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+#FFmpeg:
+
+Most files in FFmpeg are under the GNU Lesser General Public License version 2.1
+or later (LGPL v2.1+). Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv2.1` for details. Some other
+files have MIT/X11/BSD-style licenses. In combination the LGPL v2.1+ applies to
+FFmpeg.
+
+Some optional parts of FFmpeg are licensed under the GNU General Public License
+version 2 or later (GPL v2+). See the file `COPYING.GPLv2` for details. None of
+these parts are used by default, you have to explicitly pass `--enable-gpl` to
+configure to activate them. In this case, FFmpeg's license changes to GPL v2+.
+
+Specifically, the GPL parts of FFmpeg are:
+
+- libpostproc
+- optional x86 optimizations in the files
+  - `libavcodec/x86/flac_dsp_gpl.asm`
+  - `libavcodec/x86/idct_mmx.c`
+  - `libavfilter/x86/vf_removegrain.asm`
+- libutvideo encoding/decoding wrappers in
+  `libavcodec/libutvideo*.cpp`
+- the X11 grabber in `libavdevice/x11grab.c`
+- the swresample test app in
+  `libswresample/swresample-test.c`
+- the `texi2pod.pl` tool
+- the following filters in libavfilter:
+    - `f_ebur128.c`
+    - `vf_blackframe.c`
+    - `vf_boxblur.c`
+    - `vf_colormatrix.c`
+    - `vf_cover_rect.c`
+    - `vf_cropdetect.c`
+    - `vf_delogo.c`
+    - `vf_eq.c`
+    - `vf_find_rect.c`
+    - `vf_fspp.c`
+    - `vf_geq.c`
+    - `vf_histeq.c`
+    - `vf_hqdn3d.c`
+    - `vf_interlace.c`
+    - `vf_kerndeint.c`
+    - `vf_mcdeint.c`
+    - `vf_mpdecimate.c`
+    - `vf_owdenoise.c`
+    - `vf_perspective.c`
+    - `vf_phase.c`
+    - `vf_pp.c`
+    - `vf_pp7.c`
+    - `vf_pullup.c`
+    - `vf_sab.c`
+    - `vf_smartblur.c`
+    - `vf_repeatfields.c`
+    - `vf_spp.c`
+    - `vf_stereo3d.c`
+    - `vf_super2xsai.c`
+    - `vf_tinterlace.c`
+    - `vf_uspp.c`
+    - `vsrc_mptestsrc.c`
+
+Should you, for whatever reason, prefer to use version 3 of the (L)GPL, then
+the configure parameter `--enable-version3` will activate this licensing option
+for you. Read the file `COPYING.LGPLv3` or, if you have enabled GPL parts,
+`COPYING.GPLv3` to learn the exact legal terms that apply in this case.
+
+There are a handful of files under other licensing terms, namely:
+
+* The files `libavcodec/jfdctfst.c`, `libavcodec/jfdctint_template.c` and
+  `libavcodec/jrevdct.c` are taken from libjpeg, see the top of the files for
+  licensing details. Specifically note that you must credit the IJG in the
+  documentation accompanying your program if you only distribute executables.
+  You must also indicate any changes including additions and deletions to
+  those three files in the documentation.
+* `tests/reference.pnm` is under the expat license.
+
+
+external libraries
+==================
+
+FFmpeg can be combined with a number of external libraries, which sometimes
+affect the licensing of binaries resulting from the combination.
+
+compatible libraries
+--------------------
+
+The following libraries are under GPL:
+- frei0r
+- libcdio
+- librubberband
+- libutvideo
+- libvidstab
+- libx264
+- libx265
+- libxavs
+- libxvid
+
+When combining them with FFmpeg, FFmpeg needs to be licensed as GPL as well by
+passing `--enable-gpl` to configure.
+
+The OpenCORE and VisualOn libraries are under the Apache License 2.0. That
+license is incompatible with the LGPL v2.1 and the GPL v2, but not with
+version 3 of those licenses. So to combine these libraries with FFmpeg, the
+license version needs to be upgraded by passing `--enable-version3` to configure.
+
+incompatible libraries
+----------------------
+
+The Fraunhofer AAC library and FAAC are under licenses which
+are incompatible with the GPLv2 and v3. We do not know for certain if their
+licenses are compatible with the LGPL.
+If you wish to enable these libraries, pass `--enable-nonfree` to configure.
+But note that if you enable any of these libraries the resulting binary will
+be under a complex license mix that is more restrictive than the LGPL and that
+may result in additional obligations. It is possible that these
+restrictions cause the resulting binary to be unredistributeable.