diff --git a/LICENSE b/LICENCE
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rename from LICENSE
rename to LICENCE
index 00120f8f..b0b4be56 100644
--- a/LICENSE
+++ b/LICENCE
@@ -6,18 +6,22 @@ for their respective work, and release the work under the MIT licence
 Exceptions or notable authors are listed below
 in reverse chronological order:
 
-* [LGPLv3] 2015-2016 Casper da Costa-Luis
+* MPLv2.0 (text below) 2015-2016 (c) Casper da Costa-Luis
   [casperdcl](https://github.com/casperdcl).
-  An alternative [CC-BY-SA-4.0] licence is also available.
-* MIT 2016 [PR #96] Google Inc.
+* MIT 2016 (c) [PR #96] on behalf of Google Inc.
 
-  [LGPLv3]: http://www.gnu.org/licenses/lgpl-3.0.en.html
-  [CC-BY-SA-4.0]: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
   [PR #96]: https://github.com/tqdm/tqdm/pull/96
 
 
-The MIT License (MIT)
----------------------
+Mozilla Public Licence (MPL) v. 2.0 - Exhibit A
+-----------------------------------------------
+
+This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public License, v. 2.0.
+If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this file, You can obtain one at https://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+
+
+MIT License (MIT)
+-----------------
 
 Copyright (c) 2013 noamraph
 
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 5921e17d..f61e48f2 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ file for more information.
 License
 -------
 
-Mostly `LGPLv3, MIT licence <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tqdm/tqdm/master/LICENSE>`__. A CC-BY-SA alternative is also available.
+Multiple licences, mostly `MPLv2.0, MIT licences <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tqdm/tqdm/master/LICENSE>`__.
 
 
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