diff --git a/src/cluecode/copyrights.py b/src/cluecode/copyrights.py
index 6d17467acf..5388f33142 100644
--- a/src/cluecode/copyrights.py
+++ b/src/cluecode/copyrights.py
@@ -406,6 +406,10 @@ def get_tokens(numbered_lines, splitter=re.compile(r'[\t =;]+').split):
         if TRACE_TOK:
             logger_debug('  get_tokens: bare line: ' + repr(line))
 
+        # 🔥 NEW FIX: Skip non-meaningful / unicode-heavy lines
+        if not any(c.isalpha() for c in line):
+            continue
+
         # keep or skip empty lines
         if not line.strip():
             stripped = last_line.lower().strip(string.punctuation)