diff --git a/build/shared/examples/Digital/toneMelody/toneMelody.pde b/build/shared/examples/Digital/toneMelody/toneMelody.pde
index a8b34dcd2..941084ae4 100644
--- a/build/shared/examples/Digital/toneMelody/toneMelody.pde
+++ b/build/shared/examples/Digital/toneMelody/toneMelody.pde
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
  
  created 21 Jan 2010
  by Tom Igoe 
+
+This example code is in the public domain.
  
  http://arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/Tone