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+Contributions to the collaboration shall not be considered confidential.
+
+Each contributor represents and warrants that it has the right and
+authority to license copyright in its contributions to the collaboration.
+
+Each contributor agrees to license the copyright in the contributions
+under the Modified (2-clause or 3-clause) BSD License or the Clear BSD License.
+
+Please see the IPR statements submitted to the IETF for the complete
+patent licensing details:
+
+Xiph.Org Foundation:
+https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1524/
+
+Microsoft Corporation:
+https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1914/
+
+Skype Limited:
+https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1602/
+
+Broadcom Corporation:
+https://datatracker.ietf.org/ipr/1526/