diff --git a/NOTICE b/NOTICE
index b56868206d2..e7eb6d39566 100644
--- a/NOTICE
+++ b/NOTICE
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 Software license
 ================
 
-Copyright (c) 2015 nexB Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2017 nexB Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
 http://nexb.com and https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/
 The ScanCode software is licensed under the Apache License version 2.0.
 Data generated with ScanCode require an acknowledgment.
@@ -40,8 +40,10 @@ or https://github.com/nexB/scancode-thirdparty-src/
 
 You may also contact us to request the source code by email at info@nexb.com or
 by postal mail at:
+
   nexB Inc., ScanCode open source code request
   735 Industrial Road, Suite #101, 94070 San Carlos, CA, USA
+
 Please indicate in your communication the ScanCode version for which you are
 requesting source code.
 
diff --git a/src/scancode/cli.py b/src/scancode/cli.py
index 409042cfe16..e9870124714 100644
--- a/src/scancode/cli.py
+++ b/src/scancode/cli.py
@@ -98,73 +98,21 @@ def wrap(self, timeout=None):
 info_text = '''
 ScanCode scans code and other files for origin and license.
 Visit https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/ for support and download.
-'''
-
-# FIXME: we should load NOTICE instead
-notice_text = '''
-Software license
-================
-
-Copyright (c) 2016 nexB Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
-http://nexb.com and https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/
-The ScanCode software is licensed under the Apache License version 2.0.
-Data generated with ScanCode require an acknowledgment.
-ScanCode is a trademark of nexB Inc.
-
-You may not use this software except in compliance with the License.
-You may obtain a copy of the License at: http://apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
-Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software distributed
-under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR
-CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the License for the
-specific language governing permissions and limitations under the License.
-
-When you publish or redistribute any data created with ScanCode or any ScanCode
-derivative work, you must accompany this data with the following acknowledgment:
-'''
-
 
-acknowledgment_text = '''
-  Generated with ScanCode and provided on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES
-  OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. No content created from
-  ScanCode should be considered or used as legal advice. Consult an Attorney
-  for any legal advice.
-  ScanCode is a free software code scanning tool from nexB Inc. and others.
-  Visit https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/ for support and download.
 '''
 
-acknowledgment_text_json = acknowledgment_text.strip().replace('  ', '')
-
-
-extra_notice_text = '''
+with open(os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), '..', '..', 'NOTICE'), 'r') as notice_file:
+    notice_text = notice_file.read()
 
-Third-party software licenses
-=============================
+delimiter = '\n\n\n'
+[notice_text, extra_notice_text] = notice_text.split(delimiter, 1)
+extra_notice_text = delimiter + extra_notice_text
 
-ScanCode embeds third-party free and open source software packages under various
-licenses including copyleft licenses. Some of the third-party software packages
-are delivered as pre-built binaries. The origin and license of these packages is
-documented by .ABOUT files.
+delimiter = '\n\n  '
+[notice_text, acknowledgment_text] = notice_text.split(delimiter, 1)
+acknowledgment_text = delimiter + acknowledgment_text
 
-The corresponding source code for pre-compiled third-party software is available
-for immediate download from the same release page where you obtained ScanCode at:
-https://github.com/nexB/scancode-toolkit/
-or https://github.com/nexB/scancode-thirdparty-src/
-
-You may also contact us to request the source code by email at info@nexb.com or
-by postal mail at:
-  nexB Inc., ScanCode open source code request
-  735 Industrial Road, Suite #101, 94070 San Carlos, CA, USA
-Please indicate in your communication the ScanCode version for which you are
-requesting source code.
-
-
-License for ScanCode datasets
-=============================
-
-ScanCode includes datasets (e.g. for license detection) that are dedicated
-to the Public Domain using the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0)
-Public Domain Dedication: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
-'''
+acknowledgment_text_json = acknowledgment_text.strip().replace('  ', '')
 
 
 def print_about(ctx, param, value):