diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC.xml b/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC.xml
index 06f0038554aa5c29208f628c74f4923d1c7912ee..bcaa69844549e47370bd3222c1a9decaa7b111f6 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC.xml
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
-  
+ <!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+ 
   <info name="Alignment_aleph_tpc"
 	title="Alignment test detector with ALPEH TPC like sectors"
 	author="Markus Frank"
diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_alignment.xml b/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_alignment.xml
index 169cdfd443bbbbd085caa96b6f5e92c473799437..41623abf824299be212a210a455139c710705891 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_alignment.xml
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_alignment.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <global_alignment>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <debug value="true"/>
   <open_transaction/>
diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_reset.xml b/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_reset.xml
index 0a87017bceb427ca4856c9a3270d562c82a11e77..22bc263f83266b9040f463b7a3cc324b5bfb4099 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_reset.xml
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_reset.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <global_alignment print="true">
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <open_transaction/>
   <subdetectors>
     <!--
diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_reset_all.xml b/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_reset_all.xml
index a45fa86f062fc236c6f31bc1d16b35136bdb213b..0f675ce563fd78d72256ccbf88525ccc33dc3571 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_reset_all.xml
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC_reset_all.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <global_alignment print="true">
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <open_transaction/>
   <subdetectors>
     <!--
diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/compact/DDEveAlephTPC.xml b/examples/AlignDet/compact/DDEveAlephTPC.xml
index d6d82b078f0142c21d8710ea8c31b53bdb40a65f..82994976f28f5dcbdeab4354598f3404df888e32 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/compact/DDEveAlephTPC.xml
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/compact/DDEveAlephTPC.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <ddeve>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <view name="3D TPC" type="View3D" structure="true" sensitive="true">
     <detelement name="TPC" load_geo="5" show="5" alpha="0.5"/>
   </view>
diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/compact/Telescope.xml b/examples/AlignDet/compact/Telescope.xml
index 9cfc06104060505c515a29de5dde515fca29e195..50ba30a2b37542692c1d373bce2d6cd8af1b036b 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/compact/Telescope.xml
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/compact/Telescope.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <info name="TelescopeSensor"
     title="Simple emulation of the EU Telescope"
diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/compact/compact.xml b/examples/AlignDet/compact/compact.xml
index 8d3ab2c69f3acac930a5de84c4d02a43a45a2348..1e751bdc93edbf14f010b4f05ba51d2e97acd3dd 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/compact/compact.xml
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/compact/compact.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
-  
+ <!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+ 
   <info name="alignment_boxes"
 	title="Alignment test with 2 simple boxes"
 	author="Markus Frank"
diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/drivers/BoxSegment.py b/examples/AlignDet/drivers/BoxSegment.py
index d99da92bc0d5b9b213d69f50d5fe66c3f08742c0..85b054a4b1d9bfb20c75305736d8d62534db9963 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/drivers/BoxSegment.py
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/drivers/BoxSegment.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 
 
diff --git a/examples/AlignDet/drivers/Shelf.py b/examples/AlignDet/drivers/Shelf.py
index 2ee52f6f2cd732226b3b3d3751d6c5da8c9ec3b3..8a8dc6334e051dd76513d75d06a35f5fca98f0c4 100644
--- a/examples/AlignDet/drivers/Shelf.py
+++ b/examples/AlignDet/drivers/Shelf.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 from ddsix.moves import range
 
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_close.xml b/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_close.xml
index 7ee820fd1bd3480841c48659ba27b847506e225e..e7f279e968e29d73f2b709c5e38711bfd3ee23c5 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_close.xml
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_close.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+<lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 <!--                                                                        -->
 <!--    XML description of the complete SiD tracker detector                -->
@@ -17,8 +29,6 @@
 <!--                                                                        -->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
-<lccdd>
-
   <geometry open="false" close="true"/>
 
 </lccdd>
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_detectors_1.xml b/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_detectors_1.xml
index fea5d7e769f36cfe869c13929688e8045516ed76..57a93e221e74d1b6e8fdf8576a156023eaafacc1 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_detectors_1.xml
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_detectors_1.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+<lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 <!--                                                                        -->
 <!--    XML description of the complete SiD tracker detector                -->
@@ -17,8 +29,6 @@
 <!--                                                                        -->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
-<lccdd>
-
   <geometry open="false" close="false"/>
 
