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What ExifTool sample files exist for metadata testing and what do the repository and sample-image page say about their reuse?

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At ExifTool 2200871d the README says it is distributed on the same terms as Perl (Artistic License or GPL), while the LICENSE file is the GPL v3 text; the repository ships 194 verification test files under t/images (722,199 bytes) with no file-level licence statement found; the separate sample-image archive replaces main images and strips previews 'to avoid copyright problems' while preserving EXIF/APP segments, without stating a licence.

At ExifTool 2200871d the README says it is distributed on the same terms as Perl (Artistic License or GPL), while the LICENSE file is the GPL v3 text; the repository ships 194 verification test files under t/images (722,199 bytes) with no file-level licence statement found; the separate sample-image archive replaces main images and strips previews 'to avoid copyright problems' while preserving EXIF/APP segments, without stating a licence. Curator qualifications: Licence conflict preserved (Perl dual terms vs GPL v3 file); which terms cover t/images is not stated. Per-format counts (JPG 41, XMP 10, etc.) not re-counted. Text/metadata only; no images downloaded. Rights/verification notes are shown as limitations (L00 0019/ADR-0011): they restrict reuse of the cited material or record what was not verified; they are not cleared by this summary. Limitations: Text/metadata only; no images downloaded. [component_reuse_restriction] Do not redistribute ExifTool test images in fixtures until terms are confirmed. Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.
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{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool/tree/2200871d9cef988051d2a99d67df3bda6cbb30a8",
      "note": "exiftool README at 2200871d, lines 176, 235; LICENSE at 2200871d (bytes equal producer pin 3972dc97; same bytes as the standard GPL v3 text read for CA-B033); gh api -X GET git/trees/2200871d?recursive=1, t/images blobs; exiftool.org/sample_images.html"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://exiftool.org/sample_images.html",
      "note": "exiftool README at 2200871d, lines 176, 235; LICENSE at 2200871d (bytes equal producer pin 3972dc97; same bytes as the standard GPL v3 text read for CA-B033); gh api -X GET git/trees/2200871d?recursive=1, t/images blobs; exiftool.org/sample_images.html"
    }
  ]
}

Evidence claims

  • [sourced_fact] At ExifTool 2200871d the README says it is distributed on the same terms as Perl (Artistic License or GPL), while the LICENSE file is the GPL v3 text; the repository ships 194 verification test files under t/images (722,199 bytes) with no file-level licence statement found; the separate sample-image archive replaces main images and strips previews 'to avoid copyright problems' while preserving EXIF/APP segments, without stating a licence. · locator: exiftool README at 2200871d, lines 176, 235; LICENSE at 2200871d (bytes equal producer pin 3972dc97; same bytes as the standard GPL v3 text read for CA-B033); gh api -X GET git/trees/2200871d?recursive=1, t/images blobs; exiftool.org/sample_images.html source

Rights

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documentationunknownpermittedpermittedunknownunknown

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