@sythos/js_barcode_universal 1.1.0 → 1.3.1

package/licenses/isbn.license

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ SPECIFICATION
 ISO 2108 — International Standard Book Number (the numbering rules).
 ISO/IEC 15420 — EAN/UPC bar code symbology specification (the symbol).
 GS1 General Specifications, GS1 AISBL — freely published; redistribution
-terms are GS1's own [TO VERIFY]
+terms are GS1's own [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
 describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ PATENT STATUS
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 No patent encumbrance is known for either the numbering scheme or the
-EAN-13 symbol used to print it. [TO VERIFY]
+EAN-13 symbol used to print it. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 
 TRADEMARK
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ TRADEMARK
 
 No live trademark restriction is known on implementing ISBN encoding.
 "ISBN" is a standard designation administered by the International ISBN
-Agency. [TO VERIFY]
+Agency. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 A trademark does not restrict implementing a symbology. It restricts
 branding — how a product names and presents itself.
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
 
 ISBN (Bookland EAN-13) is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
 which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
-code and no constant table from any other barcode implementation was used,
-consulted or copied, under any licence.
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
 
 
 CONCLUSION
@@ -69,7 +71,7 @@ References relied upon:
   - ISO 2108, ISO
   - ISO/IEC 15420, ISO/IEC
   - GS1 General Specifications, GS1 AISBL — freely published;
-    redistribution terms are GS1's own [TO VERIFY]
+    redistribution terms are GS1's own [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
 [TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your

package/licenses/itf-14.license

@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ SPECIFICATION
 
 ISO/IEC 16390 — Interleaved 2 of 5 (the underlying symbology).
 GS1 General Specifications, GS1 AISBL — freely published; redistribution
-terms are GS1's own [TO VERIFY] (the fourteen-digit GTIN rules)
+terms are GS1's own [LEGAL REVIEW] (the fourteen-digit GTIN rules)
 
 Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
 describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ redistribute or excerpt any specification document.
 PATENT STATUS
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Inherits ITF's position; understood expired. [TO VERIFY]
+Inherits ITF's position; understood expired. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 
 TRADEMARK
@@ -48,8 +48,10 @@ IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
 
 ITF-14 is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
 which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
-code and no constant table from any other barcode implementation was used,
-consulted or copied, under any licence.
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
 
 
 CONCLUSION
@@ -62,7 +64,7 @@ is distributed under the MIT License with no additional restriction.
 References relied upon:
   - ISO/IEC 16390, ISO/IEC
   - GS1 General Specifications, GS1 AISBL — freely published;
-    redistribution terms are GS1's own [TO VERIFY]
+    redistribution terms are GS1's own [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
 [TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your

package/licenses/itf.license

@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ORIGIN
 
 Developed from the earlier Code 2 of 5 family; the interleaving of digit
 pairs into bars and spaces roughly doubles the density. Attributed to
-Intermec, 1972. [TO VERIFY]
+Intermec, 1972. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 
 SPECIFICATION
@@ -32,14 +32,14 @@ PATENT STATUS
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 The originating patents date from the 1970s-1980s and are understood to
-have expired long ago. [TO VERIFY]
+have expired long ago. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 
 TRADEMARK
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 No live trademark restriction on implementing ITF is known to the author.
-[TO VERIFY] That is a statement about the author's knowledge, not a
+[LEGAL REVIEW] That is a statement about the author's knowledge, not a
 finding that no mark subsists: no trademark search was carried out.
 
