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- XMP Library for Java
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- and the API is similar.
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- http://www.adobe.com/devnet/xmp.html
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- http://www.adobe.com/devnet/xmp/library/eula-xmp-library-java.html
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- Adobe Systems, Inc.
- http://www.adobe.com/
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- http://www.adobe.com/devnet/xmp.html
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- java
- target/classes
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- maven-compiler-plugin
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- buildnumber-maven-plugin
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- Copyright 2006-2009 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved
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diff --git a/xmpcore-BSD-License.txt b/xmpcore-BSD-License.txt
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-The BSD License
-
-Copyright (c) 1999 - 2010, Adobe Systems Incorporated
-All rights reserved.
-
-Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or
-without modification, are permitted provided that the following
-conditions are met:
-
-* Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
-this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
-
-* Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright notice,
-this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the documentation
-and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
-
-* Neither the name of Adobe Systems Incorporated, nor the names of its
-contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from this
-software without specific prior written permission.
-
-THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
-"AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
-LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
-A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT OWNER OR
-CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
-EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
-PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
-PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
-LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
-NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
-SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
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-Name: xmpcore
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-Summary: Java XMP Library
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-URL: http://www.adobe.com/devnet/xmp.html
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-* Sun Jun 08 2014 Fedora Release Engineering - 5.1.2-2
-- Rebuilt for https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Fedora_21_Mass_Rebuild
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-* Tue Sep 03 2013 gil cattaneo 5.1.2-1
-- initial rpm
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