diff --git a/lib/ansible/module_utils/splitter.py b/lib/ansible/module_utils/splitter.py
index 899fa8cd92..9c8ca69112 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/module_utils/splitter.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/module_utils/splitter.py
@@ -1,19 +1,30 @@
-# (c) 2014 James Cammarata, <jcammarata@ansible.com>
+# This code is part of Ansible, but is an independent component.
+# This particular file snippet, and this file snippet only, is BSD licensed.
+# Modules you write using this snippet, which is embedded dynamically by Ansible
+# still belong to the author of the module, and may assign their own license
+# to the complete work.
 #
-# This file is part of Ansible
+# Copyright (c), Michael DeHaan <michael.dehaan@gmail.com>, 2012-2013
+# All rights reserved.
 #
-# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
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+# Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification,
+# are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 #
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+#      notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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+#      this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
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 #
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 def _get_quote_state(token, quote_char):
     '''