diff --git a/options/license/BSD-2-Clause b/options/license/BSD-2-Clause
index b0e20f5382..5f662b354c 100644
--- a/options/license/BSD-2-Clause
+++ b/options/license/BSD-2-Clause
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) <year> <owner> All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) <year> <owner> 
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
diff --git a/options/license/BSD-3-Clause b/options/license/BSD-3-Clause
index 6c9eef8d8c..ea890afbc7 100644
--- a/options/license/BSD-3-Clause
+++ b/options/license/BSD-3-Clause
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-Copyright (c) <year> <owner>. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) <year> <owner>. 
 
 Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are met:
 
diff --git a/options/license/SchemeReport b/options/license/SchemeReport
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..943b512adf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/options/license/SchemeReport
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+We intend this report to belong to the entire Scheme community, and so we grant permission 
+to copy it in whole or in part without fee. In particular, we encourage implementors of Scheme
+to use this report as a starting point for manuals and other documentation, modifying it as necessary.