diff --git a/compliance-guide.tex b/compliance-guide.tex
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--- a/compliance-guide.tex
+++ b/compliance-guide.tex
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ once you open the channels of communication in a friendly way.
 
 \section{Termination}
 
-Many redistributors overlook GPL's termination provision (GPLv2~\S~4 and
+Many redistributors overlook the GPL's termination provision (GPLv2~\S~4 and
 GPLv3~\S~8).  Under v2, violators forfeit their rights to redistribute and
 modify the GPL'd software until those rights are explicitly reinstated by
 the copyright holder.  In contrast, v3 allows violators to rapidly resolve
@@ -880,12 +880,12 @@ copyright holders often require.
   often want a company to demonstrate compliance for all GPL'd software in
   a distribution, not just their own.  A copyright holder may refuse to
   reinstate your right to distribute one program unless and until you
-  comply with the licenses of all Open Source and Free Software in your distribution.
+  comply with the licenses of all Free Software in your distribution.
  
 \item {\bf Notification to past recipients}.  Users to whom you previously
   distributed non-compliant software should receive a communication
   (email, letter, bill insert, etc.) indicating the violation, describing
-  their rights under GPL, and informing them how to obtain a gratis source
+  their rights under the GPL, and informing them how to obtain a gratis source
   distribution.  If a customer list does not exist (such as in reseller
   situations), an alternative form of notice may be required (such as a
   magazine advertisement).
@@ -893,7 +893,7 @@ copyright holders often require.
 \item {\bf Appointment of a GPL Compliance Officer.}  The software freedom community
   values personal accountability when things go wrong.  Copyright holders
   often require that you name someone within the violating company
-  officially responsible for Open Source and Free Software license compliance, and that this
+  officially responsible for Free Software license compliance, and that this
   individual serve as the key public contact for the community when
   compliance concerns arise.
 
