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Re: copyrighted embedded ICC profiles in images



Quoting James Cloos (2014-05-12 17:48:53)
> >>>>> "JS" == Jonas Smedegaard <dr@jones.dk> writes:
> 
> JS> I believe it does not violate DFSG to ship e.g. JFIF or GIF files
> JS> which was upstream distributed with copyright-protected but not
> JS> freely licensed ICC profiles, if repackaged to strip those ICC
> JS> profiles.
> 
> Note that you cannot just strip colour profiles from image containers.
> 
> Doing so changes the output.

I believe this is the part you really wanted to quote:

> In many (but not all - need active decision by package maintainer) 
> cases, ICC profiles can simply be stripped with no practical loss of 
> functionality or quality.

You are right that you cannot "just" strip ICC profiles.


> You'd have to replace the profile with a Free equivilent.  Or, if no 
> free equivilent is available, edit the image to match a Free profile.

For most images targeted web browsers you can be more lax.


 - Jonas

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