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Bug#1117167: lintian: detect PNG Apple color profile non-free copyright claims



On Friday, October 3, 2025 11:50:53 PM Mountain Standard Time Simon Josefsson 
wrote:
> Package: lintian
> Version: 2.126.0
> 
> Hi!  Charles Plessy made me aware that PNG files may embed copyright
> claims on the color profile:
> 
> https://salsa.debian.org/newgateway-team/reviews/-/issues/25
> 
> I didn't analyze if the copyright claim refer to any valid copyrightable
> portion of the file, but assuming they do (and this appears
> likely/reasonable), I think lintian should detect this and issue a
> warning about this situation, just like some other license-related
> warnings in lintian.
> 
> What do you think?

I would agree with that.  Thanks for making everyone aware of this issue.

-- 
Soren Stoutner
soren@debian.org

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