 A trademark does not restrict implementing a symbology. It restricts
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
 
 ITF (Interleaved 2 of 5) is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
 which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
-code and no constant table from any other barcode implementation was used,
-consulted or copied, under any licence.
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
 
 
 CONCLUSION

package/licenses/micro-qr.license

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+Micro QR Code — format provenance and usability
+==========================================================================
+
+This file records where the Micro QR Code symbology comes from, what governs
+it, and the basis on which this project implements and redistributes it.
+
+It is an ENGINEERING INVENTORY, NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Items marked [TO VERIFY]
+have not been independently confirmed by the author.
+
+
+ORIGIN
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Micro QR Code is a compact QR-family symbology developed and published by
+DENSO WAVE. The implementation scope here covers the M1-M4 symbol family
+and its standard format, mask and error-correction rules.
+
+
+SPECIFICATION
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ISO/IEC 18004 — QR Code bar code symbology specification, Micro QR
+sections and tables. The specification TEXT is copyrighted by ISO/IEC
+and is not reproduced here.
+DENSO WAVE public Micro QR technical information.
+
+Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
+describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
+authorship. This project implements the symbology; it does not reproduce,
+redistribute or excerpt any specification document.
+
+
+PATENT STATUS
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+DENSO WAVE publicly describes Micro QR Code and has published a
+patent-rights waiver for the symbology. The scope, jurisdictions and any
+unrelated patent families have not been independently reviewed. [LEGAL
+REVIEW]
+
+
+TRADEMARK
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The current registration status and ownership of the words "Micro QR Code"
+have not been independently established. [LEGAL REVIEW] The name is used
+descriptively and does not imply endorsement.
+
+A trademark does not restrict implementing a symbology. It restricts
+branding — how a product names and presents itself.
+
+
+IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Micro QR Code is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
+which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
+
+
+CONCLUSION
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This project's original Micro QR implementation is distributed under the
+MIT License. Micro QR is implemented from published technical descriptions
+and independent black-box checks; ECI, FNC1 and Structured Append modes
+are outside the current Micro QR API scope. [LEGAL REVIEW]
+
+References relied upon:
+  - ISO/IEC 18004, ISO/IEC
+  - DENSO WAVE Micro QR Code overview, https://www.qrcode.com/en/codes/microqr.html
+  - Micro QR Code patent and trademark scope [LEGAL REVIEW]
+
+This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
+[TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your
+use is commercially sensitive, obtain your own legal review.

package/licenses/micropdf417.license

@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+MicroPDF417 — format provenance and usability
+==========================================================================
+
+This file records where the MicroPDF417 symbology comes from, what governs
+it, and the basis on which this project implements and redistributes it.
+
+It is an ENGINEERING INVENTORY, NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Items marked [TO VERIFY]
+have not been independently confirmed by the author.
+
+
+ORIGIN
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+MicroPDF417 is a compact stacked 2D symbology specified by ISO/IEC
+24728:2006. The fixed variants, RAP structures and compact symbol geometry
+are recorded here as technical provenance, not as a legal conclusion.
+
+
+SPECIFICATION
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ISO/IEC 24728:2006 — MicroPDF417 bar code symbology specification.
+The standard text is copyrighted by ISO/IEC and is not reproduced here.
+
+Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
+describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
+authorship. This project implements the symbology; it does not reproduce,
+redistribute or excerpt any specification document.
+
+
+PATENT STATUS
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+US 6,047,892 is a historical patent record associated with
+MicroPDF417-style implicit version information. Patent families,
+continuations, foreign equivalents and jurisdictional status require a
+dedicated review. [LEGAL REVIEW]
+
+
+TRADEMARK
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The current registration status and ownership of the term "MicroPDF417"
+have not been independently established. [LEGAL REVIEW] The term is used
+descriptively and does not imply endorsement by a rights holder.
+
+A trademark does not restrict implementing a symbology. It restricts
+branding — how a product names and presents itself.
+
+
+IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+MicroPDF417 is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
+which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
+
+
+CONCLUSION
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This project's original MicroPDF417 implementation is distributed under
+the MIT License. Third-party software cited in this inventory was used
+exclusively for independent verification and cross-checking of which
+portions of the published MicroPDF417 standard could be exercised under
+comparable conditions. It is not a runtime dependency; no third-party
+source code or table is copied or shipped. Patent, copyright and trademark
+questions remain subject to the review labels above.
+
+References relied upon:
+  - ISO/IEC 24728:2006, ISO/IEC
+  - MicroPDF417 overview, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroPDF417
+  - US 6,047,892, https://patents.google.com/patent/US6047892A/en
+  - ZXing-C++ consultative interoperability reference, https://github.com/zxing-cpp/zxing-cpp
+
+This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
+[TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your
+use is commercially sensitive, obtain your own legal review.

