diff --git a/lisp/term-nasty.el b/lisp/term-nasty.el
index 43d3c441310..e0f01253c43 100644
--- a/lisp/term-nasty.el
+++ b/lisp/term-nasty.el
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ;;; term-nasty.el --- Damned Things from terminfo.el
+;;; This file is in the public domain, and was written by Stallman and Mlynarik
 
 ;;; Commentary: