diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcb1a06ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Charliecloud is copyright © Triad National Security, LLC and others.
+
+This software was produced in part under U.S. Government contract
+89233218CNA000001 for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), which is operated
+by Triad National Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy/National
+Nuclear Security Administration.
+
+The Government is granted for itself and others acting on its behalf a
+nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable worldwide license in this material to
+reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, perform
+publicly and display publicly, and to permit others to do so.
+
+Neither the government nor Triad National Security, LLC makes any warranty,
+express or implied, or assumes any liability for use of this software.
+
+If software is modified to produce derivative works, such derivative works
+should be clearly marked, so as not to confuse it with the version available
+from LANL.
+
+LA-CC 14-096
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index 0e6d8c311..33bd01e3a 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -135,32 +135,15 @@ Other publications:
     Supercomputing*. DOI: `10.1145/3624062.3624585
     <https://doi.org/10.1145/3624062.3624585>`_.
 
-Copyright and license
----------------------
-
-Charliecloud is copyright © 2014–2023 Triad National Security, LLC and others.
-
-This software was produced under U.S. Government contract 89233218CNA000001
-for Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), which is operated by Triad National
-Security, LLC for the U.S. Department of Energy/National Nuclear Security
-Administration.
-
-This is open source software (LA-CC 14-096); you can redistribute it and/or
-modify it under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0. A copy is
-included in file LICENSE. You may not use this software except in compliance
-with the license.
-
-The Government is granted for itself and others acting on its behalf a
-nonexclusive, paid-up, irrevocable worldwide license in this material to
-reproduce, prepare derivative works, distribute copies to the public, perform
-publicly and display publicly, and to permit others to do so.
+License and intellectual property
+---------------------------------
 
-Neither the government nor Triad National Security, LLC makes any warranty,
-express or implied, or assumes any liability for use of this software.
+Charliecloud is open source software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the terms of the Apache License, Version 2.0. A copy is included in file
+LICENSE. You may not use this software except in compliance with the license.
 
-If software is modified to produce derivative works, such derivative works
-should be clearly marked, so as not to confuse it with the version available
-from LANL.
+Copyrights and patents are retained by contributors. No copyright assignment
+is required to contribute to Charliecloud.
 
 
 ..  LocalWords:  USENIX's CNA Meisam figshare
diff --git a/doc/conf.py b/doc/conf.py
index 59588572b..7a40c46b3 100644
--- a/doc/conf.py
+++ b/doc/conf.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
 
 # General information about the project.
 project = u'Charliecloud'
-copyright = u'2014–2023, Triad National Security, LLC and others'
+copyright = u'Charliecloud a Series of LF Projects, LLC and others (web content and website). For web site terms of use, trademark policy and other project policies please see: https://lfprojects.org'
 
 # The version info for the project you're documenting, acts as replacement for
 # |version| and |release|, also used in various other places throughout the
diff --git a/misc/loc b/misc/loc
index eed3ce947..1780eb364 100755
--- a/misc/loc
+++ b/misc/loc
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ patch
 plain text
     filter remove_matches TEXT_HAS_NO_COMMENTS_BUT_A_FILTER_IS_REQUIRED
     extension txt
+    filename NOTICE
     filename PERUSEME
     filename README
     filename VERSION
@@ -257,6 +258,7 @@ countem "TEST SUITE & EXAMPLES" /tmp/loc.test
 # documentation
 find . -type f -a \( \
          -path './doc/*.rst' \
+      -o -path ./NOTICE \
       -o -path ./README.rst \
       -o -path ./doc/conf.py \
       -o -path ./doc/make-deps-overview \