diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index c74f5b00c7b..646acf406e5 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-29  Pavel Jan,Bm(Bk  <Pavel@Janik.cz>
+
+	* make-dist: Use COPYING from the top-level directory.
+
 2001-11-29  Gerd Moellmann  <gerd@gnu.org>
 
 	* configure.in: Add support for FreeBSD/Alpha.
diff --git a/etc/ChangeLog b/etc/ChangeLog
index 6369f07cc79..a7a6707e7db 100644
--- a/etc/ChangeLog
+++ b/etc/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-29  Pavel Jan,Bm(Bk  <Pavel@Janik.cz>
+
+	* COPYING: Removed.
+
 2001-11-23  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
 
 	* emacstool.1, etags.1, emacs.1: Modify distribution terms to
diff --git a/lib-src/ChangeLog b/lib-src/ChangeLog
index 92d1efaf1eb..e0bc212282a 100644
--- a/lib-src/ChangeLog
+++ b/lib-src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-29  Pavel Jan,Bm(Bk  <Pavel@Janik.cz>
+
+	* COPYING: Removed.
+
 2001-11-28  Paul Eggert  <eggert@twinsun.com>
 
 	* rcs2log (Copyright): Add '(C)' as per coding guidelines.
diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index a414c8a01e6..8c2f4552348 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-29  Pavel Jan,Bm(Bk  <Pavel@Janik.cz>
+
+	* COPYING: Removed.
+
 2001-11-29  Dave Love  <fx@gnu.org>
 
 	* progmodes/fortran.el: Fontify rewind, backspace.  Doc fixes.
diff --git a/msdos/ChangeLog b/msdos/ChangeLog
index 35c26fe0133..9a2b2ad7a9c 100644
--- a/msdos/ChangeLog
+++ b/msdos/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-29  Pavel Jan,Bm(Bk  <Pavel@Janik.cz>
+
+	* COPYING: Removed.
+
 2001-11-24  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@is.elta.co.il>
 
 	* mainmake.v2 (lispintro): New target.
diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 11a78b05a51..d9867bfc4cf 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+2001-11-29  Pavel Jan,Bm(Bk  <Pavel@Janik.cz>
+
+	* COPYING: Removed.
+
 2001-11-29  Dave Love  <fx@gnu.org>
 
 	* coding.c (syms_of_coding) <Qchar_coding_system>: Give it an