diff --git a/PEOPLE b/PEOPLE
index 5080c81356..4b8257c1e4 100644
--- a/PEOPLE
+++ b/PEOPLE
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
-All the source code included in this package is meant to be covered
-under the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (see ./COPYING.LESSER).
+PLUMED2 is covered under the GNU LESSER GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE (see ./COPYING.LESSER).
+This license applies to all the source code in this tree, except from where
+explicitly indicated.
 
 Authors of this software are:
 
@@ -9,3 +10,8 @@ Giovanni Bussi
 Carlo Camilloni
 Gareth Tribello
 
+Notice that some of the PLUMED modules are released under different
+licenses. In each module with this exception, you should find a file
+named COPYRIGHT stating the exact licence. Look for files
+in the form src/*/COPYRIGHT
+
diff --git a/src/molfile/LICENSE b/src/molfile/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1a92efa011
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/molfile/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+University of Illinois Open Source License
+Copyright 2003 Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, 
+All rights reserved.
+
+Developed by:		Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group
+			University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
+			http://www.ks.uiuc.edu/
+
+Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of
+this software and associated documentation files (the Software), to deal with 
+the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to 
+use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies 
+of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to 
+do so, subject to the following conditions:
+
+Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice, 
+this list of conditions and the following disclaimers.
+
+Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice, 
+this list of conditions and the following disclaimers in the documentation 
+and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+
+Neither the names of Theoretical and Computational Biophysics Group, 
+University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, nor the names of its contributors 
+may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this Software without 
+specific prior written permission.
+
+THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED AS IS, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR 
+IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, 
+FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL 
+THE CONTRIBUTORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR 
+OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, 
+ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR 
+OTHER DEALINGS WITH THE SOFTWARE.
+
diff --git a/src/molfile/import.sh b/src/molfile/import.sh
index 61927e470b..cef2d157ee 100755
--- a/src/molfile/import.sh
+++ b/src/molfile/import.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ for i in molfile_plugin.h vmdplugin.h; do
 done
 
 mycp $PD/molfile_plugin/LICENSE .
+mycp $PD/molfile_plugin/LICENSE ./COPYRIGHT
 
 # List of "known-good" plugins. Some renaming is necessary
 mycp_wrap $IFDEF $PD/molfile_plugin/src/dcdplugin.c dcdplugin.cpp