diff --git a/common/test/test_microsites/test_microsite/templates/static_templates/copyright.html b/common/test/test_microsites/test_microsite/templates/static_templates/copyright.html
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000..d24c6dab67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/test/test_microsites/test_microsite/templates/static_templates/copyright.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+This is a copyright page for an Open edX microsite.
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_microsites.py b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_microsites.py
index 849ef224a1..302d09898d 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_microsites.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/courseware/tests/test_microsites.py
@@ -142,6 +142,26 @@ class TestMicrosites(ModuleStoreTestCase, LoginEnrollmentTestCase):
         # assert that footer template has been properly overriden on homepage
         self.assertNotContains(resp, 'This is a Test Microsite footer')
 
+    @override_settings(SITE_NAME=settings.MICROSITE_TEST_HOSTNAME)
+    def test_microsite_anonymous_copyright_content(self):
+        """
+        Verify that the copyright, when accessed via a Microsite domain, returns
+        the expected 200 response
+        """
+
+        resp = self.client.get('/copyright', HTTP_HOST=settings.MICROSITE_TEST_HOSTNAME)
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 200)
+
+        self.assertContains(resp, 'This is a copyright page for an Open edX microsite.')
+
+    def test_not_microsite_anonymous_copyright_content(self):
+        """
+        Verify that the copyright page does not exist if we are not in a microsite
+        """
+
+        resp = self.client.get('/copyright')
+        self.assertEqual(resp.status_code, 404)
+
     def test_no_redirect_on_homepage_when_no_enrollments(self):
         """
         Verify that a user going to homepage will not redirect if he/she has no course enrollments
diff --git a/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/views.py b/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/views.py
index 6b51029a93..3873a64d93 100644
--- a/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/views.py
+++ b/lms/djangoapps/static_template_view/views.py
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ def render(request, template):
     # Guess content type from file extension
     content_type, __ = mimetypes.guess_type(template)
 
-    return render_to_response('static_templates/' + template, {}, content_type=content_type)
+    try:
+        return render_to_response('static_templates/' + template, {}, content_type=content_type)
+    except TopLevelLookupException:
+        raise Http404
 
 
 @ensure_csrf_cookie
diff --git a/lms/templates/static_templates/copyright.html b/lms/templates/static_templates/copyright.html
deleted file mode 100644
index f4e02ee079..0000000000
--- a/lms/templates/static_templates/copyright.html
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-<%! from django.utils.translation import ugettext as _ %>
-<%inherit file="../main.html" />
-
-<%block name="pagetitle">${_("Copyright")}</%block>
-
-<section class="container about">
-<h1>${_("Copyright")}</h1>
-<p>${_("This page left intentionally blank. It is not used by edx.org but is left here for possible use by installations of Open edX.")}</p>
-</section>
diff --git a/lms/urls.py b/lms/urls.py
index 0b18df4622..b6096c152f 100644
--- a/lms/urls.py
+++ b/lms/urls.py
@@ -186,8 +186,6 @@ if not settings.FEATURES["USE_CUSTOM_THEME"]:
             {'template': 'press.html'}, name="press"),
         url(r'^media-kit$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
             {'template': 'media-kit.html'}, name="media-kit"),
-
-        # TODO: (bridger) The copyright has been removed until it is updated for edX
         url(r'^copyright$', 'static_template_view.views.render',
             {'template': 'copyright.html'}, name="copyright"),