diff --git a/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt b/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
index 0ed70e4..1f05260 100644
--- a/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
+++ b/_licenses/gpl-2.0.txt
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
 convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least
 the "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
 
-    {description}
-    Copyright (C) {year}  {fullname}
+    <description>
+    Copyright (C) <year>  <fullname>
 
     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
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
   Yoyodyne, Inc., hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program
   `Gnomovision' (which makes passes at compilers) written by James Hacker.
 
-  {signature of Ty Coon}, 1 April 1989
+  <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1989
   Ty Coon, President of Vice
 
 This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into
diff --git a/_licenses/gpl-3.0.txt b/_licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
index b05798b..68d2f5d 100644
--- a/_licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
+++ b/_licenses/gpl-3.0.txt
@@ -670,8 +670,8 @@ 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
@@ -691,7 +691,7 @@ 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:
 
-    {project}  Copyright (C) {year}  {fullname}
+    <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/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt b/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
index 3f5bb28..c0fe81d 100644
--- a/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
+++ b/_licenses/lgpl-2.1.txt
@@ -504,8 +504,8 @@ safest to attach them to the start of each source file to most effectively
 convey the exclusion of warranty; and each file should have at least the
 "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found.
 
-    {description}
-    Copyright (C) {year} {fullname}
+    <description>
+    Copyright (C) <year> <fullname>
 
     This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
     modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
@@ -532,7 +532,7 @@ necessary.  Here is a sample; alter the names:
   library `Frob' (a library for tweaking knobs) written by James Random
   Hacker.
 
-  {signature of Ty Coon}, 1 April 1990
+  <signature of Ty Coon>, 1 April 1990
   Ty Coon, President of Vice
 
 That's all there is to it!