Updated Working Draft of Open Font Format Specification - M12169

[mikeksar]

Dear AHG on Font Format experts,

I have been formally notified by email that Adobe agrees to add its 
name to the copyright disclaimer state on page 1 of document M11183 
which was posted to the MPEG web site in August 2004.  The new text 
of the copyright disclaimer statement on page 1 now reads as follows:

The proposed text in this document is the open font format 
specification (hereinafter referred to as OFFS).

© 2004 Microsoft Corporation and Adobe Systems Incorporated.  All 
rights reserved.
 
Microsoft and Adobe hereby grants you permission to copy and display 
the OFFS (the "Specification"), in any medium without fee or royalty.
 
THE SPECIFICATION IS PROVIDED "AS IS," AND THE AUTHORS MAKE NO 
REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT 
NOT LIMITED TO, WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A 
PARTICULAR PURPOSE, NON-INFRINGEMENT, OR TITLE; THAT THE CONTENTS OF 
THE SPECIFICATION ARE SUITABLE FOR ANY PURPOSE; NOR THAT THE 
IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH CONTENTS WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY THIRD PARTY 
PATENTS, COPYRIGHTS, TRADEMARKS OR OTHER RIGHTS. 
 
THE AUTHORS WILL NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL, 
INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO 
ANY USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE SPECIFICATION. 
 
The name and trademarks of the Authors may NOT be used in any 
manner, including advertising or publicity pertaining to the 
Specification or its contents without specific, written prior 
permission. Title to copyright in the Specification will at all 
times remain with the Authors. 
 
No other rights are granted by implication, estoppel or otherwise.

[end of disclaimer from page 1]
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Accordingly, I am also posting an updated working draft of M11183 
which includes the update copyright disclaimer on page 1.  The new 
updated working draft of the Open Font Format Specification has been 
uploaded to the MPEG web site as an input document for the Poznañ 
MPEG meeting 73, as document M12169.

Mike Ksar
AHG chair – Font Format