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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion .jsdoc.js
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],
favicon: 'https://videojs.com/favicon.ico',
footer:
'<span class="copyright"><a href="https://videojs.com">Video.js</a> is a free and open source HTML5 video player. © <a href="https://brightcove.com" target="_blank">Brightcove, Inc</a>. <a href="https://github.com/videojs/video.js/blob/master/LICENSE" class="button blue" target="_blank">View license</a></span>',
'<span class="copyright"><a href="https://videojs.com">Video.js</a> is a free and open source HTML5 video player. © Video.js Contributors. <a href="https://github.com/videojs/video.js/blob/master/LICENSE" class="button blue" target="_blank">View license</a></span>',
include_css: ['./build/docs/styles/videojs.css'],
displayModuleHeade: true,
meta: [
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Copyright Brightcove, Inc.
Copyright 2010-present Video.js contributors

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
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distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
limitations under the License.
limitations under the License.

------------------------------------------------------------------
Trademark Notice:
“Video.js” is a registered trademark of Brightcove Inc.
The project is maintained independently by the open-source community,
governed by the Video.js Technical Steering Committee.
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Expand Up @@ -104,7 +104,13 @@ If you're ready to dive in, the [Getting Started][getting-started] page and [doc

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!

_Video.js uses [BrowserStack][browserstack] for compatibility testing._
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we need to keep this while were using browserstack.

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


By submitting a pull request, you agree that your contribution is provided under the
[Apache 2.0 License](LICENSE) and may be included in future releases.

Contributions and project decisions are overseen by the
[Video.js Technical Steering Committee (TSC)](https://github.com/videojs/admin/blob/main/GOVERNANCE.md).

## [Code of Conduct][coc]

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"module": "./dist/video.es.js",
"style": "./dist/video-js.css",
"types": "./dist/types/video.d.ts",
"copyright": "Copyright Brightcove, Inc. <https://www.brightcove.com/>",
"copyright": "Copyright 2010-present Video.js contributors",
"license": "Apache-2.0",
"keywords": [
"dash",
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