diff --git a/README b/README
index 927c77b9c3..a12d168517 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ License along with this program, in the file "COPYING".  If not, see
     modifications, *YOU MAY NOT INSTALL STATUSNET*.
 
 CSS and images in the /theme/ directory are available under the
-Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license. See
-http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ for details.
+Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported license, with attribution to
+"StatusNet". See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ for details.
 
 Our understanding and intention is that if you add your own theme that
 uses only CSS and images, those files are not subject to the copyleft