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+The SZIP Science Data Lossless Compression Program is Copyright (C) 2001 Science
+& Technology Corporation @ UNM. All rights released. Copyright (C) 2003 Lowell
+H. Miles and Jack A. Venbrux. Licensed to ICs Corp. for distribution by the
+University of Illinois' National Center for Supercomputing Applications as a
+part of the HDF data storage and retrieval file format and software library
+products package. All rights reserved. Do not modify or use for other
+purposes.
+
+SZIP implements an extended Rice adaptive lossless compression algorithm
+for sample data. The primary algorithm was developed by R. F. Rice at
+Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
+
+SZIP embodies certain inventions patented by the National Aeronautics &
+Space Administration. United States Patent Nos. 5,448,642, 5,687,255,
+and 5,822,457 have been licensed to ICs Corp. for distribution with the
+HDF data storage and retrieval file format and software library products.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Revocable (in the event of breach by the user or if required by law),
+royalty-free, nonexclusive sublicense to use SZIP decompression software
+routines and underlying patents is hereby granted by ICs Corp. to all users
+of and in conjunction with HDF data storage and retrieval file format and
+software library products.
+
+Revocable (in the event of breach by the user or if required by law),
+royalty-free, nonexclusive sublicense to use SZIP compression software
+routines and underlying patents for non-commercial, scientific use only
+is hereby granted by ICs Corp. to users of and in conjunction with HDF
+data storage and retrieval file format and software library products.
+
+For commercial use license to SZIP compression software routines and underlying
+patents please contact ICs Corp. at ICs Corp., 721 Lochsa Street, Suite 8,
+Post Falls, ID 83854. (208) 262-2008.