cacac 100644
--- a/obj/debug/Makefile.am
+++ b/obj/debug/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 SUBDIRS = \
 	bin \
diff --git a/obj/debug/bin/Makefile.am b/obj/debug/bin/Makefile.am
index 7f0c51a..919695f 100644
--- a/obj/debug/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/obj/debug/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
diff --git a/obj/debug/lib/Makefile.am b/obj/debug/lib/Makefile.am
index 7f0c51a..919695f 100644
--- a/obj/debug/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/obj/debug/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
diff --git a/obj/release/Makefile.am b/obj/release/Makefile.am
index dd930c2..f6cacac 100644
--- a/obj/release/Makefile.am
+++ b/obj/release/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 SUBDIRS = \
 	bin \
diff --git a/obj/release/bin/Makefile.am b/obj/release/bin/Makefile.am
index 7f0c51a..919695f 100644
--- a/obj/release/bin/Makefile.am
+++ b/obj/release/bin/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
diff --git a/obj/release/lib/Makefile.am b/obj/release/lib/Makefile.am
index 7f0c51a..919695f 100644
--- a/obj/release/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/obj/release/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index 34a5786..f078268 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 if FLaC__HAS_XMMS
 XMMS_DIRS = plugin_xmms
diff --git a/src/Makefile.lite b/src/Makefile.lite
index 4babb1d..ac8f8a8 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.lite
+++ b/src/Makefile.lite
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 .PHONY: all flac libFLAC libFLAC++ libOggFLAC libOggFLAC++ metaflac plugin_common plugin_xmms share test_grabbag test_libFLAC test_libFLAC++ test_libOggFLAC test_libOggFLAC++ test_streams
 all: flac libFLAC libFLAC++ libOggFLAC libOggFLAC++ metaflac plugin_common plugin_xmms share test_grabbag test_libFLAC test_libFLAC++ test_libOggFLAC test_libOggFLAC++ test_streams
diff --git a/src/monkeys_audio_utilities/Makefile.am b/src/monkeys_audio_utilities/Makefile.am
index 0c44f29..94e7b06 100644
--- a/src/monkeys_audio_utilities/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/monkeys_audio_utilities/Makefile.am
@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 SUBDIRS = flac_mac flac_ren
diff --git a/src/share/Makefile.am b/src/share/Makefile.am
index e8b4025..c217bc3 100644
--- a/src/share/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/share/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 SUBDIRS = gain_analysis getopt grabbag utf8
 
diff --git a/src/share/Makefile.lite b/src/share/Makefile.lite
index 12fd7be..c567902 100644
--- a/src/share/Makefile.lite
+++ b/src/share/Makefile.lite
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 .PHONY: all gain_analysis getopt grabbag utf8
 all: gain_analysis getopt grabbag utf8
diff --git a/src/test_grabbag/Makefile.am b/src/test_grabbag/Makefile.am
index 8f6f4b6..f49e5b4 100644
--- a/src/test_grabbag/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/test_grabbag/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 SUBDIRS = cuesheet
 
diff --git a/test/Makefile.am b/test/Makefile.am
index 690ab0b..2ca60ee 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 if FLaC__EXHAUSTIVE_TESTS
 FLAC__EXHAUSTIVE_TESTS = yes
diff --git a/test/Makefile.lite b/test/Makefile.lite
index c878f67..7302435 100644
--- a/test/Makefile.lite
+++ b/test/Makefile.lite
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 #
 # GNU makefile
diff --git a/test/cuesheets/Makefile.am b/test/cuesheets/Makefile.am
index edd276a..dfece53 100644
--- a/test/cuesheets/Makefile.am
+++ b/test/cuesheets/Makefile.am
@@ -1,19 +1,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 EXTRA_DIST = \
 	bad.000.CATALOG_multiple.cue \
diff --git a/test/test_bins.sh b/test/test_bins.sh
index 810ab6d..8a63f08 100755
--- a/test/test_bins.sh
+++ b/test/test_bins.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {
diff --git a/test/test_flac.sh b/test/test_flac.sh
index 70a1684..eae7bfc 100755
--- a/test/test_flac.sh
+++ b/test/test_flac.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {
diff --git a/test/test_grabbag.sh b/test/test_grabbag.sh
index 571f84f..b73e9c4 100755
--- a/test/test_grabbag.sh
+++ b/test/test_grabbag.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {
diff --git a/test/test_libFLAC++.sh b/test/test_libFLAC++.sh
index 66c2f9c..dcb1316 100755
--- a/test/test_libFLAC++.sh
+++ b/test/test_libFLAC++.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {
diff --git a/test/test_libFLAC.sh b/test/test_libFLAC.sh
index 75d77e1..4c22225 100755
--- a/test/test_libFLAC.sh
+++ b/test/test_libFLAC.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {
diff --git a/test/test_libOggFLAC++.sh b/test/test_libOggFLAC++.sh
index d562ec5..79c5b2f 100755
--- a/test/test_libOggFLAC++.sh
+++ b/test/test_libOggFLAC++.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {
diff --git a/test/test_libOggFLAC.sh b/test/test_libOggFLAC.sh
index a056db6..217c4cd 100755
--- a/test/test_libOggFLAC.sh
+++ b/test/test_libOggFLAC.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {
diff --git a/test/test_metaflac.sh b/test/test_metaflac.sh
index dd975e9..2ff0c75 100755
--- a/test/test_metaflac.sh
+++ b/test/test_metaflac.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {
diff --git a/test/test_streams.sh b/test/test_streams.sh
index b9ff506..fdec4c3 100755
--- a/test/test_streams.sh
+++ b/test/test_streams.sh
@@ -3,19 +3,19 @@
 #  FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
 #  Copyright (C) 2001,2002,2003  Josh Coalson
 #
-#  This program is part of FLAC; you can redistribute it and/or
-#  modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
-#  as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
-#  of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+#  This file is part the FLAC project.  FLAC is comprised of several
+#  components distributed under difference licenses.  The codec libraries
+#  are distributed under Xiph.Org's BSD-like license (see the file
+#  COPYING.Xiph in this distribution).  All other programs, libraries, and
+#  plugins are distributed under the GPL (see COPYING.GPL).  The documentation
+#  is distributed under the Gnu FDL (see COPYING.FDL).  Each file in the
+#  FLAC distribution contains at the top the terms under which it may be
+#  distributed.
 #
-#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-#  GNU General Public License for more details.
-#
-#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
-#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
-#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place - Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307, USA.
+#  Since this particular file is relevant to all components of FLAC,
+#  it may be distributed under the Xiph.Org license, which is the least
+#  restrictive of those mentioned above.  See the file COPYING.Xiph in this
+#  distribution.
 
 die ()
 {