diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 74415d0aa..a5bf94e72 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+2011-11-05  Werner Lemberg  <wl@gnu.org>
+
+	* README: We use copyright ranges also.
+
+	According to
+
+	  http://www.gnu.org/prep/maintain/html_node/Copyright-Notices.html
+
+	this should be mentioned explicitly.
+
 2011-10-30  suzuki toshiya  <mpsuzuki@hiroshima-u.ac.jp>
 
 	[raccess] Supplement for previous fix.
diff --git a/README b/README
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--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -6,6 +6,10 @@
 
   Read the files `docs/INSTALL' for installation instructions.
 
+  See the  file `docs/LICENSE.TXT'  for the available licenses.   Note
+  that we use ranges (`2008-2010') for copyright years also instead of
+  listing individual years (`2008, 2009, 2010').
+
   The FreeType 2 API reference is located in `docs/reference'; use the
   file   `ft2-doc.html'   as   the   top  entry   point.    Additional
   documentation is available as a separate package from our sites.  Go