oops! looks like the jars don't have license and notice texts...thanks dan kulp!!
diff --git a/modules/axiom-api/pom.xml b/modules/axiom-api/pom.xml
index 160f009..dc27ff0 100644
--- a/modules/axiom-api/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/axiom-api/pom.xml
@@ -64,6 +64,13 @@
 			<resource>

 				<directory>src/main/resources</directory>

 			</resource>

+            <resource>

+              <directory>../..</directory>

+              <includes>

+                <include>LICENSE.txt</include>

+                <include>NOTICE.txt</include>

+              </includes>

+            </resource>

 		</resources>

 		<plugins>

 			<plugin>

diff --git a/modules/axiom-dom/pom.xml b/modules/axiom-dom/pom.xml
index c22d824..166c4f2 100644
--- a/modules/axiom-dom/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/axiom-dom/pom.xml
@@ -61,6 +61,13 @@
 			<resource>

 				<directory>src/main/resources</directory>

 			</resource>

+            <resource>

+              <directory>../..</directory>

+              <includes>

+                <include>LICENSE.txt</include>

+                <include>NOTICE.txt</include>

+              </includes>

+            </resource>

 		</resources>

 		<plugins>

 			<plugin>

diff --git a/modules/axiom-impl/pom.xml b/modules/axiom-impl/pom.xml
index a35817e..2aeeefa 100644
--- a/modules/axiom-impl/pom.xml
+++ b/modules/axiom-impl/pom.xml
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@
 			<resource>

 				<directory>src/main/resources</directory>

 			</resource>

+            <resource>

+              <directory>../..</directory>

+              <includes>

+                <include>LICENSE.txt</include>

+                <include>NOTICE.txt</include>

+              </includes>

+            </resource>

 		</resources>

 		<plugins>

 			<plugin>