   <comment>Tracking detectors</comment>
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_detectors_2.xml b/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_detectors_2.xml
index c6f126072684542bc491b1190806a56cea5d5f32..130154bea582d222ab0a7baa161e68196095488a 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_detectors_2.xml
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_detectors_2.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+<lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 <!--                                                                        -->
 <!--    XML description of the complete SiD tracker detector                -->
@@ -17,8 +29,6 @@
 <!--                                                                        -->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
-<lccdd>
-
   <geometry open="false" close="false"/>
 
   <comment>Beampipe</comment>
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_multiple_inputs.xml b/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_multiple_inputs.xml
index a5b2bc1005ad1e9089638d728aeea031fe4b5d7b..036661d889fd043b96422c061ee070f8e5b6adb8 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_multiple_inputs.xml
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/compact/SiD_multiple_inputs.xml
@@ -1,3 +1,15 @@
+<lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 <!--                                                                        -->
 <!--    XML description of the complete SiD tracker detector                -->
@@ -17,8 +29,6 @@
 <!--                                                                        -->
 <!-- ====================================================================== -->
 
-<lccdd>
-
   <geometry open="true" close="false"/>
 
   <info name="clic_sid_cdr"
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/eve/DDEve.xml b/examples/CLICSiD/eve/DDEve.xml
index 3592044e4c182e1c2ee4f7af39c676c6d3167fb4..4a6795dbf3749f421d4a9e8b9e87d50e7d404abc 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/eve/DDEve.xml
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/eve/DDEve.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <ddeve>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <display visLevel="7" loadLevel="1"/>
   <calodata name="Ecal" hits="EcalBarrelHits" towerH="80" emax="1000"
 	    n_eta="200" eta_min="-5" eta_max="5" 
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICMagField.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICMagField.py
index 9ecbb664fc28a51c9e5398772d5b6b70967dc13d..709df815bc1577adf45aba070cc047d8faf16804 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICMagField.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICMagField.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
    Subtest using CLICSid showing how to manipulate the magnetic field
 
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICPhysics.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICPhysics.py
index 19bc03b35d8347370e57880476c76e097caf03cb..d1ac2401e7707a7212b3409f5d616dbabfa95674 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICPhysics.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICPhysics.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
    Subtest using CLICSid showing how to setup the Geant4 physics list
 
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICRandom.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICRandom.py
index 54565d54b97e18d515f9028705c2a7ffa9df02c8..9441234adf963d0da54e89aab1a680874c2e7f8c 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICRandom.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICRandom.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
    Subtest using CLICSid showing how to setup the random number generator
 
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSiDScan.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSiDScan.py
index f80adfbc53de80cd34f4a39c98df8d2afac1b96c..6c098c945148d1809ce9622501b8378fdf24fe1c 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSiDScan.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSiDScan.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
 
    Perform a material scan using Geant4 shotting geantinos
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSiD_LoadROOTGeo.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSiD_LoadROOTGeo.py
index 3790fe740f66bf6524ca90c55963de3e167f58ad..25cc95fff12c4558d51058c952a5b4e000aa9586 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSiD_LoadROOTGeo.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSiD_LoadROOTGeo.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
 
    Subtest using CLICSid showing the usage of the G4Particle gun using
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSid.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSid.py
index 287e7c4e069cc7dc7de62be2023bf739d3eb1aee..0fa1ead3172855dd264f4bb150b212765dea710c 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSid.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLICSid.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 import sys
 import logging
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_G4Gun.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_G4Gun.py
index 3a93118d6fe143e52a10f9f82e24316be0bb324d..c10543bbfa32ce8dc77f95ef8fe6ecf5d31bad4a 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_G4Gun.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_G4Gun.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
 
    Subtest using CLICSid showing the usage of the G4Particle gun using
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_G4hepmc.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_G4hepmc.py
index dc8d8b7f134b502384552d891f01b83256b2cc15..352e118c5a02900bd828ccd68d5f97b8ea7ec6d4 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_G4hepmc.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_G4hepmc.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
 
    Subtest using CLICSid showing the usage the HEPMC file reader
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_GDML.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_GDML.py
index fcd7327c0bb9916bba103ca7a324defba8a6aff7..827cbcd69d113fbf9ab154b07622c83b910f9c72 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_GDML.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/CLIC_GDML.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
 
