diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ The authors and key contributors of the project include:
 * [Mark Janssen](https://github.com/praseodym)
 
 
-Copyright ©2018, [MIT Internet Trust Consortium](http://www.trust.mit.edu/). Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license, for details see `LICENSE.txt`. 
+Licensed under the Apache 2.0 license, for details see `LICENSE.txt`.