diff --git a/cassandra2/src/test/resources/ycsb.cql b/cassandra2/src/test/resources/ycsb.cql
index 2888bdce3a0095561a8f68ff34cf2f17521a5ef3..c52ab787b21a251a5a899b3163e9540e8af0c082 100644
--- a/cassandra2/src/test/resources/ycsb.cql
+++ b/cassandra2/src/test/resources/ycsb.cql
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 YCSB Contributors. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you
+ * may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You
+ * may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * 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. See accompanying
+ * LICENSE file.
+ */
+
 CREATE TABLE usertable (
   y_id varchar primary key,
   field0 varchar,
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/Status.java b/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/Status.java
index cda81477114dcd93b9f69bc8291ce427360f415e..ac23f5764816357cd0328315a1e5e4493632d949 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/Status.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/yahoo/ycsb/Status.java
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2015 YCSB contributors All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you
+ * may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You
+ * may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * 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. See accompanying
+ * LICENSE file.
+ */
+
 package com.yahoo.ycsb;
 
 /**
@@ -6,8 +23,8 @@ package com.yahoo.ycsb;
 public class Status {
   private final String name;
   private final String description;
-  
-  
+
+
   /**
    * @param name A short name for the status.
    * @param description A description of the status.
@@ -67,6 +84,6 @@ public class Status {
   public static final Status NOT_FOUND = new Status("NOT_FOUND", "The requested record was not found.");
   public static final Status NOT_IMPLEMENTED = new Status("NOT_IMPLEMENTED", "The operation is not implemented for the current binding.");
   public static final Status UNEXPECTED_STATE = new Status("UNEXPECTED_STATE", "The operation reported success, but the result was not as expected.");
-      
+
 }
 
diff --git a/dynamodb/README.md b/dynamodb/README.md
index 42f84e7228c72ea625372f24b0078c1e41fa5dd9..61455ed919c6a7e9c98f8abcfe6cb035877e4b09 100644
--- a/dynamodb/README.md
+++ b/dynamodb/README.md
@@ -1,22 +1,44 @@
-CONFIGURE
+<!--
+Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc., 2012 - 2015 YCSB contributors.
+All rights reserved.
 
-YCSB_HOME - YCSB home directory
-DYNAMODB_HOME - Amazon DynamoDB package files
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you
+may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You
+may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+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. See accompanying
+LICENSE file.
+-->
+
+# DynamoDB Binding
+
+http://aws.amazon.com/documentation/dynamodb/
+
+## Configure
+
+    YCSB_HOME - YCSB home directory
+    DYNAMODB_HOME - Amazon DynamoDB package files
 
 Please refer to https://github.com/brianfrankcooper/YCSB/wiki/Using-the-Database-Libraries
 for more information on setup.
 
-BENCHMARK
+# Benchmark
 
-$YCSB_HOME/bin/ycsb load dynamodb -P workloads/workloada -P dynamodb.properties
-$YCSB_HOME/bin/ycsb run dynamodb -P workloads/workloada -P dynamodb.properties
+    $YCSB_HOME/bin/ycsb load dynamodb -P workloads/workloada -P dynamodb.properties
+    $YCSB_HOME/bin/ycsb run dynamodb -P workloads/workloada -P dynamodb.properties
 
-PROPERTIES
+# Properties
 
-$DYNAMODB_HOME/conf/dynamodb.properties
-$DYNAMODB_HOME/conf/AWSCredentials.properties
+    $DYNAMODB_HOME/conf/dynamodb.properties
+    $DYNAMODB_HOME/conf/AWSCredentials.properties
 
-FAQs
+# FAQs
 * Why is the recommended workload distribution set to 'uniform'?
     This is to conform with the best practices for using DynamoDB - uniform,
 evenly distributed workload is the recommended pattern for scaling and
@@ -27,12 +49,12 @@ http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/BestPract
 
 * How does workload size affect provisioned throughput?
     The default payload size requires double the provisioned throughput to execute
-the workload. This translates to double the provisioned throughput cost for testing. 
-The default item size in YCSB are 1000 bytes plus metadata overhead, which makes the 
-item exceed 1024 bytes. DynamoDB charges one capacity unit per 1024 bytes for read 
-or writes. An item that is greater than 1024 bytes but less than or equal to 2048 bytes 
-would cost 2 capacity units. With the change in payload size, each request would cost 
-1 capacity unit as opposed to 2, saving the cost of running the benchmark. 
+the workload. This translates to double the provisioned throughput cost for testing.
+The default item size in YCSB are 1000 bytes plus metadata overhead, which makes the
+item exceed 1024 bytes. DynamoDB charges one capacity unit per 1024 bytes for read
+or writes. An item that is greater than 1024 bytes but less than or equal to 2048 bytes
+would cost 2 capacity units. With the change in payload size, each request would cost
+1 capacity unit as opposed to 2, saving the cost of running the benchmark.
 