    Perform a material scan using Geant4 shotting geantinos
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/testDDPython.py b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/testDDPython.py
index f38fcd6372a206ed2544fac6cff55ab85bb78e9e..518b2ce76efe3dc434660a8c559f0bd4d355f52b 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/testDDPython.py
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/scripts/testDDPython.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 import traceback
 import sys
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/sim/field.xml b/examples/CLICSiD/sim/field.xml
index 3af2d9a144dd99cba88e7819f9dd881e841fa9c9..251a6598c79687d186914ed851a2fadf4a898f68 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/sim/field.xml
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/sim/field.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <geant4_setup>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <properties>
     <attributes name="geant4_field"
 		id="0"
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/sim/physics.xml b/examples/CLICSiD/sim/physics.xml
index d869f19116bebc07978eb2feeaf1aaf6702b4a81..e17738215f13fabcb559772af83e2a0c2ed5c582 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/sim/physics.xml
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/sim/physics.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <geant4_setup>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <!-- Definition of the physics list.
    
diff --git a/examples/CLICSiD/sim/sequences.xml b/examples/CLICSiD/sim/sequences.xml
index 139e852c7bd2f8bc0e566db1b6f1f33c4194bfd1..b43871b461b54e32b33b79748b4f2b1e7f22a3e9 100644
--- a/examples/CLICSiD/sim/sequences.xml
+++ b/examples/CLICSiD/sim/sequences.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
 <geant4_setup>
-
-
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <!-- Kernel parameters  
        UI="UI" is default, 
diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/eve/NestedBoxReflection.xml b/examples/ClientTests/eve/NestedBoxReflection.xml
index 264df55ec9da48aee486a6d2136a19aff497e83e..ec572141a661b520152504d68a634f36cfbbd1b1 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/eve/NestedBoxReflection.xml
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/eve/NestedBoxReflection.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <ddeve>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <display visLevel="7" loadLevel="3"/>
   <collection name="NestedBoxHits"     hits="PointSet"  color="kMagenta" size="0.3"  type="20"      threshold="1000*eV"/>
   <collectiona name="StartVertexPoints" hits="ParticleOrigin" color="kCyan"    size="2.3"  type="20"/>
diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/scripts/BoxTrafos.C b/examples/ClientTests/scripts/BoxTrafos.C
index f63d39370bbafcdec917e54916ff980541729939..0ca95c6abcd5e5c7c7d0555947738332dadabad3 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/scripts/BoxTrafos.C
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/scripts/BoxTrafos.C
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
-// $Id: Geant4Hits.h 513 2013-04-05 14:31:53Z gaede $
 //====================================================================
 //  AIDA Detector description implementation
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+// For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
 //
 //  Author     : M.Frank
 //
diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/scripts/SiliconBlock.py b/examples/ClientTests/scripts/SiliconBlock.py
index 2f77739eadee82c9179932ad671993e7904cb92f..1de5926446c32ab31249d01925d189884bec619c 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/scripts/SiliconBlock.py
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/scripts/SiliconBlock.py
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
 #
 #
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/scripts/Trap_DDFORHEP_5.C b/examples/ClientTests/scripts/Trap_DDFORHEP_5.C
index 205e962a699526b6448bfa3e691a0865c141bb2d..e1cced8a82076220bf326bc004c69526e5aaaca4 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/scripts/Trap_DDFORHEP_5.C
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/scripts/Trap_DDFORHEP_5.C
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+//==========================================================================
+//  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+// For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+//
+//==========================================================================
 #include "TGeoManager.h"
 #include "TGeoArb8.h"
 #include "TGeoVolume.h"
diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/src/LheD_tracker_BeamPipe_geo.cpp b/examples/ClientTests/src/LheD_tracker_BeamPipe_geo.cpp
index 7fc480a9a00888652431c239cbaa88abbf3458e0..dfc366174ab060176de01a6925d20e6e8d2b15e1 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/src/LheD_tracker_BeamPipe_geo.cpp
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/src/LheD_tracker_BeamPipe_geo.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 //====================================================================
 //  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+// For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+//
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 //  Author     : M.Frank
diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/src/LheD_tracker_SiVertexBarrel_geo.cpp b/examples/ClientTests/src/LheD_tracker_SiVertexBarrel_geo.cpp
index 6acf7fe608a2ebcc6288fc009a6fd70f81fc2d17..57afea1df24a46c1b8906c29f40f60d610343b2b 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/src/LheD_tracker_SiVertexBarrel_geo.cpp
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/src/LheD_tracker_SiVertexBarrel_geo.cpp
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
-// $Id: LheSiTrackerBarrel_geo.cpp 513 2013-04-05 14:31:53Z gaede $
 //====================================================================
