diff --git a/build/shared/examples/Control/switchCase/switchCase.pde b/build/shared/examples/Control/switchCase/switchCase.pde
index 10a2be19e..17809125a 100644
--- a/build/shared/examples/Control/switchCase/switchCase.pde
+++ b/build/shared/examples/Control/switchCase/switchCase.pde
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
  created 1 Jul 2009
  by Tom Igoe 
  
+ This example code is in the public domain.
+ 
  http://www.arduino.cc/en/Tutorial/SwitchCase
  */