diff --git a/emacs/cmulisp.el b/emacs/cmulisp.el
index b15fa07..c77290f 100644
--- a/emacs/cmulisp.el
+++ b/emacs/cmulisp.el
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ;;; -*-Emacs-Lisp-*- cmulisp.el
 ;;; Copyright Olin Shivers (1988).
-;;; Please imagine a long, tedious, legalistic 5-page gnu-style copyright
-;;; notice appearing here to the effect that you may use this code any
-;;; way you like, as long as you don't charge money for it, remove this
-;;; notice, or hold me liable for its results.
+;;; See file COPYING
 
 ;;; This replaces the standard inferior-lisp mode.
 ;;; Hacked from tea.el by Olin Shivers (shivers@cs.cmu.edu). 8/88
diff --git a/emacs/cmuscheme.el b/emacs/cmuscheme.el
index bb05667..cb8e959 100644
--- a/emacs/cmuscheme.el
+++ b/emacs/cmuscheme.el
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ;;; cmuscheme.el -- Scheme process in a buffer. Adapted from tea.el.
 ;;; Copyright Olin Shivers (1988)
-;;; Please imagine a long, tedious, legalistic 5-page gnu-style copyright
-;;; notice appearing here to the effect that you may use this code any
-;;; way you like, as long as you don't charge money for it, remove this
-;;; notice, or hold me liable for its results.
+;;; See file COPYING
 ;;;
 ;;;    This is a customisation of comint-mode (see comint.el)
 ;;;
diff --git a/emacs/cmushell.el b/emacs/cmushell.el
index bc20f17..7b178c3 100644
--- a/emacs/cmushell.el
+++ b/emacs/cmushell.el
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ;;; -*-Emacs-Lisp-*- General command interpreter in a window stuff
 ;;; Copyright Olin Shivers (1988).
-;;; Please imagine a long, tedious, legalistic 5-page gnu-style copyright
-;;; notice appearing here to the effect that you may use this code any
-;;; way you like, as long as you don't charge money for it, remove this
-;;; notice, or hold me liable for its results.
+;;; See file COPYING
 
 ;;; The changelog is at the end of file.
 
diff --git a/emacs/comint.el b/emacs/comint.el
index 85d4bf6..dd88a96 100644
--- a/emacs/comint.el
+++ b/emacs/comint.el
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 ;;; -*-Emacs-Lisp-*- General command interpreter in a window stuff
 ;;; Copyright Olin Shivers (1988).
-;;; Please imagine a long, tedious, legalistic 5-page gnu-style copyright
-;;; notice appearing here to the effect that you may use this code any
-;;; way you like, as long as you don't charge money for it, remove this
-;;; notice, or hold me liable for its results.
+;;; See file COPYING
 
 ;;; The changelog is at the end of this file.