 //  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+// For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+//
 //--------------------------------------------------------------------
 //
 //  Author     : M.Frank
diff --git a/examples/ClientTests/src/SectorBarrelCalorimeter.h b/examples/ClientTests/src/SectorBarrelCalorimeter.h
index 3d04886e727d661d882d04d5b9021340b797eb73..a0f4854e16289f16aea39d6107ee8cced6806dca 100644
--- a/examples/ClientTests/src/SectorBarrelCalorimeter.h
+++ b/examples/ClientTests/src/SectorBarrelCalorimeter.h
@@ -1,3 +1,13 @@
+//==========================================================================
+//  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+//--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+// Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+// For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+//
+//==========================================================================
 /*
  * PolyhedralBarrelCalorimeter.h
  *
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/data/Modules_run-1000...2000.xml b/examples/Conditions/data/Modules_run-1000...2000.xml
index 6a24429376665e0944b3ab94cd49e35480cad084..c625189241f30a84a9986de6f48f58e988635e96 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/data/Modules_run-1000...2000.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/data/Modules_run-1000...2000.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!--- Author  : Markus Frank -->
-<!--- Created : 2016-11-07   -->
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <detelement path="/world/Telescope">
     <alignment_delta>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/data/default_module.xml b/examples/Conditions/data/default_module.xml
index 0517bb2b813b60aa6f22eb663b90c481c7744199..344676272af2126fb5522746ee9074b1dcd415a9 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/data/default_module.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/data/default_module.xml
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!--- Author  : Markus Frank -->
-<!--- Created : 2016-11-07   -->
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
     <value name="external_pressure" type="float" value="980*hPa"/>
     <value name="other_pressure" type="double">980*hPa</value>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/data/manager.xml b/examples/Conditions/data/manager.xml
index 214bdc2084d1a4f494fd134b95ca1d9793d9ce19..9ae39a3b221bcf3d6cd9d8626d48895cc768b4da 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/data/manager.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/data/manager.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!--- Author  : Markus Frank -->
-<!--- Created : 2016-11-07   -->
-
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <manager>
     <property name="PoolType"       value="DD4hep_ConditionsLinearPool"/>
     <property name="LoaderType"     value="DD4hep_Conditions_xml_Loader"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/data/repository.xml b/examples/Conditions/data/repository.xml
index bc8179dac07aea89f0cfef55bd96c4d57a6c455e..639aa8884bd01c892831bcebb57823ad256300af 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/data/repository.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/data/repository.xml
@@ -1,8 +1,16 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
-<!--- Author  : Markus Frank -->
-<!--- Created : 2016-11-07   -->
-
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <manager  ref="manager.xml"/>
   <repository>
     <iov validity="1000,2000#run" ref="Modules_run-1000...2000.xml"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/Sequence_1.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/Sequence_1.xml
index aa0282c55843c81e457a895733acae3ce28a4734..401130cd407d033060aa4491246e9a11c8016751 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/Sequence_1.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/Sequence_1.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <plugins>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <plugin name="DD4hep_XMLLoader">
     <arg value="file:../DD4hep.trunk/DDExamples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC.xml"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/Sequence_2.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/Sequence_2.xml
index 047e1342bb0a93a1dd55aadb6dbcd4a6208c0ed7..07cc48b06870d2907f5962941b4971f787834662 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/Sequence_2.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/Sequence_2.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <plugins>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <plugin name="DD4hep_XMLLoader">
     <arg value="file:../DD4hep.trunk/DDExamples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC.xml"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/SideB_conditions.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/SideB_conditions.xml
index e6cc9e42203ec0565a7c341d55b8acbb0b9ca1fe..bd8026f762cf2ef507e547fb24638b08fb97050f 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/SideB_conditions.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/SideB_conditions.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
-
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <detelement path="TPC/TPC_SideB" name="ambience" validity="1396887257,1396887257#epoch">
     <alignment   ref="SideB_aligments.xml" validity="563543#run"/>
     <temperature name="AmbientTemperature" value="20.9*kelvin"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC.xml
index fd5ca8aaed0b949e2c931872bdb1a00132806c45..f011f41ece2a1fb49afa346f96906a557a0a8207 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <detelement path="TPC" name="ambience"   validity="1396887257,1396887257#epoch">
     <temperature name="AmbientTemperature" value="20.9*kelvin"/>
     <pressure    name="ExternalPressure"   value="980*hPa"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_alignment.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_alignment.xml
