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PLUS License Data Format: Revision History

Version 2.0.1

Changes controlled vocabulary in plus:DataMining field to use all uppercase identifiers.

Managing Editor Nelson Nunes
Editor Jeff Sedlik

Revisions

R1 2023-09-17 Changed case of plus:DataMining CV identifiers.

Changes

Item Description
Data Mining
  • Changed case of CV identifiers. (R1)

Version 2.0.0

Adds the plus:DataMining field to the standard and revises the description of the plus:OtherConstraints field.

Managing Editor Nelson Nunes
Editor Jeff Sedlik

Revisions

R1 2023-08-25 Added the new field and revised existing field.

Changes

Item Description
PLUS Version
  • Updated notes field to indicate revisions to the standard are made periodically and not necessarily every two years. (R1)
Other Constraints
  • Updated description and comments. (R1)
Data Mining
  • Added field. (R1)

Version 1.2.3

Corrects use of word property instead of field in descriptions and updates XMP property numbers.

Managing Editor Nelson Nunes
Editor Jeff Sedlik

Revisions

R1 2021-01-19 Updated descriptions to use the term "field" instead of "property".
R2 2021-01-19 Updated XMP property numbers to reinforce connection between subfields and their parent field.

Version 1.2.2

Updates to URL fields.

Managing Editor Nelson Nunes
Editor Jeff Sedlik

Revisions

R1 2019-12-05 Updated LicensorURL field description and corrected links to RFC3986.

Changes

Item Description
Licensor URL
  • Updated description, added "https://" to comment and updated link to RFC3986. (R1)
Terms and Conditions URL
  • Updated link to RFC3986 (R1)

Version 1.2.1

Corrections to examples.

Managing Editor Nelson Nunes
Editor Jeff Sedlik

Revisions

R1 2011-04-22 Removed <rdf:type> element from examples.

Changes

Item Description
Licensee
  • Removed <rdf:type> element from example. (R1)
End User
  • Removed <rdf:type> element from example. (R1)
Licensor
  • Removed <rdf:type> element from example. (R1)
Copyright Owner
  • Removed <rdf:type> element from example. (R1)
Image Creator
  • Removed <rdf:type> element from example. (R1)
Image Supplier
  • Removed <rdf:type> element from example. (R1)

Version 1.2.0

Ratified by the PLUS Board on 2008-01-29

Technical corrections, and bilateral revisions negotiated with IPTC to support interoperability of the standards.

Managing Editor Nelson Nunes
Editor Jeff Sedlik

Revisions

R1 2008-01-29 Implemented general technical corrections.
R2 2008-01-29 Implemented field changes including some for better interoperability with IPTC.

Changes

Item Description
Licensor Telephone Type 1
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Licensor Telephone Type 2
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Licensor URL
  • Modified format to point to RFC 3986. (R1)
License Start Date
  • Modified format to explicitly require a subset of ISO 8601. (R1)
License End Date
  • Modified format to explicitly require a subset of ISO 8601. (R1)
Image File Constraints
  • Changed XMP value type to be Bag URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Image Alteration Constraints
  • Changed XMP value type to be Bag URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Image Duplication Constraints
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Model Release Status
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Model Release ID
  • Removed the requirement that this field carry only IDs issued by PLUS. (R2)
Minor Model Age Disclosure
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
  • Added missing CV values for Age 22, 23 and 24. (R2)
Property Release Status
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Property Release ID
  • Removed the requirement that this field carry only IDs issued by PLUS. (R2)
Credit Line Required
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Adult Content Warning
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Terms and Conditions URL
  • Modified format to point to RFC 3986. (R1)
Image Type
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
  • Corrected description of TY-MCI to be singular. (R2)
Licensor Image ID
  • Removed the requirement that this field carry only IDs issued by PLUS. (R2)
Image File Format As Delivered
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
  • Changed description of FF-PIC to be consistent with rest of CV. (R2)
Image File Size As Delivered
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Copyright Status
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)
Creation Date
  • Modified format to explicitly require a subset of ISO 8601. (R1)
First Publication Date
  • Modified format to explicitly require a subset of ISO 8601. (R1)
Copyright Owner Image ID
  • Added field. (R2)
Image Creator Image ID
  • Added field. (R2)
Image Source
  • Deprecated this field. Use ImageSupplier instead. (R2)
Image Supplier
  • Added field to replace ImageSource. (R2)
Image Supplier Name
  • Added field to replace ImageSourceName. (R2)
Image Supplier ID
  • Added field to replace ImageSourceID. (R2)
Image Supplier Image ID
  • Added field. (R2)
License Transaction Date
  • Modified format to explicitly require a subset of ISO 8601. (R1)
Reuse
  • Changed XMP value type to be URL to confirm that CV values must be written in URL form. (R1)

Version 1.1.0

Ratified by the PLUS Board on 2007-08-16

Revisions necessary for publishing of technical specification.

