diff --git a/superflore/generators/bitbake/gen_packages.py b/superflore/generators/bitbake/gen_packages.py
index 7c9cd8fb..08cdfea5 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/bitbake/gen_packages.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/bitbake/gen_packages.py
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 from superflore.utils import retry_on_exception
 from superflore.utils import warn
 
-org = "Open Source Robotics Foundation"
-
 
 def regenerate_pkg(
     overlay, pkg, rosdistro, preserve_existing, srcrev_cache,
@@ -238,4 +236,4 @@ def __init__(
         )
 
     def recipe_text(self):
-        return self.recipe.get_recipe_text(org)
+        return self.recipe.get_recipe_text()
diff --git a/superflore/generators/bitbake/run.py b/superflore/generators/bitbake/run.py
index 88c9c4cd..39fc3f8f 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/bitbake/run.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/bitbake/run.py
@@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ def main():
     args = parser.parse_args(sys.argv[1:])
     pr_comment = args.pr_comment
     skip_keys = set(args.skip_keys) if args.skip_keys else set()
+
+    if args.license_org:
+        yoctoRecipe.org = args.license_org
+    if args.license_text:
+        yoctoRecipe.org_license = args.license_text
     if args.pr_only:
         if args.dry_run:
             parser.error('Invalid args! cannot dry-run and file PR')
diff --git a/superflore/generators/bitbake/yocto_recipe.py b/superflore/generators/bitbake/yocto_recipe.py
index 9e413f6a..2fe00e81 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/bitbake/yocto_recipe.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/bitbake/yocto_recipe.py
@@ -60,6 +60,9 @@ class yoctoRecipe(object):
     platform_deps = set()
     max_component_name = 0
 
+    org = "Open Source Robotics Foundation"
+    org_license = ''
+
     def __init__(
         self, component_name, num_pkgs, pkg_name, pkg_xml, rosdistro, src_uri,
         srcrev_cache, skip_keys
@@ -377,13 +380,23 @@ def get_dependencies(
 
         return dependencies, system_dependencies
 
-    def get_recipe_text(self, distributor):
+    def get_recipe_license_line(self):
+        ret = "# Copyright " + yoctoRecipe.org + "\n"
+        if yoctoRecipe.org_license:
+            ret += "# Distributed under the terms of the "
+            ret += yoctoRecipe.org_license
+            ret += " license\n\n"
+        else:
+            ret += "\n"
+        return ret
+
+    def get_recipe_text(self):
         """
         Generate the Yocto Recipe, given the distributor line
         and the license text.
         """
         ret = "# Generated by superflore -- DO NOT EDIT\n#\n"
-        ret += "# Copyright " + distributor + "\n\n"
+        ret += self.get_recipe_license_line()
         ret += self.get_top_inherit_line()
         # description
         if self.description:
@@ -534,8 +547,7 @@ def generate_superflore_datetime_inc(basepath, dist, now):
                 datetime_file.write('# {}/generated/{}\n'.format(
                     dist, datetime_file_name))
                 datetime_file.write('# Generated by superflore -- DO NOT EDIT')
-                datetime_file.write(
-                    '\n#\n# Copyright Open Source Robotics Foundation\n\n')
+                datetime_file.write('\n#' + yoctoRecipe.get_recipe_license_line())
                 datetime_file.write(
                     '\n# The time, in UTC, associated with the last superflore'
                     + ' run that resulted in a change to the generated files.'
@@ -566,8 +578,7 @@ def generate_ros_distro_inc(
                 conf_file.write('# Generated by superflore -- DO NOT EDIT')
                 conf_file.write(
                     ' (except ROS_DISTRO_METADATA_VERSION_REVISION)\n#\n')
-                conf_file.write(
-                    '# Copyright Open Source Robotics Foundation\n\n')
+                conf_file.write(yoctoRecipe.get_recipe_license_line())
                 conf_file.write(
                     '# Increment every time meta-ros is released because of '
                     + 'a manually created change, ie, NOT as a result of a '
diff --git a/superflore/generators/ebuild/ebuild.py b/superflore/generators/ebuild/ebuild.py
index e4034572..33865231 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/ebuild/ebuild.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/ebuild/ebuild.py
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ class Ebuild(object):
     Basic definition of an ebuild.
     This is where any necessary variables will be filled.
     """
+    org = "Open Source Robotics Foundation"
+    org_license = "BSD"
+
     def __init__(self):
         self.eapi = str(6)
         self.description = ""
@@ -101,10 +104,10 @@ def add_test_depend(self, tdepend, internal=True):
     def add_keyword(self, keyword, stable=False):
         self.keys.append(ebuild_keyword(keyword, stable))
 
