diff --git a/new/gcc.jam b/new/gcc.jam
index 949b35981..21243813a 100644
--- a/new/gcc.jam
+++ b/new/gcc.jam
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2002. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 
 import property ;
 import generators ;
diff --git a/new/lex.jam b/new/lex.jam
index f766bae27..8626a0b70 100644
--- a/new/lex.jam
+++ b/new/lex.jam
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2002. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 
 import type ;
 import generators ;
diff --git a/new/site-config.jam b/new/site-config.jam
index e69de29bb..f2734a111 100644
--- a/new/site-config.jam
+++ b/new/site-config.jam
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# No copyright, since this file is empty
diff --git a/new/user-config.jam b/new/user-config.jam
index e69de29bb..f2734a111 100644
--- a/new/user-config.jam
+++ b/new/user-config.jam
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# No copyright, since this file is empty
diff --git a/new/version.jam b/new/version.jam
index 1f00b34aa..57531b848 100644
--- a/new/version.jam
+++ b/new/version.jam
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2002. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 
 rule boost-build ( )
 {
diff --git a/v2/build/version.jam b/v2/build/version.jam
index 1f00b34aa..57531b848 100644
--- a/v2/build/version.jam
+++ b/v2/build/version.jam
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2002. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 
 rule boost-build ( )
 {
diff --git a/v2/gcc.jam b/v2/gcc.jam
index 949b35981..21243813a 100644
--- a/v2/gcc.jam
+++ b/v2/gcc.jam
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2002. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 
 import property ;
 import generators ;
diff --git a/v2/lex.jam b/v2/lex.jam
index f766bae27..8626a0b70 100644
--- a/v2/lex.jam
+++ b/v2/lex.jam
@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+#  Copyright (C) Vladimir Prus 2002. Permission to copy, use, modify, sell and
+#  distribute this software is granted provided this copyright notice appears in
+#  all copies. This software is provided "as is" without express or implied
+#  warranty, and with no claim as to its suitability for any purpose.
 
 import type ;
 import generators ;
diff --git a/v2/site-config.jam b/v2/site-config.jam
index e69de29bb..f2734a111 100644
--- a/v2/site-config.jam
+++ b/v2/site-config.jam
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# No copyright, since this file is empty
diff --git a/v2/user-config.jam b/v2/user-config.jam
index e69de29bb..f2734a111 100644
--- a/v2/user-config.jam
+++ b/v2/user-config.jam
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+# No copyright, since this file is empty