Managing Editor Nelson Nunes
Editors Jeff Sedlik, Michael Steidl, David Riecks, Roberto Garcia

Revisions

R1 2007-01-24 Initial draft.
R2 2007-02-14 Corrections to initial draft.
R3 2007-05-16 Minor changes related to the completion of the technical specification.
R4 2007-05-24 Minor changes requested by the BOD.
R5 2007-09-12 Minor changes needed for Adobe XMP compatiblity and to make controlled vocabulary values globally unique.
R6 2007-12-24 Revised Lang Alt examples to use structures instead of just text.

Changes

Item Description
Licensee
  • Added this field as a parent to the other Licensee fields. (R3)
End User
  • Added this field as a parent to the other End User fields. (R3)
Licensor
  • Added this field as a parent to the other Licensor fields. (R3)
Licensor Telephone Type 1
  • Changed the controlled vocabulary values to be a subset of those specified in the vCard specification. (R3)
Licensor Telephone Type 2
  • Changed the controlled vocabulary values to be a subset of those specified in the vCard specification. (R3)
Media Usage Permissions
  • Revised to allow 12 Media Usages which is needed by some PLUS Packs. (R2)
  • Added this field as a parent to the other Media Permissions fields. (R3)
Usage-ID
  • Renamed this field from "Usage Number" to "Usage-ID" and changed its format to be a Matrix-ID instead of a letter. (R3)
Review Only
  • Deprecated this field. The media 2UNL meaning "unlicensed" should be used instead to indicate an image that is for review only. (R3)
Image File Constraints
  • Removed "None" from the controlled vocabulary as this does value not make sense in combination with the other possible values. (R3)
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Image Alteration Constraints
  • Removed "None" from the controlled vocabulary as this does value not make sense in combination with the other possible values. (R3)
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Image Duplication Constraints
  • Changed cardinality from Zero-Many to Zero-One. (R2)
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Model Release Status
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Minor Model Age Disclosure
  • Added "Age 25 or Over" value and renamed "Age 21 or Over" to "Age 21". (R3)
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Property Release Status
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Credit Line Required
  • Changed cardinality from Zero-Many to Zero-One. (R2)
  • Removed "Not Required Except for Editorial" from the controlled vocabulary. (R2)
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Credit Line Text
  • Changed cardinality from Zero-Many to Zero-One to make the field compatible with the XMP Property "photoshop:Credit". (R3)
Adult Content Warning
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Terms and Conditions Text
  • Changed field "Terms and Conditions Text or URL" to be Text only and moved URL to a separate field. (R3)
  • Changed cardinality from Zero-Many to Zero-One. (R3)
  • Added comment indicating that this field takes precedent over TermsAndConditionsURL. (R4)
Terms and Conditions URL
  • Added this field which was formerly part of "Terms and Conditions Text or URL". (R3)
Image Type
  • Changed cardinality from Zero-Many to Zero-One. (R2)
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Image File Name As Delivered
  • Changed cardinality from Zero-Many to Zero-One. (R2)
Image File Format As Delivered
  • Changed cardinality from Zero-Many to Zero-One. (R2)
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Image File Size As Delivered
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Copyright Status
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Copyright Owner
  • Added this field as a parent to the other Copyright Owner fields. (R3)
Image Creator
  • Added this field as a parent to the other Image Creator fields. (R3)
Image Source
  • Added this field as a parent to the other Image Source fields. (R3)
  • Made this field a sequence to better support Adobe XMP. However this collection is limited to having a single item. (R5)
Reuse
  • Changed controlled vocabulary values to make them globally unique. (R4)
Custom 6
  • Changed field definition to be at Licensee's discretion. (R3)
Custom 7
  • Changed field definition to be at Licensee's discretion. (R3)
Custom 8
  • Changed field definition to be at Licensee's discretion. (R3)
Custom 9
  • Changed field definition to be at Licensee's discretion. (R3)
Custom 10
  • Renamed this field to "Custom10" from "Custom0". (R2)
  • Changed field definition to be at Licensee's discretion. (R3)

Version 1.0.0

Ratified by the PLUS Board on 2006-11-01

Original standard approved in November 2006.

Managing Editor Jeff Sedlik
Editors David Riecks, Don Resnick, Randy Taylor, Jeff Shear, Betsy Reid