diff --git a/scripts/vim/README b/scripts/vim/README
index cd9e84845..1814e0d03 100644
--- a/scripts/vim/README
+++ b/scripts/vim/README
@@ -25,3 +25,10 @@ these files into your home directory so that you have:
 
 
 You should then be ready to go.
+---
+All three above mentioned files are
+
+Copyright 2009 John Florian
+
+and are available under the GNU Public License version 2 or later.
+For the full text of this license, see COPYING.
diff --git a/scripts/vim/ftdetect/task.vim b/scripts/vim/ftdetect/task.vim
index 868d05063..ff61d4a26 100644
--- a/scripts/vim/ftdetect/task.vim
+++ b/scripts/vim/ftdetect/task.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 " Vim support file to detect task data files and single task edits
 "
 " Maintainer:   John Florian <jflorian@doubledog.org>
+"
+" Copyright 2009 John Florian
+"
+" This file is available under the GNU Public License version 2 or later.
+" For the full text of this license, see COPYING.
 
 
 " for the raw data files
diff --git a/scripts/vim/syntax/taskdata.vim b/scripts/vim/syntax/taskdata.vim
index 403cc03c0..c3c01dca1 100644
--- a/scripts/vim/syntax/taskdata.vim
+++ b/scripts/vim/syntax/taskdata.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	task data
 " Maintainer:	John Florian <jflorian@doubledog.org>
+"
+" Copyright 2009 John Florian
+"
+" This file is available under the GNU Public License version 2 or later.
+" For the full text of this license, see COPYING.
 
 
 " For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items.
diff --git a/scripts/vim/syntax/taskedit.vim b/scripts/vim/syntax/taskedit.vim
index aa709e93a..68bd90cfa 100644
--- a/scripts/vim/syntax/taskedit.vim
+++ b/scripts/vim/syntax/taskedit.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 " Vim syntax file
 " Language:	support for 'task 42 edit'
 " Maintainer:	John Florian <jflorian@doubledog.org>
+"
+" Copyright 2009 John Florian
+"
+" This file is available under the GNU Public License version 2 or later.
+" For the full text of this license, see COPYING.
 
 
 " For version 5.x: Clear all syntax items.