diff --git a/core_backup.c b/core_backup.c
index b79cf74b18..61f5dd28a7 100644
--- a/core_backup.c
+++ b/core_backup.c
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
-/* Copyright  (C) 2010-2019 The RetroArch team
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2017 - Daniel De Matteis
+ *  Copyright (C) 2014-2017 - Jean-André Santoni
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2019 - Brad Parker
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019-2020 - James Leaver
  *
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * The following license statement only applies to this file (core_backup.c).
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge,
- * to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
- * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
- * and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
- * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
- * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
- * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #include <string/stdstring.h>
diff --git a/core_backup.h b/core_backup.h
index 5b9285f48c..d57ca89e32 100644
--- a/core_backup.h
+++ b/core_backup.h
@@ -1,23 +1,19 @@
-/* Copyright  (C) 2010-2019 The RetroArch team
+/*  RetroArch - A frontend for libretro.
+ *  Copyright (C) 2011-2017 - Daniel De Matteis
+ *  Copyright (C) 2014-2017 - Jean-André Santoni
+ *  Copyright (C) 2016-2019 - Brad Parker
+ *  Copyright (C) 2019-2020 - James Leaver
  *
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * The following license statement only applies to this file (core_backup.h).
- * ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+ *  RetroArch is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ *  of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Found-
+ *  ation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
  *
- * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge,
- * to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
- * to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to
- * use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software,
- * and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+ *  RetroArch is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY;
+ *  without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
+ *  PURPOSE.  See the GNU General Public License for more details.
  *
- * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
- *
- * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
- * INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
- * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.
- * IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY,
- * WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
- * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with RetroArch.
+ *  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
  */
 
 #ifndef __CORE_BACKUP_H