diff --git a/src/calibre/devices/idevice/__init__.py b/src/calibre/devices/idevice/__init__.py
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+__license__   = 'GPL v3'
+__copyright__ = '2008, Kovid Goyal <kovid at kovidgoyal.net>'
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