[PDFBOX-3571] sRGB Color Space Profile is subject to 3rd party copyright

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Fixed
• Affects Version/s: 1.8.12, 2.0.3, 3.0.0 PDFBox
• Fix Version/s: 1.8.13, 2.0.4, 3.0.0 PDFBox
• External issue URL: https://bz.apache.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=52704
• Assignee: Andreas Lehmkühler
• Reporter: gil cattaneo
• Created: 15/Nov/16 12:29
• Updated: 25/Mar/17 18:12
• Resolved: 23/Nov/16 16:14

Description

Hi
The file /examples/src/main/resources/org/apache/pdfbox/resources/pdfa/sRGB Color Space Profile.icm

The license: /examples/src/main/resources/org/apache/pdfbox/resources/pdfa/sRGB Color Space Profile.icm.LICENSE.txt

contains the following:
"...permission to use, copy and distribute this file for any purpose is
hereby granted without fee, provided that the file is not changed
including the HP copyright notice tag, ... "

The license says: "provided that the file is not changed"

It does not respect the criteria "The license must meet the Open Source Definition."

The OSD [1] says:
"3. Derived Works

The license must allow modifications"

[1] http://www.opensource.org/osd.html

http://www.apache.org/legal/resolved.html#no-modification