diff --git a/docs/manpage.rst b/docs/manpage.rst
index 3c6588006a1196f797185fd13b1df88b64dfae96..024d5485c6ec5d8d1665ccbdabb482f259a10da6 100644
--- a/docs/manpage.rst
+++ b/docs/manpage.rst
@@ -71,9 +71,5 @@ options
 copyright
 ---------
 
-Copyright (C) 2015-2017 Uli Fouquet and contributors. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL
-version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licensesi/gpl.html>.
-
-This is free software: you are free to change and redisttribute it.  There is
-NO WARRANTY, to extent permitted by law.
+.. include:: ../COPYRIGHT