index ea1a295dc7682268b193accd792667420b8c8134..c58157afb14f98ea01a4d2f68d31a68121e3d10b 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_alignment.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_alignment.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <alignment>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <open_transaction/>
   <subdetectors>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_123456.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_123456.xml
index 07b353a70862f437bb870f479f7ee787750b2b52..805e852bfd31b24e4879be6251d3b8af4a1e3f81 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_123456.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_123456.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <detelement path="TPC" name="ambience">
     <alignment                       ref="TPC_Alignment.xml"        validity="123456#run"/>
     <alignment   path="TPC_SideA"    ref="TPC_SideA_Alignment.xml"  validity="123456#run"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_234567.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_234567.xml
index f2579945b70f00899b073b894a666bd2cc299b1b..dfc497d005a397e485ef5f4ab3a6690b9b56ae27 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_234567.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_234567.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <detelement path="TPC" name="ambience">
     <alignment                       ref="TPC_Alignment.xml"        validity="234567#run"/>
     <alignment   path="TPC_SideA"    ref="TPC_SideA_Alignment.xml"  validity="234567#run"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_563543.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_563543.xml
index 0a6d9cfd8f302d5eb612c0b6b970ac1eb4837544..cdd5134090f3e72603945b2c7501d8e21ee32345 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_563543.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_563543.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <detelement path="TPC" name="ambience">
     <alignment                       ref="TPC_Alignment.xml"        validity="563543#run"/>
     <alignment   path="TPC_SideA"    ref="TPC_SideA_Alignment.xml"  validity="563543#run"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_filler.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_filler.xml
index ed0f94b9f61a9efb3a0eb829f002196e3bd00d6b..7f2372d2413db500e8d2a6beb2f7143e7132be1b 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_filler.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/TPC_run_filler.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
   <detelement path="TPC" name="ambience">
     <alignment                       ref="TPC_Alignment.xml"        validity="123457,234566#run"/>
     <alignment   path="TPC_SideA"    ref="TPC_SideA_Alignment.xml"  validity="123457,234566#run"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/examples.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/examples.xml
index 15d2f3087a4e5c75db67f0aa713c763bb9c185bb..10e30bf60e7c20d74ebbacc32f03a712cce6a9e0 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/examples.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/examples.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <conditions>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <open_transaction/>
   <detelement path="TPC" name="ambience" validity="1396887257,1396887257#epoch">
     <alignment   validity="563543#run"/>
diff --git a/examples/Conditions/xml/plugins.xml b/examples/Conditions/xml/plugins.xml
index 5e158f795c11306309ba03542eb25706fb9057c4..a921526d97f775703ebb7858614cc7c149e53505 100644
--- a/examples/Conditions/xml/plugins.xml
+++ b/examples/Conditions/xml/plugins.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <plugins>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <plugin name="DD4hep_XMLLoader">
     <arg value="file:../DD4hep.trunk/DDExamples/AlignDet/compact/AlephTPC.xml"/>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_BHV_Boxing_Toes.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_BHV_Boxing_Toes.xml
index dfc82d6e8adee839e320f0ca2affd6d8ef6c995b..30d7f72fb657f85b7d24c446ac192998e21081a7 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_BHV_Boxing_Toes.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_BHV_Boxing_Toes.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_BLEND_HUMAN.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_BLEND_HUMAN.xml
index 478d5c1ccf70b44bcfcaa024a67e6b5ccb87ed0e..778b079a2edbc917e53058d4ad4a87303aa08795 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_BLEND_HUMAN.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_BLEND_HUMAN.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_COB_dwarf.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_COB_dwarf.xml
index 8443d737e7d6ec5aeba2359f92ce2adb26b4809a..d36915107882901b46b683773f9d394bf4342e8e 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_COB_dwarf.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_COB_dwarf.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_Collada_duck.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_Collada_duck.xml
index b1a1aa8bda1adffce76534a1cd79de84a205bc2f..315ed07866348d6cdcaeab824c1927cb69dd9ddc 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_Collada_duck.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_Collada_duck.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_MS3D_jeep.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_MS3D_jeep.xml
index 5fd5ac79470bd45b175f5027e448a6c18502b37c..e7a5c4830d62000bfd2fbbec9e90c99caebb7bf2 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_MS3D_jeep.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_MS3D_jeep.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_OBJ_spider.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_OBJ_spider.xml
