Re: [xsl] licence to produce pdf format docs

[Markus Spath <mspath@xxxxxxxx>]

Rob Campbell wrote:
> If I build and sell a software system that renders documents in pdf format
> from stored XML using FOP do I need a licence from Adobe or anyone else
> covering the ability to produce and use the pdf format? i.e. is the pdf
> format itself protected in any way?


AFAIK adobe owns the copyright but gives everybody copyright permission to 
generate and distribute documents confirming to pdf; vendors of software 
producing pdf (apache/fop) probably have to include a copyright notice, but 
they don't need a licence or written agreement.

Markus


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