diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/LICENSE b/crypto/secp256k1/LICENSE
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9090e1423
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/LICENSE
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+Copyright (c) 2010 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2011 ThePiachu. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2015 Felix Lange. All rights reserved.
+Copyright (c) 2015 Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+
+Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+met:
+
+   * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+   * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+distribution.
+   * Neither the name of the copyright holder. nor the names of its
+contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+this software without specific prior written permission.
+
+THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
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diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/ext.h b/crypto/secp256k1/ext.h
index 9b043c724e..e422fe4b49 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/ext.h
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/ext.h
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
 
 // secp256k1_context_create_sign_verify creates a context for signing and signature verification.
 static secp256k1_context* secp256k1_context_create_sign_verify() {
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/panic_cb.go b/crypto/secp256k1/panic_cb.go
index e0e9034ee0..6d59a1d247 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/panic_cb.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/panic_cb.go
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
 
 package secp256k1
 
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256.go b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256.go
index eefbb99ee4..843fb12525 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256.go
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
 
 // Package secp256k1 wraps the bitcoin secp256k1 C library.
 package secp256k1
diff --git a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256_test.go b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256_test.go
index b608bcfcf1..3bccddab81 100644
--- a/crypto/secp256k1/secp256_test.go
+++ b/crypto/secp256k1/secp256_test.go
@@ -1,18 +1,6 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+// Copyright 2015 Jeffrey Wilcke, Felix Lange, Gustav Simonsson. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style license that can be found in
+// the LICENSE file.
 
 package secp256k1