diff --git a/copyright.sh b/copyright.sh
index 2d8ab38..cc3a612 100755
--- a/copyright.sh
+++ b/copyright.sh
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ HEADER="// Eko: A terminal based social media platform
 // You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
 // along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>."
 
+# List of paths to exclude (files or directories)
+EXCLUDE_PATHS=("internal/data" "tools/test_rate_limit.go")
+
 # Check if .go files exist recursively
 if ! find . -type f -name "*.go" | grep -q .; then
     echo "No .go files found in the current directory or subdirectories."
@@ -27,8 +30,22 @@ fi
 # Get current year
 CURRENT_YEAR=$(date +%Y)
 
-# Apply header to all .go files recursively
+# Apply header to all .go files recursively, excluding specified paths
 find . -type f -name "*.go" | while IFS= read -r file; do
+    # Check if file or its parent directories are in EXCLUDE_PATHS
+    skip=false
+    for exclude in "${EXCLUDE_PATHS[@]}"; do
+        if [[ "$file" == "./$exclude" || "$file" == ./"$exclude"/* ]]; then
+            skip=true
+            break
+        fi
+    done
+
+    if [ "$skip" = true ]; then
+        echo "Skipped $file (in excluded path)"
+        continue
+    fi
+
     # Skip if file already has Copyright in the first 10 lines
     if ! head -n 10 "$file" | grep -q "Copyright"; then
         # Prepend header with a single newline, preserving original content
diff --git a/tools/test_rate_limit.go b/tools/test_rate_limit.go
index 53b2ecb..7c25d20 100644
--- a/tools/test_rate_limit.go
+++ b/tools/test_rate_limit.go
@@ -1,19 +1,3 @@
-// Eko: A terminal based social media platform
-// Copyright (C) 2025 Kyren223
-//
-// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published
-// by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
-// GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
-// along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
 package main
 
 import (