-    def get_license_line(self, distributor, license_text):
+    def get_license_line(self):
         ret = "# Copyright " + strftime("%Y", gmtime()) + " "
-        ret += distributor + "\n"
-        ret += "# Distributed under the terms of the " + license_text
+        ret += self.org + "\n"
+        ret += "# Distributed under the terms of the " + self.org_license
         ret += " license\n\n"
         return ret
 
@@ -130,13 +133,13 @@ def get_inherit_line(self):
         else:
             raise UnknownBuildType(self.build_type)
 
-    def get_ebuild_text(self, distributor, license_text):
+    def get_ebuild_text(self):
         """
         Generate the ebuild in text, given the distributor line
         and the license text.
         """
         # EAPI=<eapi>
-        ret = self.get_license_line(distributor, license_text)
+        ret = self.get_license_line()
         ret += self.get_eapi_line()
         if self.python_3 and not self.is_ros2:
             # enable python 2.7 and python 3.5
diff --git a/superflore/generators/ebuild/gen_packages.py b/superflore/generators/ebuild/gen_packages.py
index 915ec519..393cf16f 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/ebuild/gen_packages.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/ebuild/gen_packages.py
@@ -39,8 +39,6 @@
 
 no_python3 = ['tf']
 
-org = "Open Source Robotics Foundation"
-org_license = "BSD"
 
 
 def regenerate_pkg(overlay, pkg, distro, preserve_existing=False):
@@ -214,4 +212,4 @@ def metadata_text(self):
         return self.metadata_xml.get_metadata_text()
 
     def ebuild_text(self):
-        return self.ebuild.get_ebuild_text(org, org_license)
+        return self.ebuild.get_ebuild_text()
diff --git a/superflore/generators/ebuild/run.py b/superflore/generators/ebuild/run.py
index 866d4c52..fc876e89 100644
--- a/superflore/generators/ebuild/run.py
+++ b/superflore/generators/ebuild/run.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from superflore.generate_installers import generate_installers
 from superflore.generators.ebuild.gen_packages import regenerate_pkg
 from superflore.generators.ebuild.overlay_instance import RosOverlay
+from superflore.generators.ebuild.ebuild import Ebuild
 from superflore.parser import get_parser
 from superflore.repo_instance import RepoInstance
 from superflore.TempfileManager import TempfileManager
@@ -45,6 +46,11 @@ def main():
     pr_comment = args.pr_comment
     skip_keys = args.skip_keys or []
     selected_targets = None
+
+    if args.license_org:
+        Ebuild.org = args.license_org
+    if args.license_text:
+        Ebuild.org_license = args.license_text
     if not args.dry_run:
         if 'SUPERFLORE_GITHUB_TOKEN' not in os.environ:
             raise NoGitHubAuthToken()
diff --git a/superflore/parser.py b/superflore/parser.py
index 184c984f..d3085b39 100644
--- a/superflore/parser.py
+++ b/superflore/parser.py
@@ -82,4 +82,14 @@ def get_parser(
             nargs='+',
             help='packages to skip during regeneration'
         )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--license-org',
+            help='the distributor in copyright line of generated files',
+            type=str,
+        )
+        parser.add_argument(
+            '--license-text',
+            help='the license text in copyright line of generated files',
+            type=str,
+        )
     return parser