 For more information refer to
 http://docs.amazonwebservices.com/amazondynamodb/latest/developerguide/WorkingWithDDTables.html
@@ -43,7 +65,7 @@ than zero, either increase the DynamoDB table provisioned throughput or reduce
 YCSB throughput by reducing YCSB target throughput, adjusting the number of YCSB
 client threads, or combination of both.
 
-For more information please refer to 
+For more information please refer to
 https://github.com/brianfrankcooper/YCSB/blob/master/doc/tipsfaq.html
 
 When requests are throttled, latency measurements by YCSB can increase.
diff --git a/hypertable/README.md b/hypertable/README.md
index 671ffc0b37712d24d772e69daa92f355661708cd..1a8da55178b4a7187e8cb7397739f20bfc93b62f 100644
--- a/hypertable/README.md
+++ b/hypertable/README.md
@@ -1,39 +1,54 @@
-1 Install Hypertable
+<!--
+Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc., 2012 - 2015 YCSB contributors.
+All rights reserved.
 
-Installation instructions for Hypertable can be found at:
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you
+may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You
+may obtain a copy of the License at
 
-code.google.com/p/hypertable/wiki/HypertableManual
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
 
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+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. See accompanying
+LICENSE file.
+-->
 
+# Install Hypertable
 
-2 Set Up YCSB
+Installation instructions for Hypertable can be found at:
 
-Clone the YCSB git repository and compile:
+    code.google.com/p/hypertable/wiki/HypertableManual
 
-]$ git clone git://github.com/brianfrankcooper/YCSB.git
-]$ cd YCSB
-]$ mvn clean package
 
+# Set Up YCSB
+
+Clone the YCSB git repository and compile:
 
+    ]$ git clone git://github.com/brianfrankcooper/YCSB.git
+    ]$ cd YCSB
+    ]$ mvn clean package
 
-3 Run Hypertable
+# Run Hypertable
 
 Once it has been installed, start Hypertable by running
 
-]$ ./bin/ht start all-servers hadoop
+    ]$ ./bin/ht start all-servers hadoop
 
 if an instance of HDFS is running or
 
-]$ ./bin/ht start all-servers local
+    ]$ ./bin/ht start all-servers local
 
 if the database is backed by the local file system. YCSB accesses
 a table called 'usertable' by default. Create this table through the
 Hypertable shell by running
 
-]$ ./bin/ht shell
-hypertable> use '/ycsb';
-hypertable> create table usertable(family);
-hypertable> quit
+    ]$ ./bin/ht shell
+    hypertable> use '/ycsb';
+    hypertable> create table usertable(family);
+    hypertable> quit
 
 All iteractions by YCSB take place under the Hypertable namespace '/ycsb'.
 Hypertable also uses an additional data grouping structure called a column 
@@ -44,31 +59,27 @@ The name of this column family must be passed to YCSB. The table can be
 manipulated from within the hypertable shell without interfering with the
 operation of YCSB. 
 
-
-
-4 Run YCSB
+# Run YCSB
 
 Make sure that an instance of Hypertable is running. To access the database
 through the YCSB shell, from the YCSB directory run:
 
-]$ ./bin/ycsb shell hypertable -p columnfamily=family
+    ]$ ./bin/ycsb shell hypertable -p columnfamily=family
 
 where the value passed to columnfamily matches that used in the table
 creation. To run a workload, first load the data:
 
-]$ ./bin/ycsb load hypertable -P workloads/workloada -p columnfamily=family
+    ]$ ./bin/ycsb load hypertable -P workloads/workloada -p columnfamily=family
 
 Then run the workload:
 
-]$ ./bin/ycsb run hypertable -P workloads/workloada -p columnfamily=family
+    ]$ ./bin/ycsb run hypertable -P workloads/workloada -p columnfamily=family
 
 This example runs the core workload 'workloada' that comes packaged with YCSB.
 The state of the YCSB data in the Hypertable database can be reset by dropping
 usertable and recreating it.
 
-
-
-+ Configuration Parameters
+# Configuration Parameters
 
 Hypertable configuration settings can be found in conf/hypertable.cfg under 
 your main hypertable directory. Make sure that the constant THRIFTBROKER_PORT
diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/resources/sql/README b/jdbc/src/main/resources/sql/README
deleted file mode 100644
index 3afd7047226914a1480e84b19a21b74153339cca..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/jdbc/src/main/resources/sql/README
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-Contains all the SQL statements used by the JDBC client.
diff --git a/jdbc/src/main/resources/sql/README.md b/jdbc/src/main/resources/sql/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ec41b86c04750354fd3e0abd93fc7d9a8c43fa0d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/jdbc/src/main/resources/sql/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+<!--
+Copyright (c) 2015 YCSB contributors.
+All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you
+may not use this file except in compliance with the License. You
+may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+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. See accompanying
+LICENSE file.
+-->
+Contains all the SQL statements used by the JDBC client.