diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 47bfacb..01a72e6 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,5 +1,20 @@
-# builds thoughts
-# (well, not quite like that)
+# Builds thoughts (well, not quite like that)
+#
+#  Copyright (C) 2013  Mike Gerwitz
+#
+#  This program is free software: 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 3 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+##
 
 .PHONY: default clean