package/licenses/msi-plessey.license

@@ -11,16 +11,16 @@ have not been independently confirmed by the author.
 ORIGIN
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-A variant of the Plessey Code, developed by the MSI Data Corporation. [TO
-VERIFY] Chiefly used for retail shelf labelling and inventory.
+A variant of the Plessey Code, developed by the MSI Data Corporation.
+[LEGAL REVIEW] Chiefly used for retail shelf labelling and inventory.
 
 
 SPECIFICATION
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 No ISO/IEC standard exists for MSI. It is documented through
-vendor and industry publications rather than a formal standard. [TO
-VERIFY]
+vendor and industry publications rather than a formal standard. [LEGAL
+REVIEW]
 
 Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
 describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
@@ -32,17 +32,17 @@ PATENT STATUS
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 The originating patents date from the 1970s and are understood to have
-expired. [TO VERIFY]
+expired. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 
 TRADEMARK
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 No live trademark restriction on implementing MSI is known to the author.
-[TO VERIFY] That is a statement about the author's knowledge, not a
+[LEGAL REVIEW] That is a statement about the author's knowledge, not a
 finding that no mark subsists: no trademark search was carried out. MSI
 Data Corporation is understood no longer to exist as an independent
-entity. [TO VERIFY]
+entity. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 A trademark does not restrict implementing a symbology. It restricts
 branding — how a product names and presents itself.
@@ -53,8 +53,10 @@ IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
 
 MSI Plessey is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
 which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
-code and no constant table from any other barcode implementation was used,
-consulted or copied, under any licence.
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
 
 
 CONCLUSION
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ implementable and redistributable, and this project's implementation of it
 is distributed under the MIT License with no additional restriction.
 
 References relied upon:
-  - Published descriptions of the MSI and Plessey symbologies [TO VERIFY]
+  - Published descriptions of the MSI and Plessey symbologies [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
 [TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your

package/licenses/pdf417.license

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+PDF417 — format provenance and usability
+==========================================================================
+
+This file records where the PDF417 symbology comes from, what governs
+it, and the basis on which this project implements and redistributes it.
+
+It is an ENGINEERING INVENTORY, NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Items marked [TO VERIFY]
+have not been independently confirmed by the author.
+
+
+ORIGIN
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PDF417 was developed by Symbol Technologies in the early 1990s. The
+historical attribution and ownership record are documented here as
+engineering provenance, not as a legal conclusion.
+
+
+SPECIFICATION
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ISO/IEC 15438:2015 — PDF417 bar code symbology specification.
+AIM USS-PDF417 public reference, Appendix H / Table H1, used only as
+an attributed technical source for the normative pattern ordering.
+
+Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
+describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
+authorship. This project implements the symbology; it does not reproduce,
+redistribute or excerpt any specification document.
+
+
+PATENT STATUS
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+US 5,243,655 and US 5,304,786 are historical PDF417 patent records. Their
+current family, continuation and jurisdictional status requires a
+dedicated patent review. [LEGAL REVIEW]
+
+
+TRADEMARK
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The current registration status and ownership of the term "PDF417" have
+not been independently established. [LEGAL REVIEW] The term is used
+descriptively and does not imply endorsement by a rights holder.
+
+A trademark does not restrict implementing a symbology. It restricts
+branding — how a product names and presents itself.
+
+
+IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+PDF417 is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
+which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
+
+
+CONCLUSION
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This project's original implementation is distributed under the MIT
+License. Normative values are attributed engineering inputs; the standard
+text is not reproduced, and patent, copyright and trademark questions
+remain subject to the review labels above.
+
+References relied upon:
+  - ISO/IEC 15438:2015, ISO/IEC
+  - AIM USS-PDF417 Appendix H / Table H1, public reference copy
+  - US 5,243,655, USPTO patent record
+  - US 5,304,786, USPTO patent record
+
+This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
+[TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your
+use is commercially sensitive, obtain your own legal review.

