diff --git a/.gitattributes b/.gitattributes
index ef683cc0ed..d07100191b 100644
--- a/.gitattributes
+++ b/.gitattributes
@@ -1,39 +1,64 @@
 .git*            export-ignore
 .hooks*          export-ignore
 .mailmap         export-ignore
 
+# Set general file size limit on all files
+*               hooks.MaxObjectKiB=1024
+
 *.bat           -crlf
 *.bin           -crlf
+*.blend         -crlf
+*.bmp           -crlf
+*.cpt           -crlf
+*.gif           -crlf
+*.icns          -crlf
+*.ico           -crlf
+*.jpeg          -crlf
 *.jpg           -crlf
 *.mha           -crlf
+*.odg           -crlf
+*.pbxproj       -crlf
 *.pdf           -crlf
+*.plist         -crlf
 *.png           -crlf
+*.ppt           -crlf
+*.pptx          -crlf
 *.raw           -crlf
+*.vtk           -crlf
+*.xpm           -crlf
 *.sh             crlf=input
 *.sh.in          crlf=input
 configure        crlf=input
 cvsrmvend        crlf=input
 imcp             crlf=input
 imglob           crlf=input
 imln             crlf=input
 immv             crlf=input
 imrm             crlf=input
 imtest           crlf=input
 install-sh       crlf=input
 newalpha         crlf=input
 newversion       crlf=input
 remove_ext       crlf=input
 vxl_doxy.pl      crlf=input
 zap.pl           crlf=input
 
-*.c              whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
-*.cpp            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
-*.h              whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
-*.cxx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
-*.hxx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
-*.txx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
+*.c              whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
+*.cpp            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
+*.h              whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
+*.cxx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
+*.hxx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
+*.txx            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof  copyright=mitk-license hooks.style=KWStyle,uncrustify
 *.txt            whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
 *.cmake          whitespace=tab-in-indent,no-lf-at-eof
 
+# The Microservices use an apache copyright
+Core/Code/CppMicroServices/*.c     copyright=apache-license
+Core/Code/CppMicroServices/*.cpp   copyright=apache-license
+Core/Code/CppMicroServices/*.h     copyright=apache-license
+
+# There is no need to check files in the utilities directory for copyright
+./Utilities/*    -copyright
+
 # ExternalData content links must have LF newlines
 *.md5            crlf=input