[Openicc] profile distribution / Adobe / ECI

[Gerhard Fuernkranz]

> On Mon, 30 May 2005, Gerhard Fuernkranz wrote:
> >
> > The standard Adobe profiles would be pretty interesting. They are freely
> > available, but unfortunately, the Adobe color profile license only
> allows
> > redistribution on a standalone basis, or embedded in images, but *NOT*
> > bundled with, or incorporated into any other software. I'm not even
> sure,
> 
> As food for thought, last time I read the Adobe color profile license, 
> it seemed to me that distributing the profiles within image files 
> would be perfectly legitimate.  It is not particularly difficult to 
> extract profiles from image files.  In fact, with 
> GraphicsMagick/ImageMagick you can specify an image file where you 
> would specify the name of a profile, and any profiles in the image 
> will be used just as if the image file was a profile.

So you suggest not to distribute the profiles, but "example images" instead.
Interesting idea ...

-Gerhard

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