diff --git a/pkgs/data-lib/LICENSE.txt b/pkgs/data-lib/LICENSE.txt
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+data-lib
+Copyright (c) 2010-2013 PLT Design Inc.
+
+This package is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public
+License (LGPL).  This means that you can link Racket into proprietary
+applications, provided you follow the rules stated in the LGPL.  You
+can also modify this package; if you distribute a modified version,
+you must distribute it under the terms of the LGPL, which in
+particular means that you must release the source code for the
+modified software.  See COPYING_LESSER.txt for more information.
diff --git a/pkgs/db-pkgs/db-doc/LICENSE.txt b/pkgs/db-pkgs/db-doc/LICENSE.txt
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+db-doc
+Copyright (c) 2010-2013 PLT Design Inc.
+
+This package is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public
+License (LGPL).  This means that you can link Racket into proprietary
+applications, provided you follow the rules stated in the LGPL.  You
+can also modify this package; if you distribute a modified version,
+you must distribute it under the terms of the LGPL, which in
+particular means that you must release the source code for the
+modified software.  See COPYING_LESSER.txt for more information.
diff --git a/pkgs/gui-pkgs/gui/LICENSE.txt b/pkgs/gui-pkgs/gui/LICENSE.txt
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+gui
+Copyright (c) 2010-2013 PLT Design Inc.
+
+This package is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public
+License (LGPL).  This means that you can link Racket into proprietary
+applications, provided you follow the rules stated in the LGPL.  You
+can also modify this package; if you distribute a modified version,
+you must distribute it under the terms of the LGPL, which in
+particular means that you must release the source code for the
+modified software.  See COPYING_LESSER.txt for more information.
diff --git a/pkgs/net-lib/LICENSE.txt b/pkgs/net-lib/LICENSE.txt
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+net-lib
+Copyright (c) 2010-2013 PLT Design Inc.
+
+This package is distributed under the GNU Lesser General Public
+License (LGPL).  This means that you can link Racket into proprietary
+applications, provided you follow the rules stated in the LGPL.  You
+can also modify this package; if you distribute a modified version,
+you must distribute it under the terms of the LGPL, which in
+particular means that you must release the source code for the
+modified software.  See COPYING_LESSER.txt for more information.