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It's worth noting that while https://www.pdfa.org/resource/iso-32000-pdf/ https://www.pdfa.org/resource/iso-32000-pdf/ mentions the 2011 patent release for PDF
by btown 4y ago
It's worth noting that while https://www.pdfa.org/resource/iso-32000-pdf/ https://www.pdfa.org/resource/iso-32000-pdf/ mentions the 2011 patent release for PDF 1.7 (https://www.adobe.com/pdf/pdfs/ISO32000-1PublicPatentLicense.pdf https://www.adobe.com/pdf/pdfs/ISO32000-1PublicPatentLicense...) it makes no such mention of such a release for PDF 2.0.
Additionally, https://www.pdfa-inc.org/eula/ https://www.pdfa-inc.org/eula/ seems to indicate that you may only use the downloaded files on one computer - and does not establish a license agreement between the user and any third party IP holders.
No-cost access does not mean free-as-in-software. Caveat emptor.
- LegionMammal978 4y agoFormally speaking, I'm pretty sure you can satisfy the terms of the EULA by "buying" another copy of the files (another instance of the "Product") for every computer you want to store it on. IANAL though. (And regardless, it definitely doesn't meet the principles of freedom as in free software.)