diff --git a/README b/README
index 85dbcd795d..7e76bd243e 100644
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -104,36 +104,4 @@ with GStreamer, you have to make sure not to use GPL-linked plug-ins.
 When using GPL-linked plug-ins, GStreamer is for all practical reasons 
 under the GPL itself. 
 
-The plug-ins which use a GPL library are as follows:
-cdparanoia      libcdparanoia   (http://www.xiph.org/paranoia/)
-aasink		aalib		(http://aa-project.sourceforge.net/aalib/)
-xmms		libxmms		(http://www.xmms.org)
-decdvd		ac3dec,mpeg2dec	(http://linuxvideo.org/mpeg2dec/,http://linuxvideo.org/ac3dec/)a
-mad		mad		(http://www.mars.org/home/rob/proj/mpeg/)
-
-Plug-ins which use an LGPL library are as follows:
-colorspace 	Hermes 		(http://www.clanlib.org/hermes/)
-httpsrc		libghttp	(ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libghttp/)
-alsasink	alsa		(http://alsa-project.org)
-arts		aRts		(http://arts-project.org)
-sdlsink		libsdl		(http://www.libsdl.org)
-gnomevfssource  gnome-vfs       (ftp.gnome.org//pub/GNOME/stable/sources/gnome-vfs)
-gnomevfssink    gnome-vfs
-esdsink         libesd          (ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/esound)
-icastsend       libshout        (http://www.icecast.org)
-lame            libmp3lame      (http://www.mp3dev.org/mp3/)
-gst1394         libraw1394      (http://linux1394.sourceforge.net)
-flac		libFLAC		(http://flac.sourceforge.net)
-RTP		ortp		(http://www.linphone.org/ortp/)
-
-Plug-ins which use a BSD covered library are as follows:
-vorbisenc	libogg/libvorbis	(http://www.xiph.org/ogg/vorbis)
-vorbisdec	libogg/libvorbis
-
-Plug-ins based on libraries with other free licenses:
-xvideosink	libXv		(MIT X11 / X Consortium license)
-gsm		libgsm		(MIT license http://kbs.cs.tu-berlin.de/~jutta/toast.html)
-
-Plug-ins using non-free libraries:
-wincodec	win32ddl	(http://divx.euro.ru/)
-
+There is a LICESENSE_readme file containing licensing information on the plugins
diff --git a/REQUIREMENTS b/REQUIREMENTS
index 911231f198..a6a024e52d 100644
--- a/REQUIREMENTS
+++ b/REQUIREMENTS
@@ -32,8 +32,6 @@ ext/(library)
 
 libHermes	(for colorspace conversions; you need this for any video work)
 			http://www.clanlib.org/hermes/
-libghttp	(for httpsrc)
-			http://ftp.gnome.org/pub/GNOME/stable/sources/libghttp/
 libaudiofile    (for afsrc/afsink
 			http://oss.sgi.com/projects/audiofile/
 libmad          (for the mad mp3 decoder plugin)
@@ -95,6 +93,9 @@ gtk		(for the gdk_pixbuf plugin)
 		>= 2.2.1 preferred, 2.0 ok
 pango		(for the textoverlay plugins)
 			http://www.pango.org/
+libHermes       (for colorspace conversion;most use ffcolorspace instead)
+                        http://www.clanlib.org/hermes/
+
 
 Optional debian packages:
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