diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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-debian/copyright
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENSE
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+Mininet 2.0.0d1 License
+
+Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bob Lantz and Brandon Heller
+
+We are making Mininet available for public use and benefit with the
+expectation that others will use, modify and enhance the Software and
+contribute those enhancements back to the community. However, since we
+would like to make the Software available for broadest use, with as few
+restrictions as possible permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to
+any person obtaining a copy of this Software to deal in the Software
+under the copyrights without restriction, including without limitation
+the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
+and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
+Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
+in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
+OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
+MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
+IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
+CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
+TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
+SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+
+The name and trademarks of copyright holder(s) may NOT be used in
+advertising or publicity pertaining to the Software or any derivatives
+without specific, written prior permission.
diff --git a/debian/copyright b/debian/copyright
index 820ae85..4f0c842 100644
--- a/debian/copyright
+++ b/debian/copyright
@@ -1,29 +1,8 @@
-Mininet 2.0.0d1 License
+Format: http://dep.debian.net/deps/dep5
+Upstream-Name: mininet
+Source: https://github.com/mininet/mininet
 
-Copyright (c) 2009-2012 Bob Lantz and Brandon Heller
-
-We are making Mininet available for public use and benefit with the
-expectation that others will use, modify and enhance the Software and
-contribute those enhancements back to the community. However, since we
-would like to make the Software available for broadest use, with as few
-restrictions as possible permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to
-any person obtaining a copy of this Software to deal in the Software
-under the copyrights without restriction, including without limitation
-the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
-and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
-Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
-
-The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
-in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
-
-THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
-OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
-MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
-IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY
-CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT,
-TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE
-SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
-
-The name and trademarks of copyright holder(s) may NOT be used in
-advertising or publicity pertaining to the Software or any derivatives
-without specific, written prior permission.
+Files: *
+Copyright: 2009-2012 Bob Lantz
+           2009-2012 Brandon Heller
+License: BSD-3-Clause