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The solution proposed by the two organizations is for vendors to explicitly permit customers to exchange or embed profiles "for rendering and/or processing of the specific objects to which they are related. We believe that this change will reflect business reality," the letter continues.

In addition, at its most recent meeting, ICC took key steps toward having the specification adapted into an international standard and moved toward finalization of a new version. The consortium has been working to make its specification consistent with the ISO format and other requirements to gain ISO recognition of the specification as an international standard. Meanwhile, it decided to submit Version 4.1 of the specification, incorporating a number of minor revisions, for public comment. This update is said to address ambiguities that had been noted in the specification's definition of colorimetric renderings and usage of perceptual rendering intents.