diff --git a/HACKING.rst b/HACKING.rst
index 41a977754..26e20e8e1 100644
--- a/HACKING.rst
+++ b/HACKING.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 ==========================
 watcher Style Commandments
diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index cb40470f7..fa6e84ede 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 =======
 Watcher
diff --git a/doc/source/architecture.rst b/doc/source/architecture.rst
index 8cdb8a49d..fcdb5dcb5 100644
--- a/doc/source/architecture.rst
+++ b/doc/source/architecture.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 .. _architecture:
 
diff --git a/doc/source/cmds/watcher-db-manage.rst b/doc/source/cmds/watcher-db-manage.rst
index 6d12867be..d2cfd064b 100644
--- a/doc/source/cmds/watcher-db-manage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/cmds/watcher-db-manage.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 .. _watcher-db-manage:
 
diff --git a/doc/source/deploy/configuration.rst b/doc/source/deploy/configuration.rst
index 74dd5157f..351589dc1 100644
--- a/doc/source/deploy/configuration.rst
+++ b/doc/source/deploy/configuration.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 ===================
 Configuring Watcher
diff --git a/doc/source/deploy/installation.rst b/doc/source/deploy/installation.rst
index fe601f674..98273545b 100644
--- a/doc/source/deploy/installation.rst
+++ b/doc/source/deploy/installation.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 ==================
 Installing Watcher
diff --git a/doc/source/deploy/user-guide.rst b/doc/source/deploy/user-guide.rst
index a7fdfbfa5..eedd7d80a 100644
--- a/doc/source/deploy/user-guide.rst
+++ b/doc/source/deploy/user-guide.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 .. _user-guide:
 
diff --git a/doc/source/dev/contributing.rst b/doc/source/dev/contributing.rst
index 06468c9c9..797ecc71f 100644
--- a/doc/source/dev/contributing.rst
+++ b/doc/source/dev/contributing.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 .. _contributing:
 
diff --git a/doc/source/dev/environment.rst b/doc/source/dev/environment.rst
index 5d14805ff..0a64c28a6 100644
--- a/doc/source/dev/environment.rst
+++ b/doc/source/dev/environment.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 ============================================
 Setting up a Watcher development environment
diff --git a/doc/source/dev/glossary.rst b/doc/source/dev/glossary.rst
index b083acafb..3d753f113 100644
--- a/doc/source/dev/glossary.rst
+++ b/doc/source/dev/glossary.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 ==========
  Glossary
diff --git a/doc/source/dev/plugins.rst b/doc/source/dev/plugins.rst
index 9f04cd015..424101766 100644
--- a/doc/source/dev/plugins.rst
+++ b/doc/source/dev/plugins.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 ===============
 Watcher plugins
diff --git a/doc/source/index.rst b/doc/source/index.rst
index 2f508b17c..129c613c8 100644
--- a/doc/source/index.rst
+++ b/doc/source/index.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 ============================================
 Welcome to Watcher's developer documentation
diff --git a/doc/source/usage.rst b/doc/source/usage.rst
index 65d91cf75..3fbe54be9 100644
--- a/doc/source/usage.rst
+++ b/doc/source/usage.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 ========
 Usage
diff --git a/doc/source/webapi/v1.rst b/doc/source/webapi/v1.rst
index 311387c32..2698d0186 100644
--- a/doc/source/webapi/v1.rst
+++ b/doc/source/webapi/v1.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 =====================
  RESTful Web API (v1)
diff --git a/watcher/contrib/tempest/tempest/api/infra_optim/README.rst b/watcher/contrib/tempest/tempest/api/infra_optim/README.rst
index 63cb319d2..98db05f09 100644
--- a/watcher/contrib/tempest/tempest/api/infra_optim/README.rst
+++ b/watcher/contrib/tempest/tempest/api/infra_optim/README.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 Tempest Field Guide to Infrastructure Optimization API tests
 ============================================================
diff --git a/watcher/contrib/tempest/tempest/cli/README.rst b/watcher/contrib/tempest/tempest/cli/README.rst
index 9953a3706..25f78c90e 100644
--- a/watcher/contrib/tempest/tempest/cli/README.rst
+++ b/watcher/contrib/tempest/tempest/cli/README.rst
@@ -1,15 +1,8 @@
 ..
-      Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
-      not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
-      a copy of the License at
+      Except where otherwise noted, this document is licensed under Creative
+      Commons Attribution 3.0 License.  You can view the license at:
 
-          http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-
-      Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
-      distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
-      WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
-      License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
-      under the License.
+          https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
 
 .. _cli_field_guide: