diff --git a/LICENSE.txt b/LICENSE.txt
index 930f1f4c5..58393644c 100644
--- a/LICENSE.txt
+++ b/LICENSE.txt
@@ -1,143 +1,11 @@
-/*
+Copyright 2010, Google Inc. All rights reserved.
 
-Copyright 2010, Google Inc.
-All rights reserved.
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
-modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
-met:
+1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
 
-    * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
-notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-    * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
-copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
-in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
-distribution.
-    * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
-contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
-this software without specific prior written permission.
+2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
 
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
-OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
-SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,           
-DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY           
-THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
-(INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
-OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this software without specific prior written permission.
 
-*/
-
-/*
- *  External Licenses
- */
-
-See the 'licenses' directory for a list of the licenses for the libraries we depend on,
-ordered here by license:
-
-Apache License 2.0
-------------------
-
-licenses/apache2.0.LICENSE.txt
-    calendar-parser (package com.google.refine.expr.util)
-    ant-tools 
-    commons-lang
-    commons-codec
-    commons-fileupload
-    jackson
-    jdatapath
-    jetty
-    jetty-util
-    log4j
-    poi
-    poi-ooxml
-    poi-ooxml-schemas
-    servlet-api
-    xmlbeans
-    signpost
-    opencsv
-    textng
-    swc-parser-lazy
-
-Apache License 1.1
-------------------
-licenses/jrdf.LICENSE.txt
-    jrdf
-   
-LGPL
-----
-
-licenses/marc4j.LICENSE.txt
-    marc4j
-    
-     
-BSD
----
-    
-licenses/secondstring.LICENSE.txt
-    secondstring
-
-licenses/dom4j.LICENSE.txt
-    dom4j
-    
-licenses/simile.LICENSE.txt
-    simile vicino
-
-licenses/simile-ajax.2.3.0.LICENSE.txt
-    Simile Ajax
-
-licenses/arithcode.LICENSE.txt
-    arithcode
-
-licenses/freebase_suggest.LICENSE.txt
-    freebase_suggest
-
-licenses/chrome_frame.LICENSE.txt
-    CFInstall
-
-MIT
----
-
-licenses/jquery.LICENSE.txt
-    jquery
-
-licenses/jquery_ui.LICENSE.txt
-    jquery_ui
-    
-licenses/jquery.eventstack.LICENSE.txt
-    jquery eventstack
-
-licenses/datejs.LICENSE.txt
-    datejs
-
-licenses/imgareaselect.LICENSE.txt
-    imgareaselect
-       
-licenses/slf4j.LICENSE.txt
-    slf4j-api
-    slf4j-log4j12
-    jcl-over-slf4j
-       
-licenses/icu4j.LICENSE.txt
-    icu4j
-   
-licenses/json.LICENSE.txt
-    json
-
-licenses/mockito.LICENSE.txt
-    mockito
-
-licenses/jsoup.LICENSE.txt
-    jsoup
-    
-http://www.opensource.org/licenses/mit-license.php
-    jquery.cookie
-
-Others
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-
-Flag icon
-    http://pixel-mixer.com/category/free-icons/
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e3f15d1f5..f21ab6e8d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Contact us
 Licensing and legal issues
 --------------------------
 OpenRefine is open source software and is licensed under the BSD license
-located in the [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt). See that file also for information on open source
+located in the [LICENSE.txt](LICENSE.txt). See the folder `licenses` for information on open source
 libraries that OpenRefine depends on.
 
 Credits