diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
 Full documentation is available on-line at
     http://xmlsoft.org/
 
-This code is released under the LGPL or the W3C IPR, pick the one
-you prefer.
+This code is released under the MIT Licence see the Copyright file.
 
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