package/licenses/pharmacode.license

@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ have not been independently confirmed by the author.
 ORIGIN
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-Devised by Laetus GmbH for pharmaceutical packaging control. [TO VERIFY]
-Unusual among linear symbologies: it encodes an integer directly in a
-bijective base-2 form rather than digit by digit, and carries no check
-digit at all.
+Devised by Laetus GmbH for pharmaceutical packaging control. [LEGAL
+REVIEW] Unusual among linear symbologies: it encodes an integer directly
+in a bijective base-2 form rather than digit by digit, and carries no
+check digit at all.
 
 
 SPECIFICATION
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 No ISO/IEC standard exists for Pharmacode. It is documented by
-Laetus and reproduced in industry literature. [TO VERIFY]
+Laetus and reproduced in industry literature. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
 describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
@@ -32,15 +32,15 @@ redistribute or excerpt any specification document.
 PATENT STATUS
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-No live patent encumbrance is known; the format dates from the 1970s. [TO
-VERIFY]
+No live patent encumbrance is known; the format dates from the 1970s.
+[LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 
 TRADEMARK
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 "Pharmacode" is associated with Laetus GmbH; whether a live trademark
-subsists has NOT been confirmed. [TO VERIFY] This is among the least
+subsists has NOT been confirmed. [LEGAL REVIEW] This is among the least
 certain entries in this directory — treat it with corresponding caution.
 
 A trademark does not restrict implementing a symbology. It restricts
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
 
 Pharmacode is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
 which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
-code and no constant table from any other barcode implementation was used,
-consulted or copied, under any licence.
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
 
 
 CONCLUSION
@@ -64,7 +66,7 @@ implementable and redistributable, and this project's implementation of it
 is distributed under the MIT License with no additional restriction.
 
 References relied upon:
-  - Laetus published description of Pharmacode [TO VERIFY]
+  - Laetus published description of Pharmacode [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
 [TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your

package/licenses/qr-code.license

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ PATENT STATUS
 
 DENSO WAVE holds patents relating to QR Code and has publicly stated that
 it does not exercise those rights for the standardised symbology, which is
-what made QR Code ubiquitous. [TO VERIFY]
+what made QR Code ubiquitous. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 
 TRADEMARK
@@ -54,8 +54,10 @@ IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
 
 QR Code is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
 which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
-code and no constant table from any other barcode implementation was used,
-consulted or copied, under any licence.
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
 
 
 CONCLUSION
@@ -67,8 +69,8 @@ is distributed under the MIT License with no additional restriction.
 
 References relied upon:
   - ISO/IEC 18004, ISO/IEC
-  - DENSO WAVE's published position on its QR Code patent rights [TO VERIFY]
-  - QR Code trademark registration, DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED [TO VERIFY]
+  - DENSO WAVE's published position on its QR Code patent rights [LEGAL REVIEW]
+  - QR Code trademark registration, DENSO WAVE INCORPORATED [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
 [TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your

