diff --git a/COPYRIGHT.txt b/COPYRIGHT.txt
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+Copyright (c) 2016 Plailect
+
+Files that are not licensed or owned by the creator of the minimal-mistakes
+(https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/) project (including but not
+limited to the contents of the `_pages` directory) are the sole property of
+their owner and may not be used without permission.
diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
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+The MIT License (MIT)
+
+Copyright (c) 2016 Michael Rose
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+in the Software 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.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
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-### See https://3ds.guide/
+# See https://3ds.guide/
+
+## Licensing
+
+In accordance with the [minimal-mistakes](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/blob/master/LICENSE.txt) project, all files that substantially or wholly were created for that project are licensed under the [MIT License](https://github.com/Plailect/Guide/blob/master/LICENSE.txt).
+
+Files that are not licensed or owned by the creator of the [minimal-mistakes](https://github.com/mmistakes/minimal-mistakes/) project *(including but not limited to the contents of the `_pages` directory)* are the sole property of their owner and **may not** be used without permission.