diff --git a/reactos/include/ddk/atsmedia.h b/reactos/include/ddk/atsmedia.h
index 1bda6825a02..744a4654870 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ddk/atsmedia.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ddk/atsmedia.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* $Id: $
  *
- * COPYRIGHT:            See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * COPYRIGHT:            This file is in the public domain.
  * PROJECT:              ReactOS kernel
  * FILE:
  * PURPOSE:              headers
diff --git a/reactos/include/ddk/ddkernel.h b/reactos/include/ddk/ddkernel.h
index 75a5b016350..bd46c759851 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ddk/ddkernel.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ddk/ddkernel.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* $Id$
  *
- * COPYRIGHT:            See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * COPYRIGHT:            This file is in the public domain.
  * PROJECT:              ReactOS kernel
  * FILE:
  * PURPOSE:              Directx headers
diff --git a/reactos/include/ddk/dmemmgr.h b/reactos/include/ddk/dmemmgr.h
index b62ef0d647d..ee9b0a9a561 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ddk/dmemmgr.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ddk/dmemmgr.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* $Id: $
  *
- * COPYRIGHT:            See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * COPYRIGHT:            This file is in the public domain.
  * PROJECT:              ReactOS kernel
  * FILE:
  * PURPOSE:              Directx headers
diff --git a/reactos/include/ddk/dvp.h b/reactos/include/ddk/dvp.h
index c08d70a6020..1a0826f76c5 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ddk/dvp.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ddk/dvp.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* $Id$
  *
- * COPYRIGHT:            See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * COPYRIGHT:            This file is in the public domain.
  * PROJECT:              ReactOS kernel
  * FILE:
  * PURPOSE:              Directx headers
diff --git a/reactos/include/ddk/ntstrsafe.h b/reactos/include/ddk/ntstrsafe.h
index e7a2653a020..d5a02cb1bf7 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ddk/ntstrsafe.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ddk/ntstrsafe.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  * PROJECT:         ReactOS Kernel
- * LICENSE:         GPL - See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * LICENSE:         This file is in the public domain.
  * FILE:            include/ddk/ntstrsafe.h
  * PURPOSE:         Safe String Library for NT Code (Native/Kernel)
  * PROGRAMMERS:     Alex Ionescu (alex.ionescu@reactos.org)
diff --git a/reactos/include/ddk/objerror.h b/reactos/include/ddk/objerror.h
index a02e525609f..06b30e700b5 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ddk/objerror.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ddk/objerror.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 /* $Id$
  *
- * COPYRIGHT:            See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * COPYRIGHT:            This file is in the public domain.
  * PROJECT:              ReactOS kernel
  * FILE:
  * PURPOSE:              Directx headers
diff --git a/reactos/include/ddk/polarity.h b/reactos/include/ddk/polarity.h
index 0043605de41..ecc79a7bd5d 100644
--- a/reactos/include/ddk/polarity.h
+++ b/reactos/include/ddk/polarity.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* $Id$
  *
- * COPYRIGHT:            See COPYING in the top level directory
+ * COPYRIGHT:            This file is in the public domain.
  * PROJECT:              ReactOS kernel
  * FILE:
  * PURPOSE: