diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index b47678e7d..507c89c45 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ IF(NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
     #ENDIF(BUILD_MYGUI_PLUGIN)
 
     # Install licenses
-    INSTALL(FILES "docs/license/DejaVu Font License.txt" DESTINATION "${LICDIR}" )
+    INSTALL(FILES "files/mygui/DejaVu Font License.txt" DESTINATION "${LICDIR}" )
 
     # Install icon and desktop file
     INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/openmw.desktop" DESTINATION "${DATAROOTDIR}/applications" COMPONENT "openmw")
@@ -446,9 +446,9 @@ if(WIN32)
     INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/openmw.cfg.install" DESTINATION "." RENAME "openmw.cfg")
     INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/CHANGELOG.md" DESTINATION "." RENAME "CHANGELOG.txt")
     INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/README.md" DESTINATION "." RENAME "README.txt")
+    INSTALL(FILES "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE" DESTINATION "." RENAME "LICENSE.txt")
     INSTALL(FILES
-        "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/Docs/license/GPL3.txt"
-        "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/Docs/license/DejaVu Font License.txt"
+        "${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/mygui/DejaVu Font License.txt"
         "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/settings-default.cfg"
         "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/gamecontrollerdb.txt"
         DESTINATION ".")
diff --git a/docs/license/GPL3.txt b/LICENSE
similarity index 99%
rename from docs/license/GPL3.txt
rename to LICENSE
index 94a9ed024..9cecc1d46 100644
--- a/docs/license/GPL3.txt
+++ b/LICENSE
@@ -631,8 +631,8 @@ to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
 state the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
 
-    <one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.>
-    Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
+    {one line to give the program's name and a brief idea of what it does.}
+    Copyright (C) {year}  {name of author}
 
     This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
     it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
@@ -652,7 +652,7 @@ Also add information on how to contact you by electronic and paper mail.
   If the program does terminal interaction, make it output a short
 notice like this when it starts in an interactive mode:
 
-    <program>  Copyright (C) <year>  <name of author>
+    {project}  Copyright (C) {year}  {fullname}
     This program comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY; for details type `show w'.
     This is free software, and you are welcome to redistribute it
     under certain conditions; type `show c' for details.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index aa6ae47b4..3e5556cb4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ OpenMW is a recreation of the engine for the popular role-playing game Morrowind
 OpenMW also comes with OpenMW-CS, a replacement for Morrowind's TES Construction Set.
 
 * Version: 0.42.0
-* License: GPLv3 (see [docs/license/GPL3.txt](https://github.com/OpenMW/openmw/blob/master/docs/license/GPL3.txt) for more information)
+* License: GPLv3 (see [LICENSE](https://github.com/OpenMW/openmw/blob/master/LICENSE) for more information)
 * Website: http://www.openmw.org
 * IRC: #openmw on irc.freenode.net
 
 Font Licenses:
-* DejaVuLGCSansMono.ttf: custom (see docs/license/DejaVu Font License.txt for more information)
+* DejaVuLGCSansMono.ttf: custom (see [files/mygui/DejaVu Font License.txt](https://github.com/OpenMW/openmw/blob/master/files/mygui/DejaVu%20Font%20License.txt) for more information)
 
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diff --git a/docs/license/DejaVu Font License.txt b/files/mygui/DejaVu Font License.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from docs/license/DejaVu Font License.txt
rename to files/mygui/DejaVu Font License.txt