diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairMQParser.cxx b/fairmq/options/FairMQParser.cxx
index 719fdb8b..80e232c6 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairMQParser.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairMQParser.cxx
@@ -1,4 +1,11 @@
-/* 
+/********************************************************************************
+ *    Copyright (C) 2014 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
+ *                                                                              *
+ *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
+ *         GNU Lesser General Public Licence version 3 (LGPL) version 3,        *
+ *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+/*
  * File:   FairMQParser.cxx
  * Author: winckler
  * 
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
index 9895a313..3926a2e6 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.cxx
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-/* 
+/********************************************************************************
+ *    Copyright (C) 2014 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
+ *                                                                              *
+ *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
+ *         GNU Lesser General Public Licence version 3 (LGPL) version 3,        *
+ *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+/*
  * File:   FairMQProgOptions.cxx
  * Author: winckler
  * 
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
index cd72404f..55547c52 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairMQProgOptions.h
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-/* 
+/********************************************************************************
+ *    Copyright (C) 2014 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
+ *                                                                              *
+ *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
+ *         GNU Lesser General Public Licence version 3 (LGPL) version 3,        *
+ *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+/*
  * File:   FairMQProgOptions.h
  * Author: winckler
  *
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.cxx b/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.cxx
index 389c7fff..b39bc307 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.cxx
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.cxx
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-/* 
+/********************************************************************************
+ *    Copyright (C) 2014 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
+ *                                                                              *
+ *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
+ *         GNU Lesser General Public Licence version 3 (LGPL) version 3,        *
+ *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+/*
  * File:   FairProgOptions.cxx
  * Author: winckler
  * 
diff --git a/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.h b/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.h
index 0d45463b..5fe3e7ae 100644
--- a/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.h
+++ b/fairmq/options/FairProgOptions.h
@@ -1,4 +1,12 @@
-/* 
+/********************************************************************************
+ *    Copyright (C) 2014 GSI Helmholtzzentrum fuer Schwerionenforschung GmbH    *
+ *                                                                              *
+ *              This software is distributed under the terms of the             *
+ *         GNU Lesser General Public Licence version 3 (LGPL) version 3,        *
+ *                  copied verbatim in the file "LICENSE"                       *
+ ********************************************************************************/
+
+/*
  * File:   FairProgOptions.h
  * Author: winckler
  *