package/licenses/rmqr.license

@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+rMQR Code — format provenance and usability
+==========================================================================
+
+This file records where the rMQR Code symbology comes from, what governs
+it, and the basis on which this project implements and redistributes it.
+
+It is an ENGINEERING INVENTORY, NOT LEGAL ADVICE. Items marked [TO VERIFY]
+have not been independently confirmed by the author.
+
+
+ORIGIN
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+rMQR Code (Rectangular Micro QR Code) is a rectangular QR-family symbology
+standardised separately from QR Model 2 and Micro QR. This implementation
+covers the 32 standard geometries and M/H ECC variants.
+
+
+SPECIFICATION
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+ISO/IEC 23941:2022 — Rectangular Micro QR Code bar code symbology
+specification. The specification TEXT is copyrighted by ISO/IEC and is
+not reproduced here.
+DENSO WAVE public rMQR technical information.
+
+Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
+describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
+authorship. This project implements the symbology; it does not reproduce,
+redistribute or excerpt any specification document.
+
+
+PATENT STATUS
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+Patent rights, declarations and family status associated with rMQR Code
+have not been independently established for every jurisdiction. The older
+QR-family public statements are not treated as an rMQR waiver. [LEGAL
+REVIEW]
+
+
+TRADEMARK
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+The current registration status and ownership of "rMQR" and "Rectangular
+Micro QR" have not been independently established. [LEGAL REVIEW] The
+names are used descriptively and do not imply endorsement.
+
+A trademark does not restrict implementing a symbology. It restricts
+branding — how a product names and presents itself.
+
+
+IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+rMQR Code is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
+which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
+
+
+CONCLUSION
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+This project's original rMQR implementation is distributed under the MIT
+License. Normative values are represented in original Sythos structures
+and were checked against independent public implementations; standard
+copyright and patent questions remain subject to legal review.
+
+References relied upon:
+  - ISO/IEC 23941:2022, ISO/IEC, https://www.iso.org/standard/77404.html
+  - DENSO WAVE rMQR overview, https://www.denso-wave.com/en/adcd/fundamental/2dcode/qrc/rmqr.html
+  - rMQR patent, trademark and licence scope [LEGAL REVIEW]
+
+This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
+[TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your
+use is commercially sensitive, obtain your own legal review.

package/licenses/upc-a.license

@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ ORIGIN
 
 The Universal Product Code, adopted in the United States in 1973 and first
 scanned in retail in 1974. The symbol encoding is commonly credited to
-work at IBM, but the corporate and personal credit is [TO VERIFY] and no
-individual is named here. Administered today by GS1.
+work at IBM, but the corporate and personal credit is [LEGAL REVIEW] and
+no individual is named here. Administered today by GS1.
 
 
 SPECIFICATION
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ SPECIFICATION
 
 ISO/IEC 15420 — EAN/UPC bar code symbology specification.
 GS1 General Specifications, GS1 AISBL — freely published; redistribution
-terms are GS1's own [TO VERIFY]
+terms are GS1's own [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 Specification TEXT is copyrighted by its publisher. The SYMBOLOGY it
 describes is not — an encoding scheme is a system, not a work of
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ PATENT STATUS
 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 The originating patents date from the early 1970s and are understood to
-have expired long ago. [TO VERIFY]
+have expired long ago. [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 
 TRADEMARK
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ IMPLEMENTATION BASIS IN THIS PROJECT
 
 UPC-A is implemented here from published descriptions of the format,
 which are systems and facts rather than works of authorship. No source
-code and no constant table from any other barcode implementation was used,
-consulted or copied, under any licence.
+code or constant table from any other barcode implementation is copied or
+shipped. Public technical material and independent implementations may be
+consulted for engineering review or black-box verification; provenance is
+recorded in NOTICE.md.
 
 
 CONCLUSION
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ is distributed under the MIT License with no additional restriction.
 References relied upon:
   - ISO/IEC 15420, ISO/IEC
   - GS1 General Specifications, GS1 AISBL — freely published;
-    redistribution terms are GS1's own [TO VERIFY]
+    redistribution terms are GS1's own [LEGAL REVIEW]
 
 This is an engineering assessment, not legal advice. Items marked
 [TO VERIFY] have not been independently confirmed by the author. If your