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Update the LICENSE file and project documentation to more accurately reflect the history and current governance of Video.js. Brightcove has never required contributors to sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) or transfer copyright. As a result, the existing “Copyright Brightcove, Inc.” line was misleading, since Brightcove doesn’t own all contributions. This change: Keeps the Apache 2.0 license text exactly as-is. Updates the attribution to accurately reflect the distributed ownership of the codebase. Aligns with common open source practice for projects without a CLA or copyright assignment. Acknowledges that Brightcove has registered the Video.js trademark. This is a documentation-only change — it does not affect licensing terms, the license type (Apache 2.0), or project usage.
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| Video.js is a free and open source library, and we appreciate any help you're willing to give - whether it's fixing bugs, improving documentation, or suggesting new features. Check out the [contributing guide][contributing] for more! | ||
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| _Video.js uses [BrowserStack][browserstack] for compatibility testing._ |
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we need to keep this while were using browserstack.
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| No contributor license agreement (CLA) has ever been required for contributions to Video.js. |
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we should also probably link to https://github.com/videojs/admin/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md#developers-certificate-of-origin-11 here
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Update the LICENSE file and project documentation to more accurately reflect the history and current governance of Video.js.
Brightcove has never required contributors to sign a Contributor License Agreement (CLA) or transfer copyright. As a result, the existing “Copyright Brightcove, Inc.” line was misleading, since Brightcove doesn’t own all contributions.
This change:
Keeps the Apache 2.0 license text exactly as-is.
Updates the attribution to accurately reflect the distributed ownership of the codebase. Aligns with common open source practice for projects without a CLA or copyright assignment. Acknowledges that Brightcove has registered the Video.js trademark.
This is a documentation-only change — it does not affect licensing terms, the license type (Apache 2.0), or project usage.