diff --git a/build/shared/examples/Communication/MIDI/Midi.pde b/build/shared/examples/Communication/MIDI/Midi.pde
index feb3e82a4..7a25c852c 100644
--- a/build/shared/examples/Communication/MIDI/Midi.pde
+++ b/build/shared/examples/Communication/MIDI/Midi.pde
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@
  created 13 Jun 2006
  modified 2 Jul 2009
  by Tom Igoe 
+
+ This example code is in the public domain.
  
  http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/MIDI