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RE: Should a PDF include "Printed in Country" phrase ?
Subject:RE: Should a PDF include "Printed in Country" phrase ? From:David Neeley <dbneeley -at- yahoo -dot- com> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Sat, 28 Sep 2002 10:49:16 -0700 (PDT)
Sean, et. al.--
I believe these notices are most likely for customs
use and/or because of various labor agreements.
However, simply because PDF files use the "printing"
mechanism in software for their creation does *not*
transform the electronic file to a form of "printed"
output within the usual meanings of that word.
Consider, for a moment: Let us say you have a document
file transmitted from country A to country B, where a
client prints copies on paper and then sends the
copies to country C--with a legend "Printed in country
A" on them.
This would be false and misleading, although obviously
not a "hanging offense"!
Personally, although by all means run it by your legal
department, I think it would be a mistake to include
it for software documentation being distributed
electronically in multiple countries.
Perhaps "This document created in country A" would
make more sense?
David
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>Legal reasons? On technical documentation? Really?
>Wow. I learned me something new.
>But, since PDFs are really printed output, I would
>imagine all PDFs created inside the USA are printed
>in the USA. And, if your lawyers disagree, it is
>because they don't know what "printed" really means.
>Eh?
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