index 6654a13f49de19864587e056a4b76de3512639b3..1845a97f972dff70ba994eb4023180327c7b6d1e 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_OBJ_spider.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_OBJ_spider.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_PLY_Wuson.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_PLY_Wuson.xml
index 5a820340d72d803f0c1e96e0cef6be416a8b4604..4d1c92caf7ed5b129c2a022c477e803704508b68 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_PLY_Wuson.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_PLY_Wuson.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_Test1.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_Test1.xml
index 6553694a20e5c2cf7467904c6e328ef0186c4d10..fc8c7d1c6e7046f21465a68dc8e5a8acf71fa140 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_Test1.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/Check_Shape_Test1.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/DDCAD/compact/MultiShape_MS3D_jeep.xml b/examples/DDCAD/compact/MultiShape_MS3D_jeep.xml
index 5853f9842fd107786f4f4a0aa7e36a6d55dfe22c..1ad7727e7e130ac36675a4ee46e969589e32a177 100644
--- a/examples/DDCAD/compact/MultiShape_MS3D_jeep.xml
+++ b/examples/DDCAD/compact/MultiShape_MS3D_jeep.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,16 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
+
   <includes>
     <gdmlFile ref="../../ClientTests/compact/CheckShape.xml"/>
   </includes>
diff --git a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice.xml b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice.xml
index a69d133015bc02913b8824c6ce1bc2576b1b92c0..da2dbf92f43a079e0fd4ea7fb5766445db42a521 100644
--- a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice.xml
+++ b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <info name="TestMaterialProperties"
     title="Test reading of TGeo's Material Properties"
diff --git a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice_gdml.xml b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice_gdml.xml
index 3d4540cfc5344a655f8685bbf03a39fea048f176..46a6271515682cdbcc7d8678a8862f3d514bcbca 100644
--- a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice_gdml.xml
+++ b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/OpNovice_gdml.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <info name="gdml_import_test"
         title="GDML import test"
diff --git a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadGDMLMatrices.xml b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadGDMLMatrices.xml
index 0f655971bfdf543ae80877bd363d69b83d725829..643539a20a578df6f91b80531cf187f7bcce8191 100644
--- a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadGDMLMatrices.xml
+++ b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadGDMLMatrices.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <info name="TestGDMLMatrices"
     title="Test reading of TGeo's GDML matrices"
diff --git a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadMaterialProperties.xml b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadMaterialProperties.xml
index b6f5f3b71b30d743d475655c5cd4b646c0ffbe65..481291d105bc801b3ec89feb5f0e593cdc3d56e9 100644
--- a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadMaterialProperties.xml
+++ b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadMaterialProperties.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <info name="TestMaterialProperties"
     title="Test reading of TGeo's Material Properties"
diff --git a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadOpticalSurfaces.xml b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadOpticalSurfaces.xml
index f6863da19fdedc94e6702239bd8c03b2da4ab76c..7658c6f9a0e4daa3c2d3b0f51183d697a4232efa 100644
--- a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadOpticalSurfaces.xml
+++ b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/compact/ReadOpticalSurfaces.xml
@@ -1,4 +1,15 @@
 <lccdd>
+<!-- #==========================================================================
+     #  AIDA Detector description implementation 
+     #==========================================================================
+     # Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+     # All rights reserved.
+     #
+     # For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+     # For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+     #
+     #==========================================================================
+-->
 
   <info name="TestOpticalSurfaces"
     title="Test reading of TGeo's Optical Surfaces"
diff --git a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice.py b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice.py
index e4f6ee836f833b1b5a6ef26a5196297c51ea96be..1af4166f250b89980cac2b2e41932e1d2c039eba 100644
--- a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice.py
+++ b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice.py
@@ -1,4 +1,13 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
 #
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
 #
 from __future__ import absolute_import, unicode_literals
 import os
diff --git a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice_GDML.py b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice_GDML.py
index 881f851e166a2d78b377aa80df05c5f2f0300f67..519acfbcc37837396238d76b5a2b0bba564d9287 100644
--- a/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice_GDML.py
+++ b/examples/OpticalSurfaces/scripts/OpNovice_GDML.py
@@ -1,3 +1,14 @@
+# ==========================================================================
+#  AIDA Detector description implementation
+# --------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Copyright (C) Organisation europeenne pour la Recherche nucleaire (CERN)
+# All rights reserved.
+#
+# For the licensing terms see $DD4hepINSTALL/LICENSE.
+# For the list of contributors see $DD4hepINSTALL/doc/CREDITS.
+#
+# ==========================================================================
+#
 """
 
    Perform a material scan using Geant4 shotting geantinos