diff --git a/include/node.h b/include/node.h
index 8f1a739..0ac945c 100644
--- a/include/node.h
+++ b/include/node.h
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ namespace YAML
 		int Compare(const Node& rhs) const;
 		friend bool operator < (const Node& n1, const Node& n2);
 
+	private:
+		// shouldn't be copyable! (at least for now)
+		Node(const Node& rhs);
+		Node& operator = (const Node& rhs);
+
 	private:
 		void ParseHeader(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);
 		void ParseTag(Scanner *pScanner, const ParserState& state);